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Leader of Christian Group Demands Removal of Georgia Guidestones Monument

By Howard M. Friedman

Mark Dice, leader of a Christian group known as The Resistance, is pressing the town of Elberton, Georgia to remove a 19-foot tall granite monument that sets out "ten guidestones" to an age of reason in eight different languages. The Georgia Guidestones Monument is a tourist attraction. A release by the Elberton Chamber of Commerce says that the monument is located on county property and was constructed in 1980 after being commissioned by a man that identified himself only as R.C. Christian. Elberton is the granite capital of the world. According to a WorldNet Daily report earlier this week, Dice argues that the monument contains pagan, New Age and satanic themes. He says: "We have atheists and Satanists getting the Bible?s 10 commandments removed from public property, yet the satanic Georgia Guidestones have stood for decades, and nobody seems to care. Well, we do." [Thanks to Dispatches from the Culture Wars for the lead.]

Full post as published by Religion Clause on August 01, 2008 (boomark / email).