Flagler Beach decides against angel statue at Wickline
Date: May 12, 2014
Jonathan Simmons
Palm Coast resident Donna Lunsford envisions an angel statue at a public park in Flagler Beach, surrounded by trees and benches, serving as a beacon and a gathering spot for parents who have lost children.
But when Lunsford .. asked the Flagler Beach City Commission May 8 to give her the go-ahead to move forward with plans to place the statue on city property, the Commission was unanimous in its opposition, citing concerns that the statue could be interpreted as unconstitutional government promotion of religion and a breach in the separation of church and state ...
“I still have the same issue that I had last time,” <Mealy> said. “Not everybody believes in angels. It promotes a religious symbol that marks a religion that not everyone believes in. Especially if it’s going to be a city project, I really have trouble with it” ...
And as soon as Carney opened the public comment period, Bob Chase — a Flagler Beach resident who often appears at City Commission meetings to heckle commissioners and city staff with language too course to print — launched a foul tirade against Mealy, who is Jewish ...
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