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Atheist group again erects irreverent Nativity scene in Wisconsin Capitol Rotunda
For the second year in a row, atheists in Wisconsin have set up their own version of the traditional Christian creche in the Capitol Rotunda. Like typical depictions of the Christian Nativity scene, the “natural nativity scene” displays a small child in a manger surrounded by wisemen. However, this display…
Judge rules against Christians in Santa Monica Nativity battle
LOS ANGELES — A US judge ruled Monday against Christians seeking to force municipal authorities to allow them to erect traditional Christmas Nativity displays in Santa Monica, California. In the latest twist in a row between Christians and atheists — who last year erected a series of anti-religious displays —…
Fox Business boots atheist for ‘denigrating’ Christ
Fox Business host Eric Bolling invited an atheist to express his views on Christmas Monday — and then promptly kicked him off the show for doing so. Last week, the Freedom from Religion Foundation (FFRF) asked the Texas town of Athens to remove a nativity scene, claiming that the display…
Texas official will remove nativity scene ‘when hell freezes over’
Henderson County Commissioner Joe Hall has vowed to protect a nativity scene on the lawn of the courthouse in downtown Athens, Texas. “I’m an old country boy, you come to my house looking for a fight, you’re going to get one,” he told WFAA. “That’s from the bottom of my…
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