Veterans memorial outside Roselle Park library

This statue, which stood outside the Roselle Park Veterans Memorial Library, sparked a lawsuit from the American Humanist Association, which says the display constitutes a government endorsement of religion. 8/12/2016 (Marisa Iati | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com)

ROSELLE PARK -- Another one bites the dust.

New Jersey's most recent church vs. state controversy appears to have come to an end Thursday when Roselle Park's borough council voted to take down a veterans memorial outside the public library after a humanist group filed a lawsuit saying a cross in the statue signaled government endorsement of religion.

In the wake of the council's decision, our readers weighed in by commenting on our story.

Most people said they agreed with the borough's decision to take down the memorial.

hibbert:

They knew they were wrong and really didn't want to get 100 applications to put up various memorials, each with a different religious symbol I have seen this exact 'statue' without the cross, why couldn't they just use that? Or why couldn't the mayor just put it up on his own property?

Clover:

Good. Get rid of it. Our government should be sterilized of any of this religious nonsense. Just stick to facts and do your job.

Other commenters said the controversy over the cross was much ado about nothing.

mrbru:

If your son or daughter fell in war and you saw this statue would you shed a tear? Or would you get all hyped up because there was a symbol of the deceased's religion? Really now have these folks have no decency? The 'melting pot' idea is all well and good but denial of respect for others is reprehensible. Do you have any doubt that the soldier kneeling over the grave wasn't shedding tears for his brother in arms? Shame on you.

Luisa:

Oh noooo ! Please don't dismantle it ! Can't you just remove the cross ?! It's sad that you have to deal with such nonsense but please don't dismantle it.

One commenter said he or she thought Roselle Park would have lost a battle to keep the memorial in place.

BEFootball2009:

I'm glad they had the good sense to do this instead of trying to score political points by wasting money on a lawsuit that would've had the same result.

Should the statue have stayed outside the library? Vote in our informal poll, and tell us what you think in the comments.

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