Nate Phelps has posted his comments about the convention, including his entire speech, on Atheist-Nexus.

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from UPI

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., April 17 (UPI) — A federal judge has banned a Florida elementary school from having children sing a country song, “In God We Still Trust,” at a school assembly.

The lyrics attack the principle of separation of church and state, U.S. District Judge Harvey Schlesinger said. He issued a preliminary injunction Wednesday against the Webster School in St. Augustine, The Jacksonville Times-Union reported.

While some religious songs can be sung in public schools, “In God We Still Trust” by Diamond Rio is “patently religious and proselytizing,” the judge said.

He cited some of the lyrics: “There’s no separation. … We’re one nation under Him … Now there are those among us who want to push Him out and erase His name from everything this country is all about … Now it’s time for all believers to make our voices heard.”

Here is the Injunction, Press release is coming.

How disgusting.

President Obama recently spoke at Georgetown University. In preparation for the event, Georgetown officials covered all religious symbols in the area where the president would be (at least in filming view), at the request of the White House.

Religious people are up in arms over the matter saying that it was disrespectful to Christians to cover the initials IHS, which are said to represent the name of Jesus. They took it as a slap in the face.
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So How much BS can you shovel? Anyone remember this?

No longer will US Attorney General John Ashcroft appear in public with a semi-nude statue towering above him.

The US Justice Department has spent $8,000 on curtains to hide the statue from the cameras.

The female, art-deco “Spirit of Justice” statue, with one breast exposed, is located on the podium in the department’s ornate Great Hall where news conferences are often held. Read More

Here’s a look at 50 of the most prominent atheists of all time who also happen to be recognized as some of the most brilliant members of our species.

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Here’s a fun exercise: who’s missing, and why?