SENECA, SC – Seneca City Council could soon decide whether to remove a cross from the site of its water treatment plant.
Officials at the plant signed off on the memorial to honor Chuck Keeler, 54, an employee who died on site in 2014.
But the Freedom from Religion Foundation says the cross is unconstitutional and doesn’t belong on government property. It wrote a letter to the city of Seneca calling for it to be taken down. Keeler’s daughter says it shouldn’t be removed.
“My dad was a Christian,” said Ashley Cantrell. “They placed this cross here to honor him and also to help them cope with the situation because it was a great loss to this community.”
