{"id":6101,"date":"2008-12-06T10:40:14","date_gmt":"2008-12-06T10:40:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2008\/12\/atheists-sign-stolen-from-the.html"},"modified":"2008-12-06T10:40:14","modified_gmt":"2008-12-06T10:40:14","slug":"atheists-sign-stolen-from-the","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2008\/12\/atheists-sign-stolen-from-the.html","title":{"rendered":"Atheist’s sign stolen from the Captial"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well, that didn’t take long, did it? What the heck was this person thinking<\/a>:<\/p>\n

A controversial anti-religion placard that’s a part of the Capitol’s holiday gift went missing Friday morning only to turn up at a Seattle radio station nearly four hours later.
\nA receptionist with radio station KMPS said an unidentified man dropped off the sign and asked that it be turned over to one of the station’s hosts, Icabod Caine, who had been discussing the sign on his morning talk show. Caine had criticized the sign and argued it never should have been allowed to be placed next to the Nativity scene at the capitol.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Maybe thief believes that Christianity can stand in the face of the message but his\/her actions aren’t demonstrating it. Let the atheists have their say and don’t violate the commandments of God by stealing their sign. If we want to practice our religion, we need to be tolerant of others doing the same thing, keeping in mind the words of Jesus:<\/p>\n

Matthew 7:12 “So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

That having been said, I noticed this in the comment section of the article:<\/p>\n

The goal is to get the nativity scene off gov property. If the courts don’t enforce the separation of church and state, then Plan B is to make the government feel the pain for allowing the religious display. So, yes, it’s intentionally offensive, in order to create that pain. I think we can all agree that Gov Gregoire is currently feeling the pain of national criticism.
\nThe hope is that the government will realize that the best solution is to keep ALL displays off gov property. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

If this is true, then it demonstrates that the thief and the atheist share similar proclivities. Removing from public square the essence of who we are. We should be able to express our diversity in our shared public spaces, not expunging all references to God which this commenter demonstrates is impossible to do<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Apparently our Atheist Christmas contrarian needs to walk down the hall there in Olympia and read the following from the Washington State Constitution –
\nPREAMBLE
\nWe, the people of the State of Washington, grateful to the Supreme Ruler of the Universe for our liberties, do ordain this constitution.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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