Chicago, Ill., Apr 6, 2012 / 05:06 am
Easter Sunday will mark not only the celebration of Christ's resurrection, but will also serve as an opportunity to express religious freedom, says a Catholic legal expert.
“We just want to keep making the point out in public that religion is not something that should be kept private,” said president and chief counsel of the Chicago-based Thomas More Society, Tom Brejcha.
The Thomas More Society, a pro-bono public interest law firm dedicated to defending pro-life, religious freedom and traditional marriage cases, is in its fifth year of helping sponsor an Easter display and prayer service in Chicago's Daley Center Plaza.
This year, beginning on Holy Thursday, a 14-foot tall cross and a 10-foot tall image of Divine Mercy will be shrouded in purple linens right alongside the towering Chicago Picasso sculpture in the square that is routinely home to political protests and rallies.