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July 1, 2013 / 8:20 PM

[PHOTOS] Atheist monument erected in Florida

(Twitter/@CaraUCF)

(Twitter/@CaraUCF)

After settling with a Christian group who didn't want the Ten Commandments removed from Bradford County Courthouse, in Starke, Fla., American Atheists won the right to erect their own monument to atheism.

The 1,500-pound granite bench, which features quotations from Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin and the group's founder, Madalyn Murray O’Hair, was unveiled in a ceremony on Saturday.

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"American Atheists will work ... to ensure truth is placed next to the lies, civility next to barbarism," American Atheists President David Silverman told the Florida Times-Union.

Atheists on Twitter shared photos of the new monument:

History made in the US today #AtheistMonument pic.twitter.com/kPAUhzZSxQ
— ASH: WondieBee (@WondieBee) June 30, 2013

@RichardDawkins A proud day as the first atheist monument on public lands in USA was unveiled yesterday. pic.twitter.com/7XZMCuGBLY
— ASH: Capt'n Atheist (@CaptnAtheist) June 30, 2013

So happy to be here celebrating the first Atheist monument in the US with @AmericanAtheist president David Silverman. pic.twitter.com/J9h5QbUnDg
— Cara (@CaraUCF) June 29, 2013

#StarkeContrast pic.twitter.com/du0bKlj7Yv
— American Atheists (@AmericanAtheist) June 29, 2013

I'm in heaven, no pun intended :-) #StarkeContrast pic.twitter.com/uUEZhUqNBA
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— DMC (@DMC455) June 29, 2013

#StarkeContrast thanks Eric Hovind. Now it's damaged. The seals weren't set. pic.twitter.com/Dqkp7OKvdO
— Dominic™ (@mxoom) June 29, 2013

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