Thread: Holiday Decoration Controversy

Well it's started again, although slightly more humorous this time :laughing:
http://news.opb.org/article/3736-wa-...ys-statehouse/

WA State Will Reconsider Holiday Displays In Statehouse

Washington State will review its policy of allowing holiday displays in the Capitol. That’s the word Monday from General Administration, the agency that runs the Statehouse.
The news follows a week of controversy over an atheist sign next to a Nativity scene.
The State’s Solicitor General, Maureen Hart, says as long as the Capitol allows one religious display – it must allow them all.
Maureen Hart: “In many respects what the United States Supreme Court has said is once you open the forum for speech, you give up the right to say something doesn’t fit based on its content.”
Many people were offended by the atheist sign that says organized religion is a “myth” that “hardens hearts.” The sign was put up after a group won the right to put a Nativity scene in the Statehouse.
Now there’s a request to erect a Festivus Pole in the Capitol. Festivus is a non-holiday created by the Seinfeld TV show.

So pretty much, the Christians put up a nativity scene, the Atheists retaliated with an atheist sign, and now people want a Festivus pole.

Crazy, isn't it. I wonder what the Satanists would want. Festive debauchery?

And Bill O'Reilly is the only person that cares about it.

Personally don't really care. I think the atheists actually should have been smarter and put a bowl of spaghetti with xmas lights around it next to the scene.

Too bad the atheist couldn't have been more civil about it. But the whole thing demonstrates why Christians and Jews and Atheist and whoever should celebrate however they want to celebrate the way they want to on their own property and leave government out of it.

That's pretty sad on the atheists part (and this is coming from someone who also does not believe in a god). They obviously just put up signs to bait and hate on Christians. They need to just let people believe what they will.

Originally Posted by Roshi

That's pretty sad on the atheists part (and this is coming from someone who also does not believe in a god). They obviously just put up signs to bait and hate on Christians. They need to just let people believe what they will.

It's a government building, not a house of worship. If Xtians want to have nativities they can do it elsewhere.

Originally Posted by Ausinus

It's a government building, not a house of worship. If Xtians want to have nativities they can do it elsewhere.

Doesn't matter. Why do they feel the need to try to insult religious people?

Originally Posted by Bourne

Crazy, isn't it. I wonder what the Satanists would want. Festive debauchery?

That actually is what us Presbyterians want. Well, at least one of us anyway.

Originally Posted by Roshi

Doesn't matter. Why do they feel the need to try to insult religious people?

Why do religious people feel the need to put up a nativity scene in a government building?