I think it’s a new record. Here we are, in August, a full 4 months before Xmas, and already it’s a topic of discussion.
First off, I’ve seen the first ‘get ready for Xmas’ commercial, courtesy of our friends at Sears. That’s just irritating.
But the big news is that Washington State will not allow private entities to post displays of any kind on public grounds this year. This is a clear reaction to last year’s efforts by the FFRF to post a sign (stolen, then returned), which was accurate but harshly critical of religion. Now, it seems, the good people in Washington realize that the best way to include everyone is to separate church and state, and to keep the grounds clear of religious and philosophical clutter. This is a clear victory for the separation of church and state, and I offer a hearty congrats for the FFRF from me.
HEADS UP! We have some bragging to do too. Keep an eye on the blog for news.
Stupid xians doing what stupid xians do so stupidly!
http://www.gainesville.com/article/20090825/ARTICLES/908259940/1002/NEWS01?Title=More-students-wear-Islam-of-the-Devil-shirts-to-school
Somebody at that school needs to wear a ‘Christianity is of the Stupid’ shirt
HA! Excellent idea, Tarma.
” . . . .the best way to include everyone is to separate church and state.”
THEY GOT IT!! THEY FINALLY GOT IT!!! HOORAY!!!
The way it was done last year was all inclusive. This year it will exclude everybody. Either way is fair.
I think it is a good decision, but I’m pretty sure it has nothing to do with including everybody and everything to do with avoiding the publicity circus of last year.
Hopefully there will be fewer complaints and less media attention this year, but we may not have heard the last of this. What until the X-mas season approaches (it starts in about mid-September these days, doesn’t it?)
That’s so ironic,
Washington is the state that says that sex between two consenting partners under the age of eighteen is a crime, and both can be sentenced to prison. Yeah, that’s a lighthouse of freethought, lol!!! But, when the idiots finally do something right, you should give them credit. Since I’m sure none you contributers ever had sex before you were eighteen, I think we should unanimously place these pricks on a pedistal. Let’s build them a monument!!! Brass statue in the park.
I was fifteen.
NeoWolfe
You ever heard of states rights.No more tax money spent on out of wedlock babies.
You ever heard of twelve mormon kids born inside of wedlock at state expense? I have.
The church quits paying where the know the state will pay.
NeoWolfe
If we have such a law in Washington, I never heard of it being enforced. I don’t think anybody here is worried about it. I know I’m not, but then again the statute of limitations for that law would have kicked in a long, long, long time ago for me.
So, you were molested, huh?
Almost, she may not have wanted it more than I, but, she was a lot more courageous about how to get it done. Skipped afternoon classes, gravel pit, in my dad’s truck. I had no idea what I was doing.
NeoWolfe
Sex with your fist doesn’t count.
I am gratified at these results.
The xmas season is already starting here in rural NC, if you count the decorations hitting the store shelves. That includes the stores fighting the war on xmas (with the “It’s Merry CHRISTmas. NOT Happy Holidays!”) in defense of the true meaning of the season, which is “Spend, spend, SPEND!!!”
Good for WA; hope it becomes a trend.
I cant wait for the holidays, Ill be in the Caribbean. My family decided last year that since none of us celebrate the religious holidays and we all have that time off from work/school that a week in the sun in late December is just what we need. Our holiday is about the same price as doing xmas at home so why not? Hello British Virgin Islands!
enjoy
Godless
Great idea! I’m going to have a talk with my wife and kids.
karen
this is a sign of the end times-for it is written they will celebrate xmas all year long.Revelations xxx
Man, I completely forgot about christmas…
Why’d you guys have to remind me