seattlepi.nwsource.com - 12/2/2008
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Last updated December 1, 2008 5:32 p.m. PT Atheist sign joins nativity scene, tree at Capitol By CURT WOODWARD ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER OLYMPIA, Wash. -- An atheist group has unveiled an anti-religion placard in the state Capitol, joining a Christian Nativity scene and "holiday tree" on display ...
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Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler —
Atheists in Olympia, WA, decide to strike a blow for their cause and generate sympathy for it by — insulting believers everywhere : OLYMPIA, Wash. — An atheist group has unveiled an anti-religion placard in the state Capitol, joining a Christian Nativity scene and “holiday tree” on display during December. The atheists’ sign was installed Monday by Washington members of the Freedom From Religion Foundation, a national group based in Madison, Wis. With a nod to the winter solstice - the year’s shortest day, occurring in late December - the placard reads, in part, “There is only ...
Atheists Suck
Sound Politics —
Atheists Suck That abrasive title is a comparable statement to part of what is now on display at our state capitol, thanks to the wit and wisdom of PR-challenged atheists : With a nod to the winter solstice - the year's shortest day, occurring in late December - the placard reads, in part, "There is only our natural world. Religion is but myth and superstition that hardens hearts and enslaves minds." The foundation's co-president, Dan Barker, said it was important for atheists to offer their viewpoint alongside the overtly religious Nativity scene and Christmas-style holiday ...
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Atheist Sign Included in Holiday Display on Public Property:
An atheist sign proclaiming that “Religion is but myth and superstition” has been included in a holiday display on public property in Olympia, Washington. The display at the Washington state ...
Stolen Atheist Sign Is Recovered —
Nice Deb
Yes, I know it’s unChristian to steal, but I think in this case is was warrented.
CNN reports:
An atheist sign criticizing Christianity that was erected alongside a Nativity scene was taken from the Legislative Building in Olympia, Washington, on Friday and later found in a ditch. ...
War on Christmas, OFFS Edition —
Shakesville
I'm seriously so exhausted with this shit that I'm looking forward to January. January. In Chicago. (CNN) -- An atheist sign criticizing Christianity that was erected alongside a Nativity scene was taken from the Legislative Building in Olympia, Washington, on Friday and later found in a ...
Me and Billo —
HorsesAss.Org
Oddly enough, I’ll be doing the O’Reilly Factor tonight, defending Washington state from charges of being a far-left extreme commie-fascist-atheist sanctuary. In other words, Billo doesn’t much like the Atheists sign that was put up in our state Capitol, but he somehow sees ...