Priorities?

A memorial in Falls Church, Va. to 9/11 victims has been removed ―by the artist― after complaints ...

... complaints about nudity.

"The Dust Cries Out," built by Northern Virginian artist Karen Swenholt, was installed Sept. 8 on Great Falls Street in Falls Church. It features two life-size nude figures resembling the dust-covered survivors of the Twin Towers collapse, with arms reaching toward the sky.

Mrs. Swenholt, 54, says she received permission to place the statue on a lot next to her home that is owned by VDOT.

But little more than a week later, the Northern Virginia Fairfax Permits Office told Mrs. Swenholt that it had received complaints from neighborhood residents about the nudity. The office also told her she had not obtained a proper permit.

Critics, threat mar 9/11 statue
Sculptor takes display home
Michael Drost THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Thursday, September 18, 2008

Go here to see photos and my earlier post about the statue and the anonymous note left at its base.