{"id":123,"date":"2010-12-01T07:38:54","date_gmt":"2010-12-01T07:38:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/catholicsmediaandculture\/2010\/12\/atheists-vs-catholic-league-in-christmas-billboard-battle-smithsonian-drops-ant-covered-jesus-exhibi.html"},"modified":"2010-12-01T07:38:54","modified_gmt":"2010-12-01T07:38:54","slug":"atheists-vs-catholic-league-in-christmas-billboard-battle-smithsonian-drops-ant-covered-jesus-exhibi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/catholicsmediaandculture\/2010\/12\/atheists-vs-catholic-league-in-christmas-billboard-battle-smithsonian-drops-ant-covered-jesus-exhibi.html","title":{"rendered":"Atheists vs. Catholic League in Christmas billboard battle; Smithsonian drops ant-covered Jesus exhibit; “Dancing with the Stars” considering same-sex dance partners?"},"content":{"rendered":"

BATTLE OF THE BILLBOARDS: CATHOLIC LEAGUE<\/i>‘S RESPONSE TO AMERICAN ATHEISTS<\/i><\/b>. Story. <\/a>
\"\"\"\"
These dueling signs are up on the New Jersey and New York sides of the Lincoln Tunnel. As anyone who read yesterday’s blog<\/a> can probably guess, I’m with those who know in their hearts that it’s real. <\/p>\n

SMITHSONIAN DROPS ANT-COVERED JESUS EXHIBIT. <\/b>Story.<\/a>
Incoming House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), a Catholic BTW, warned that if the federally-funded institution continued with the Christmas-season exhibition (entitled “Hide\/Seek: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture”<\/a> and which purports to consider “the fluidity of sexuality and gender”<\/i> in modern American culture) it would face the consequences (in the form of increased budgetary scrutiny) when the GOP takes charge of Congress. <\/p>\n

“American families have a right to expect better from recipients of taxpayer
\nfunds in a tough economy,” Boehner’s Spokesman Kevin Smith told CNSNews.com<\/a>.
\n“While the amount of money involved may be small, it’s symbolic of the arrogance
\nWashington routinely applies to thousands of spending decisions involving
\nAmericans’ hard-earned money at a time when one in every 10 Americans is out of
\nwork and our children’s future is being threatened by debt.<\/i>“<\/p>\n

Amen.<\/p>\n

SAME-SEX DANCE PARTNERS TO COMPETE ON ABC’S DANCING WITH THE STARS?<\/i><\/b>
Story.<\/a> The idea is out of step with the mainstream hit’s core audience. For this season anyway, “Dance Don’t Tell”<\/i> is likely to remain in effect.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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