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In reply to the discussion: A day after Nativity scene erected, atheist sign posted in State Capitol (NE) [View all]LiberalElite
(14,691 posts)19. Isn't the Winter Solstice a pagan holiday?
So, how is that an "atheist" sign? Looks more like a mixed message to me.
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A day after Nativity scene erected, atheist sign posted in State Capitol (NE) [View all]
Omaha Steve
Dec 2014
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Too bad the people who put up these nativity scenes are also the first ones to become furious
NoJusticeNoPeace
Dec 2014
#3
The current Pope is a nigh-Commie! Warms my (Democratic) Socialist heart every time I read
KingCharlemagne
Dec 2014
#28
It is a public facility. The winter holiday is celebrated by people of different faiths and of no
Warren Stupidity
Dec 2014
#22
Celebrating the solstices are celebrations of fact and science, not fantasy and myth...it is a better
Fred Sanders
Dec 2014
#5
The first step to separating church and state is making Christmas no longer a holiday. M
Township75
Dec 2014
#18
If it is not a holiday then how can they be sued for not giving them the day off
Township75
Dec 2014
#36
A better idea woud be to make it a national week long secular winter celebration.
Warren Stupidity
Dec 2014
#31
I find both offensive. Neither the nativity nor this sign belongs in the Nebraska state capitol.
hughee99
Dec 2014
#20