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To: Grainne who wrote (90911)	12/9/2004 2:11:15 AM
From: Grainne	Respond to of 108807

Yes! The Freedom from Religion Association is active this holiday season! One of my favorite groups . . . 'Nontheists' Add 'Winter Solstice' Sign to Religious Displays By Susan Jones CNSNews.com Morning Editor December 08, 2004 (CNSNews.com) - As the Wisconsin State Capitol decks the halls with season's greetings, a "Winter Solstice" sign stands there to tell people, "There are no gods, no devils, no angels, no heaven or hell." The Freedom From Religion Foundation said this marks the ninth year it has placed its "Winter Solstice" sign in the first-floor rotunda in Madison. The sign carries the following message composed by the group's founder, Anne Nicol Gaylor: "At this season of the Winter Solstice may reason prevail. "There are no gods, no devils, no angels, no heaven or hell. There is only our natural world. "Religion is but myth and superstition that hardens hearts and enslaves minds." According to the Freedom From Religion Foundation, the back of the sign reads, "State/Church: Keep Them Separate." And a taped-on caveat reminds readers, "Thou shalt not steal." The Freedom From Religion Foundation said it posts its sign in an effort to balance the annual Nativity pageant and other "displays of religion" that fill the State Capitol in December. "The nonreligious are 14 percent of the U.S. population," Annie Laurie Gaylor said in a message on her group's website. "If religious activities are going to take place in the Capitol, then there should be representation of the views of Wisconsin's nonreligious citizens as well." The Freedom From Religion Foundation said its sign "reminds citizens of the real reason for the season" -- the Dec. 21 Winter Solstice, which is the shortest and darkest day of the year. The group says the Winter Solstice has been celebrated in the Northern Hemisphere for a millenia by festivals of light, decorations of evergreens, gift exchanges, parties and feasts. "Freethinkers don't mind sharing the season with Christians, but we think the natural origins of many of the customs of this time of year should be acknowledged," Gaylor said. cnsnews.com\Culture\archive\200412\CUL20041208b.html

To: Grainne who wrote (90911)	12/9/2004 8:30:22 AM
From: Mac Con Ulaidh	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

We burned the cities of our own "county" and called Sherman a hero. Ollie North ran drugs and he is called a hero and given his own show on Fox. They've made thier choice. And they say it is Blue over Red, but... who did Sherman destroy in the the name of the blue states? What cities in this nation where burned to the ground like Falluja? What lands were sold off to the highest bidder? It's the American way, eh?