We estimate it will weigh approximately 1,000 pounds and we intend to have it professionally installed. The installation may require the construction of a concrete or similar base to hold the monument securely in place. The Foundation plans to place the monument either beside the Ten Commandments monument or directly across the walkway from that monument. Regarding the placement of the countermonument, Tiernan referred state officials to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board v Pinette where the Court held that the State of Ohio could not refuse to allow the Ku Klux Klan to erect the Christian cross on the State Capitol grounds. There is only our natural world.
Religion is but myth and superstition that hardens hearts and enslaves minds.
The Foundation expects to utilize both sides of the monument to include historical published quotations concerning religion by famous Americans such as Thomas Paine, Thomas Jefferson, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Mark Twain. Also included will be a statement attributing the monument to the Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc. and its Denver Chapter. At press time, no response had been received from Colorado state officials.