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Once again, it's hard to imagine the idiocy that some atheists go to in order to tell the world they don't believe.
I don't think they have a problem with Christian displays. It's just that they don't want it on public property. Why an atheist had to go through such actions to be heard is beyond me. A simple memo should have been enough for the city to take into consideration.
Looks like most of the Christmas traditions have nothing to do with Christianity.
Christmas for many if not most Americans has little to do with religion, unless your religion is consumerism.
Christmas is about a season. It's more of an excuse for shopping, giving, celebration, taking time off, etc. than about religion. That's reality. Most non-Christians do celebrate it at least one way or the other.
Once again, it's hard to imagine the idiocy that some atheists go to in order to tell the world they don't believe.
Well, of course the point is to do as much as possible to ruin Christmas celebrations for the rest of us.
Atheists could errect whatever monuments to their non-belief they like ten months out of the year when Christmas is not being celbrated, but then no one would care.
I don't think they have a problem with Christian displays. It's just that they don't want it on public property. Why an atheist had to go through such actions to be heard is beyond me. A simple memo should have been enough for the city to take into consideration.
why the atheistic hostility to christians?
if the displays makes some people happy, WHAT IS THE PROBLEM? (even if it is on "public" property, yikes!)
some atheists seem so antagonistic, and they seem to spend a lot of their free time "objecting" to things. Aren't there any atheistic libertarians?
Last edited by floridasandy; 11-18-2012 at 10:59 PM..
If Christians can put on their display, I don't see why they object to atheists doing the same. But I can certainly understand why the city of Santa Monica doesn't want to play referee to this:
"Damon Vix didn’t have to go to court to push Christmas out of the city of Santa Monica. He just joined the festivities. The atheist’s anti-God message alongside a life-sized nativity display in a park overlooking the beach ignited a debate that burned brighter than any Christmas candle. Santa Monica officials snuffed the city’s holiday tradition this year rather than referee the religious rumble, prompting churches that have set up a 14-scene Christian diorama for decades to sue over freedom of speech violations. Their attorney will ask a federal judge Monday to resurrect the depiction of Jesus’ birth, while the city aims to eject the case." Atheists’ move halts Christmas tradition in Santa Monica, churches go to court to get it back - The Washington Post
Can't liberals or atheists, whatever they call themselves, get a life?
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