Betty Bowers, America’s Best Christian, explains the realities of Bible-based marriages. She talks so fast and Bible-based marriages are so complicated that I had to repeat sections.
The inclusion of an anti-religious sign along with religious Christmas displays at the Washington State Capitol building in Olympia got Fox’s Bill O’Reilly all upset. He urged his listeners to call Gov. Chrisitine Gregoire’s office to protest the sign which they did in large numbers. This in not surprising given that they are sheep who don’t understand the Constitution or the laws designed to protect us from religious fanatics using government to promote their own religion to the exclusion of others.
From the Seattle Times:
Gregoire, a Democrat, and Republican Attorney General Rob McKenna put out a joint statement Wednesday noting that the federal lawsuit led the state to create a policy allowing groups to sponsor a display “regardless of that individual’s or group’s views.”
“The U.S. Supreme Court has been consistent and clear that, under the Constitution’s First Amendment, once government admits one religious display or viewpoint onto public property, it may not discriminate against the content of other displays, including the viewpoints of nonbelievers,” it said.
Here’s more information on the sign:
OLYMPIA — In the latest round of what’s become almost a winter tradition — conflicts over religious symbols in public places — a group of atheists and agnostics have put up a sign in the state Capitol that says, in part: “Religion is but myth and superstition that hardens hearts and enslaves minds.”
Freedom From Religion Foundation members put up the sign Monday, partly in response to a nearby Nativity scene. They also debuted a billboard in downtown Olympia that reads: “Reason’s Greetings.”
“Nonbelievers are a part of the fabric of America, and we claim our place at the table to exercise free speech and freedom of religion, which includes freedom from religion,” said Dan Barker, co-president of the Wisconsin-based foundation. The organization claims 12,800 members nationwide and 670 in Washington state.
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The foundation’s sign — which also reads, “At this season of the Winter Solstice, may reason prevail” — is the second such plaque the foundation has sponsored in a state capitol. Its first sign has been up for 13 years in the Wisconsin Capitol.
I think it’s important that rational people–some people call us atheists–contact Gov. Gregoire’s office to balance out all the religious fanatics who have been calling. (Contact info on this page.)
I’m not a big fan of Gregoire but on this issue she’s done the right thing even though she’s a religious person herself.
When I called, I got a message that the call would not go through due to high call volume, but you can leave a recorded message which I did.
I have examined all of the known superstitions of the world and I do not find in our superstitions of Christianity one redeeming feature. They are all founded on fables and mythology. Christianity has made one half the world fools and the other half hypocrites. – (Thomas Jefferson / 1743-1826)
Atheists are starting an advertising campaign on buses in London to complete with pro-religion messages.
The British Humanist Association will be administering all donations to the campaign, and Professor Richard Dawkins, bestselling author of The God Delusion, has generously agreed to match all contributions up to a maximum of £5,500, giving us a total of £11,000 if we raise the full amount. This will be enough to fund two sets of atheist adverts on 30 London buses for four weeks.
From Metafilter.