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Church says no to $9600 NASCAR themed headstone, sparks lawsuit
NORTH VERNON, Ind —An Indiana woman was suing a church for refusing to install a headstone on her husband's grave because it was too secular.
The Republic in Columbus reported Shannon Carr spent $9,600 on the granite headstone to mark Jason Carr's grave in the St. Joseph Parish Cemetery.
The headstone featured images of a deer and a dog and color logos of NASCAR and the Indianapolis Colts.
The Rev. Jonathan Meyer said he notified the monument maker and Carr that the headstone didn't meet the cemetery's standards. But Carr said the archdiocese never produced any regulations for the plot until more than a year after she tried to have the headstone installed in 2010.
Meyer said rules always existed but were formalized after Carr bought the headstone. .
Read more: http://www.wlky.com/news/local-news/indiana-news/Church-s-refusal-to-install-headstone-sparks-suit/-/9718538/19257894/-/86euh3z/-/index.html#ixzz2NIib7XTS
The Republic in Columbus reported Shannon Carr spent $9,600 on the granite headstone to mark Jason Carr's grave in the St. Joseph Parish Cemetery.
The headstone featured images of a deer and a dog and color logos of NASCAR and the Indianapolis Colts.
The Rev. Jonathan Meyer said he notified the monument maker and Carr that the headstone didn't meet the cemetery's standards. But Carr said the archdiocese never produced any regulations for the plot until more than a year after she tried to have the headstone installed in 2010.
Meyer said rules always existed but were formalized after Carr bought the headstone. .
Read more: http://www.wlky.com/news/local-news/indiana-news/Church-s-refusal-to-install-headstone-sparks-suit/-/9718538/19257894/-/86euh3z/-/index.html#ixzz2NIib7XTS
Too secular? Come on, NASCAR drivers almost always praise Jesus whenever they win!
