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December 11, 2008
Governor Gregoire's Slippery Slope to Insanity
The farce Washington governor Christine Gregoire initiated by allowing militant atheists to put up a sign denouncing Christianity next to the Christmas display in the state capitol has reached a new extreme of tastelessness. Active Democrat and enthusiastic Al Gore supporter Fred Phelps would like to put in his 2¢ too. Via Knowledge Is Power, here's the contribution he wants to make to the Christmas display:
How about it Governor Gregoire? After all, it wouldn't be politically correct to discriminate against non-Christians, and Phelps's cult, despite calling itself the Westboro Baptist Church, is anything but Christian.
Phelps isn't the only one to take up Gregoire on her implicit invitation to ridicule Christmas:
Another Kansas group, the KC Free Thinkers, wants permission to put up a display celebrating a tongue-in-cheek deity named The Flying Spaghetti Monster. In a similar vein, an Olympia man is requesting approval for a celebratory pole in honor of the holiday Festivus, which was invented as part of a "Seinfeld" TV show episode in the late 1990s.
No doubt the objective is to leave only one deity in the end: The State.
On a tip from V the K.
Posted by Van Helsing at December 11, 2008 7:06 AM
Comments
Stupid screwy liberal atheists secular humanists what else can one ever expect from a miserble bunch of dirty lowlifes THEY HAD BETTER WATCH OUT THEMSELVES CUZ THE DEVILS GONNA GET EM
Posted by: Spurwing Plover at December 11, 2008 7:36 AM
"State officials say that after a lawsuit a couple of years ago to allow the nativity scene, they cannot discriminate among holiday displays."
And this is a holiday display how?
Posted by: jomama at December 11, 2008 7:39 AM
purely satanic. we've been warned about all of this for over two thousand years.
Posted by: nanc at December 11, 2008 7:41 AM
Oh wow, Fred Phelps strikes again. And the sad part is that many secular liberals (who are supposed to be so "well-educated") believe that all conservative Christians are like that.
Posted by: Andrew at December 11, 2008 7:42 AM
When you take the N in SANTA and move it to the end you get SATAN !!! The Church Lady tought me this years ago. Fred is way behind the curve.
Posted by: Anonymous at December 11, 2008 7:43 AM
The Satanists are going to be very upset about this. Can't wait to see their holiday display.
Posted by: forest at December 11, 2008 7:49 AM
Up next? FESTIVUS for the rest of us! LOL!
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2145629/posts
"Coming to Capitol: 'Festivus' display
KOMO TV ^ | 12-5-08
Posted on Tuesday, December 09, 2008 1:47:37 PM by Snickering Hound
OLYMPIA, Wash. - State officials, besieged by requests for more seasonal displays at the state Capitol, have approved several more - including a "Festivus" display honoring a faux holiday popularized by TV comedian Jerry Seinfeld.
The new display requests come on top of an anti-religion placard, a Christmas tree and a Christian nativity scene erected earlier this week and a pro-religion sign added Friday.
The state General Administration, which runs the state Capitol building, have OK'd four of the requests so far:
- On Saturday, Dec. 6: A balloon nativity shelter from a private citizen.
- On Sunday, Dec. 7: A demonstration by a group called "Private Citizens of Federal Way" against the atheistic sign will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. on the front steps.
- On Monday, Dec 8: A display will go up in the capitol from the Washington Values Alliance.
- On Wednesday, Dec 10: A Festivus display from a private citizen. "
Posted by: Name at December 11, 2008 7:50 AM
"Santa's to blame for the dead soldier's fate..."
Weird, just a few months ago, he said that all our troops dying in Iraq are caused by America's acceptance of the sin of homosexuality, now he's blaming Santa Claus for it?
This guy gives Christians such a bad name, and I'd wholeheartedly agree with Andrew's comment.
Posted by: Adam at December 11, 2008 8:14 AM
Hey, I celebrate Festivus! Now that there is precedent, I'm heading down to City Hall today with my aluminum pole. I hope I don't have to get the ACLU involved, but I will if I have to.
Posted by: Henry at December 11, 2008 8:17 AM
Posted by: nanc at December 11, 2008 9:01 AM
oops! i thought this was the open thread...my terrible...
Posted by: nanc at December 11, 2008 9:02 AM
Washington State has become the laughing stock of our Nation. Our Governor is a coward. I wish she would come out from under her desk and have some backbone. Ms. Gregoire your thinking is insane!
Posted by: DLD at December 11, 2008 11:05 AM
When Judgment Day comes, all of these folks who thumb their noses at the Lord will be in for quite a rude awakening.
I am not perfect but I walk with the Lord and honor Him in all that I do. When I falter, I ask His forgiveness, make amends and learn from my errors.
Hopefully, they will see the light before it is too late. I will light a candle for these folks before Mass tonight.
See you guys in a couple of hours.
Posted by: Mike at December 11, 2008 4:11 PM
Westboro Baptist? Sounds more like Landover Baptist to me!
Posted by: BURNING HOT at December 11, 2008 7:45 PM
YOUR A MEAN ONE MR GRINCH,YOU REALY ARE A HEEL,YOU AS CUDDLEY AS A CACTUS AND AS CHARMING AS EEL MR GRINCH,YOUR A BAD BANANA WITH A GREASEY BLACK PEEL, and thats bad
Posted by: Spurwing Plover at December 11, 2008 10:34 PM
