Two men and a national organization have sued the Brewster County Sheriff’s Office and Sheriff Ronny Dodson in connection with Christian crosses placed on the department’s vehicles.

Kevin Price, 34, Jesse Castillo, 40, and the Freedom From Religion Foundation have sued the sheriff’s office and Dodson objecting that the “crosses represent an endorsement of religion, in this case Christianity, and have the principal effect of advancing religion,” the lawsuit reads.

Both Price and Castillo said in the lawsuit that they’ve seen the crosses on the vehicles on multiple occasions throughout town.

The two men are both professed atheists, the lawsuit read, and each man “believes the Latin crosses convey the divisive message that non-Christians like himself are not equally valued members of the community and that Christians are favored by the Brewster County Sheriff’s Office and the county government.”

The lawsuit also reported that Price commented on the sheriff’s office Facebook page that they were critical of the crosses, but his comments were soon after deleted by the sheriff’s office and he was blocked from making future comments.

Price, Castillo and the Freedom From Religion Foundation are seeking a declaration that the sheriff’s office has violated their First Amendment rights, enter an injunction preventing the sheriff’s office from displaying the crosses or other religious messages and award nominal damages.