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A memorial to veterans of all wars stands outside the Baldwin County Courthouse in Bay Minette, Ala.

A monument to atheists in foxholes was erected by a chapter of the Freedom From Religion Foundation in 1999 in Munford, Ala. (Courtesy Amanda Scott)

(Updated at 1 p.m. to include comment by Baldwin County Commission Chairman Charles "Skip" Gruber.)

MOBILE, Alabama - Amanda Scott doesn't want to do away with a religious veterans' memorial at the Baldwin County Courthouse in Bay Minette. She just wants equal time for atheists.

The 21-year-old college student and atheist, known for speaking publicly about an "In God We Trust" display planned for Mobile Government Plaza, said Friday that two complaint letters had been mailed to the Baldwin County administrator regarding the veterans' monument. On the memorial are the words "Dedicated to the glory of God and in honor of the veterans of all wars."

The monument was sponsored by the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars and Disabled American Veterans, and is located on county-owned property.

"I personally do not want to take the monument down," said Scott, a paralegal student at Faulkner State Community College. "We just want inclusion."

Baldwin County Commission Chairman Charles "Skip" Gruber said the commission would be "more than glad to listen to what they have to say."

"I would see if we can get it on the workshop (agenda)," said Gruber, who supported an "In God We Trust" sign being placed in commission chambers in July.

Commissioners hold a workshop at 8:30 a.m. every other Tuesday, where they invite public input, he said. The agenda is set next Wednesday, Oct. 8, for the Oct. 14 workshop, which will be held in Foley.

Scott said she noticed the religious language on the veterans' memorial while attending a court hearing related to her paralegal studies. "It sent up a red flag," she said. "Why is this dedicated to God first and the veterans second? "Veterans monuments on government property should be secular and inclusive of all veterans, regardless of religious belief or lack thereof."

Scott mailed a personal letter of complaint and said that officials with the national Freedom From Religion Foundation were sending a second one. Her comments on the Baldwin memorial, as well as the "In God We Trust" display are expected to air on Freethought Radio & Podcast on Saturday, Oct. 4. The program streams from Madison, Wis., weekly from 11 a.m. to noon, according to the website.

Scott said she would like to see another memorial erected at the courthouse similar to the 1999 "Atheists in Foxholes" monument in rural Munford, Ala., in the Talladega National Forest. That monument was established by the Alabama Freethought Association, a chapter of the Freedom From Religion Foundation, which had created a retreat on Lake Joan called Lake Hypatia. She said it's likely that funding for such a memorial could come from the foundation.

"It's really beautiful," she said. "It's dedicated to atheists in foxholes, with hopes that mankind will be able to avoid all wars in the future."