I had to see this to believe it, the below, familiar, statue was unveiled this 4th of July, in Memphis. This Lady Liberty stands 72 feet tall, cost $260,000, is dubbed "The Statue of Liberation Through Christ", and it was designed & paid for by the Mega-Church Apostle Alton R. Williams, who believes, quote, "Hurricane Katrina was retribution for New Orleans's embrace of sin", end-quote.

I want to say that on one hand, he has every right to do this - but on the other hand, it's very, very problematic. Williams believes that this country was founded upon Christianity - and that it needs to get back to those (non-existent) roots. Despite the following:

The Treaty of Tripoli (also known as, The Treaty of Peace and Friendship) was written in 1796 and then ratified by the United States on June 10, 1797, it reads: "...the Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion..." - it was passed in the US Senate unanimously.

Ugh. I don't even want to go on about this - the statue is just misleading and... yeah.