A MONUMENT to atheism now sits near a granite slab that lists the Ten Commandments outside a courthouse in a conservative north Florida town.
The New Jersey-based group American Atheists unveiled the 680-kilogram granite bench on Saturday as a counter to the religious monument in what's called a free speech zone.
Group leaders say they believe it's the first such atheist monument on government property.
About 200 people attended the event.
Most were atheists, but a few protesters attended as well, including a group with signs that read "Yankees Go Home".
The atheists sued to try to have the Ten Commandments removed, but dropped the case when they were told they could have a similar monument.
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