Atheist Group Targets Holiday Displays

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A Wisconsin-based atheist group is taking aim at once-innocuous nativity scenes and other religious decorations around the country this holiday season.

Earlier this month, the Freedom from Religion Foundation wrote to Pitman, N.J., Mayor Mike Batten to ask that he remove the city’s “Keep Christ in Christmas” banner that hangs over a county road.

In Athens, Texas, the group posted a sign on the courthouse lawn near a nativity display Wednesday afternoon, that read, in part, “There are no gods, no devils, no angles, no heaven, and no hell.” It’s the same message on all of their signs, which are being distributed in several states, including California where the FFRF targeted a nativity scene display that’s been a tradition for nearly 60 years at Palisades Park in Santa Monica, Calif.

And just last night, a sign went up in Warren, Mich.

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  • Barbara R

    I had rather believe in God and be RIGHT, than not believe in God, and be WRONG……..I cannot understand why it bothers the Atheist that Christians belive in God and Jesus and want to celebrate Jesus's birth. God Bless us all.

  • Linda

    I'm still waiting for Christians to stand up for what they believe in and "spread the word" as I personally think the Bible is telling us to do. Christians need to have their own attack on people who are trying to rid this nation of the very foundation it was founded on. The right to worship wherever and whenever is the right of the American citizen. The freedom of religion ammendment that our constitution was built on demands freedom" of" religion, not freedom "from" religion and seperation of church and state, meaning the government has no right to decide what is and is not the right of an atheist any more than it has the right to decide what is and is not the rights of Christianity.

  • jerry1944

    These groups are going to target all things as long as they have the dems to help them and lebral judges are muslumm judges like gov christe put in office

  • Riverdweller

    Linda, you are wrong about separation of church and state. Our Constitution does not state that at all.
    What it states is Amendment 1. EXCERPT: "Congress shall make NO LAW respecting an establishment of religion,or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;"
    That is meant to keep the government from establishing a religion such as The Church of England under the King that the people (citizens) were required to follow. Not a separation church and state but to keep the State (government) from controlling religion in the new United States.

  • William

    If they believe there is no god why do these idiots even care

  • ALPEAUX

    I am a MOOSEATARIUN! I do NOT believe in MOOSES! :0)

  • hal

    WHEN ARE WE GOING TO WAKE UP/THE CONSTITUTION SAYS FREEDOM OF RELIGION NOT FROM RELIGION.ATHEISTS HAVE NO RELIGION SO THEY HAVE NOTHING TO COMPLAIN ABOUT!

  • Mr Leslie Wood

    You cannot " Imagine NO Religion "; And you cannot have " Freedom FROM Religion……….." ! If you do not exist how can you imagine anything ? Atheism is a " Religion " and there are NONE that have ever lived without one !

  • cheryl jessup

    Atheists are a very small minority in this country so why should we dictate to us. Libs and progressives are also. WE have a right to our views and they have theres. Why does religion scare them so.l Could it be if you have no beliefs you don't have to defend them.

  • Terry

    The courts are not interperting the 1st amendment correctly when they allow atheist to stop other religions from practicing their religion.

  • Buddy

    Nice copy and paste, GDC. Now what's your point?

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