Mason, with the curly blond mop and hazel eyes, was only 16-months-old when he died in a hit and run accident. On August 30th, the Roten family was driving in Walkertown, North Carolina, when a black Chevy Impala crossed the center lane into the path of their truck. Mason’s dad swerved to miss the impending head-on collision. The truck truck flipped and hit a tree, which fell on the their vehicle, crushing little Mason.
An Elkin High School alumni made and installed a bench near the playground at the Elkin Municipal Park. Each week Mason and his brother would play at the playground. Heather, Mason’s mom said, “They had a blast down here… He was just a joyful little boy.” The bench meant so much to the family and was engraved with Bible verses and crosses to memorialize their happy baby.
The bench vanished from the park because of the religious emblems on city property. Follow more of the story on page two.
Wrong
Partition the city for an exemption
If the Parents want it there, LEAVE, it there, if someone doesn’t want to see it, DO NOT look at it, it isn’t yours. We need to do away with this “politically correct” garbage. We all can’t agree on the same things all the time, so when something goes on like this, leave it be and go on about your own business. The only way to disagree would be if it were vulgar or profanity,,,
Why are atheist so afraid of God’s Word?
Liberals need to be deported…
Who said this was atheist? Any chance you READ the story. NO benches in this municipal park have bible verses, and the parents did NOT get prior approval of the bench which they were required to do.
That is just WRONG!!!!!!
Carol what does this have to do with political correctness?
I understand the reasons behind requiring folks to seek approval before placing things in the park, otherwise people would be placing anything and everything. I hope the City allows the bench to be placed back in the park for the memory of the child and the sake of the family, this time done legally.
The part of being over another memorial does not seem right but wanting it removed because of a bible verse is the craziest thing I have ever heard of!!!!!!!!!!!