AMERICAN ATHEISTShttp://www.atheists.org ELLEN JOHNSON TONIGHT (THURS. 11/15)ON CNN – GLENN BECK TO DISCUSS UTAHMEMORIAL CROSS CASE ELLEN JOHNSON, President of American Atheists will be the guest on the CNN Headline News channel’s Glenn Beck show tonight (Thursday, Nov. 15, 2006). Ms. Johnson will be discussing the American Atheists legal suit against the placement of enormous Christian crosses on government property, ostensibly to honor the memories and sacrifices of fallen members of the Utah Highway Patrol. American Atheists filed suit in 2005 arguing that the 12-foot-high Christian crosses violate the separation of church and state. A U.S. District Court Judge heard arguments Tuesday in the case, and promised a decision soon. Brian Barnard, attorney for American Atheists, has called for the removal of the crosses and the construction of an appropriate secular memorial to honor the troopers. WHO & WHAT: Ellen Johnson, President of American Atheists on the AA suit to remove unconstitutional crosses in Utah from public land. WHERE: CNN Headline News channel program hosted by Glenn Beck WHEN: Tonight — Tuesday, Nov. 17. Program airs at 7:00 PM ET (Check local listings) with re-runs at 9:00 PM and Midnight. (AMERICAN ATHEISTS is a nationwide movement that defends civil rights for Atheists, Freethinkers and other nonbelievers; works for the total separation of church and state; and addresses issues of First Amendment public policy.)

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