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greedy_bones · Joined: 01 Jul 2007 Location: not quite sure anymore

I stumbled across this while watching youtube and saw Bill O'reilly's Angry response. Please let me know if this has been covered before, but after a few searches, I found nothing.

http://edition.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/12/05/atheists.christmas/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EuLjX6Flmc

In summary, at the Washington state capitol building in Olympia, a nativity scene was put up for Christmas. Later, the Freedom from religion organization put up a sign saying "At this season of the WINTER SOLSTICE may reason prevail. There are no gods, no devils, no angels, no heaven or hell. There is only our natural world. Religion is but myth and superstition that hardens hearts and enslaves minds."

Many people said it was hate speech or inappropriate during Christmas time.

Personally, I think that it is perfectly acceptable to put an Atheist display on public property if a Christian display can be put there. As to the hate speech claim, I think the claim that God doesn't exist is considerably less hateful than the first three of the ten commandments which Christians are so fond of displaying on government property.

Anyways, I thought this was interesting since this is my home state and I voted for Gregoire when I was a Washington resident.

RACETRAITOR · Joined: 24 Oct 2005 Location: Seoul, South Korea

There are atheist displays all over public property. They're just invisible and have no mass.

What kind of person would be offended by Christmas decorations? Give them at least two days a year. Sounds like this Freedom From Religion group are a bunch of jerks. Sure, of course there's no god, but you don't just shout it in people's faces, or you're no worse than the Jesus vampires.

greedy_bones · Joined: 01 Jul 2007 Location: not quite sure anymore

I think the point was not that it was on public property, but that it was put in the legislative building. Also, there's a difference between putting up a christmas tree, santa clause or christmas lights and putting a nativity scene which is explicitly religious.

Provence · Joined: 18 Oct 2008 Location: South Korea

greedy_bones · Joined: 01 Jul 2007 Location: not quite sure anymore

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itaewonguy · Joined: 25 Mar 2003

Bill O'reilly ROCKS!!!

greedy_bones · Joined: 01 Jul 2007 Location: not quite sure anymore

RACETRAITOR · Joined: 24 Oct 2005 Location: Seoul, South Korea

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blaseblasphemener · Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 12:01 am Post subject:

It's no wonder Atheists get such a bad name, when they pull this kind of shyt. It's the same with the PETA fanatics.

Take a lesson from Gandhi. Slow, steady, and rational will beat any Empire with no clothes. It just might take a hell of a long time.

JMO · Joined: 18 Jul 2006 Location: Daegu

Ugh, I love the nativity scene. A reputation for taking all the fun out of christmas is just what athiests need. Christ, how many people saw that sign and thought "scrooge". I'd say a good 90%.