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Blake
01-15-2016, 12:48 PM
I like these guys


The*Freedom From Religion Foundation*[FFRF], a highly litigious atheist group, looks to sue Clemson University over the role head football coach Dabo Swinney’s Christian faith plays in how he runs the program.

The only problem is the group can’t find a current or former player willing to step up as a plaintiff.

“We filed a complaint [against Clemson] in 2014. At this point we don’t think the university has taken appropriate corrective action,” FFRF staff attorney Patrick Elliott tells Breitbart News.

He adds, “We still have concerns about how that program is being conducted. The university needs to appropriately monitor religious activity in the program.”

When asked specifically what those concerns are, Elliott rattled off a list.

“They need to stop doing church day. They need to cease having coaches in team prayer. And don’t know the status of their chaplaincy.”

Blake
01-15-2016, 12:49 PM
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/01/11/atheist-group-waiting-for-plaintiff-to-sue-clemson-over-football-coach-dabo-swinneys-christian-faith/

Avante
01-15-2016, 03:30 PM
Tell that to the students of....


Newsmax's Top 100 Evangelical Christian Colleges

Guys like this Blake freak, would be cryng like little babies in a foxhole with the bad guys closing in, ya see they have nothing after they are dead, those who believe in a God simply move on.......they do believe they will.




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxcNUHMOQTs


Granny wants to think grandpa is up in Heaven, that sooths her mind. Who wants....ah hell, he's just worm food now....? I pity this Blake freak.

Little girl had to bury her little dog Spot, with tears in her eyes.......

Little girl...so, will Spot be in doggy Heaven?
Blake....don't be stupid, there is no Heaven.
Little girl...boohoo boohoo boohoo

Blake
01-15-2016, 04:27 PM
Since you don't believe in the Bible, you should explain your version of God and heaven and how you think your pedo ass will get there.

But you won't because you're a pussy

Blake
01-15-2016, 04:29 PM
And evangelical Christian schools are private.

You're pretty dumb.

Avante
01-15-2016, 04:35 PM
Since you don't believe in the Bible, you should explain your version of God and heaven and how you think your pedo ass will get there.

But you won't because you're a pussy

You really stupid enought to think all those sailors in foreign bars are pedos, come on little man. you really this fucking dense? It's whatcha do over there , ok ya dumb fuck?

There is no doubt this didn't all come about by chance or BIG BANG!!!!!!!!!!!, there was obviously a MasterDesigner, I just don't believe the Biblical account is what actually happened. There we see something similiar to what we find in the Koran, and what guys like Homer wrote. Simply....bullshit.

The thing is his stupid, a lot of people do buy into that bullshit and and do believe it happened just like that, ok cool.....I don't care, at least they know better than some dumb fuck like you, they have something while you ain't got shit.

Blake
01-15-2016, 04:40 PM
You really stupid enought to think all those sailors in foreign bars are pedos, come on little man. you really this fucking dense? It's whatcha do over there , ok ya dumb fuck?

There is no doubt this didn't all come about by chance or BIG BANG!!!!!!!!!!!, there was obviously a MasterDesigner, I just don't believe the Biblical account is what actually happened. There we see something similiar to what we find in the Koran, and what guys like Homer wrote. Simply....bullshit.

The thing is his stupid, a lot of people do buy into that bullshit and and do believe it happened just like that, ok cool.....I don't care, at least they know better than some dumb fuck like you, they have something while you ain't got shit.

Try again.

Explain your version of Heaven and why you think you'll get there.

Avante
01-15-2016, 04:52 PM
Try again.

Explain your version of Heaven and why you think you'll get there.

Where did I say I think I'll get there or if there is a Heaven....well? What I'm saying is it's better to have hopes in something other than just this old world, than to be like you with no hopes of anything at all.

I have no idea what happens after ya die, nobody does, so I just ....it would help if ya cooled this hide and seek bullshit, what's with that? But, I know you're there"....if that don't work, fuck it!

As you totally ignore all those religious schools out there and all those students.

Why do you think no matter where you're at the people there will worship their Gods? Why is this Blake?

Walk in here Blake and tell these people how religion is bad thing, and there is no God, you'd look stupid Blake as they all..."poor little guy"



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cHsmaQ4jdU

Now show me something you dumb ass atheists do, well?

Avante
01-15-2016, 05:37 PM
And evangelical Christian schools are private.

You're pretty dumb.

Dumb is ignoring the fact we have so many of them......why?

Now add....


The United States had 7,498 Catholic schools in 2006-07, including 6,288 elementary schools and 1,210 secondary schools. In total there were 2,320,651 students, including 1,682,412 students in the elementary/middle schools and 638,239 in high schools.[7] (http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/#cite_note-7) Enrollment in the nation's Catholic schools has steadily dropped to less than half of its peak at five million students 40 years ago, The New York Times reported in early 2009. At its peak in 1965, the number of U.S. parochial schools was more than 12,000, and roughly half of all Catholic children in America attended Catholic elementary schools, according to the National Catholic Educational Association (http://www.spurstalk.com/wiki/National_Catholic_Educational_Association). The same share in 2009 is about 15 percent. Among Latinos, the fastest-growing church group — soon to comprise a majority of Catholics in the United States — it is three percent. The article also reported on "dozens of local efforts" to turn the tide, including by the Archdiocese of Chicago and Washington, and dioceses in Memphis (http://www.spurstalk.com/wiki/Memphis,_Tennessee) and Wichita, Kansas (http://www.spurstalk.com/wiki/Wichita,_Kansas), as well as in the New York metro area.[8] (http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/#cite_note-8)


Where are those atheist schools?

Blake
01-15-2016, 06:26 PM
Where did I say I think I'll get there or if there is a Heaven....well? What I'm saying is it's better to have hopes in something other than just this old world, than to be like you with no hopes of anything at all.


So when the doggy dies, what exactly do you yourself tell the kids?

Blake
01-15-2016, 06:28 PM
Dumb is ignoring the fact we have so many of them......why?

Now add....


The United States had 7,498 Catholic schools in 2006-07, including 6,288 elementary schools and 1,210 secondary schools. In total there were 2,320,651 students, including 1,682,412 students in the elementary/middle schools and 638,239 in high schools.[7] (http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/#cite_note-7) Enrollment in the nation's Catholic schools has steadily dropped to less than half of its peak at five million students 40 years ago, The New York Times reported in early 2009. At its peak in 1965, the number of U.S. parochial schools was more than 12,000, and roughly half of all Catholic children in America attended Catholic elementary schools, according to the National Catholic Educational Association (http://www.spurstalk.com/wiki/National_Catholic_Educational_Association). The same share in 2009 is about 15 percent. Among Latinos, the fastest-growing church group — soon to comprise a majority of Catholics in the United States — it is three percent. The article also reported on "dozens of local efforts" to turn the tide, including by the Archdiocese of Chicago and Washington, and dioceses in Memphis (http://www.spurstalk.com/wiki/Memphis,_Tennessee) and Wichita, Kansas (http://www.spurstalk.com/wiki/Wichita,_Kansas), as well as in the New York metro area.[8] (http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/#cite_note-8)


Where are those atheist schools?

Wow you really have no idea what the difference is between public and private schools is.

Lol low IQ.

TheSanityAnnex
01-15-2016, 06:33 PM
I like these guys

From one non-religious person to another shut the fuck up already. Did a priest touch you when you were little? I don't understand how you let religion consume so much of your time here.

It doesn't sound like a single player from Clemson gives a shit about the religious aspect Swinney brings to the program.

“I have recruited and coached players of many different faiths. Players of any faith or no faith at all are welcome in our program. All we require in the recruitment of any player is that he must be a great player at his position, meet the academic requirements, and have good character.”

During his teleconference, Swinney cited former wide receiver Aaron Kelly, a Jehovah’s Witness, as an example of his program’s policy in action.
“We couldn’t have more opposite faiths,” said Swinney of Kelly. “But yet I coached him for five years, and I love Aaron Kelly and Aaron Kelly loves me and his family loves me. I never had a problem, ever, in coaching him.
“He was never a guy that went to church with us. He didn’t pray with the team if the team ever prayed together, and it was never a problem. He became the all-time leading receiver at Clemson and the ACC. It’s not about who the best Christian is, it’s about who the best player is. It always has been and it always will be.”


“We believe the practices of the football staff regarding religion are compliant with the Constitution and appropriately accommodate differing religious views,” said the statement. “Participation in religious activities is purely voluntary, and there are no repercussions for students who decline to do so. We are not aware of any complaints from current or former student-athletes about feeling pressured or forced to participate in religious activities.
“Clemson takes very seriously its obligation to provide a comprehensive program for the development and welfare of our student-athleteswhich encompasses academic, athletic and personal support, including support for their spiritual needs.
“We will evaluate the complaints raised in the letter and will respond directly to the organization, but we believe FFRF is mistaken in its assessment. The Supreme Court has expressly upheld the right of public bodies to employ chaplains and has noted that the use of prayer is not in conflict with the principles of disestablishment and religious freedom.”



I like these guysYour little faggots tucked tail and ran when confronted.


“Without a player that’s willing to challenge [the football program in court], I don’t think there would be any legal action that could be taken,” FFRF’s Elliott tells Breitbart News.
“We’re not seeking someone,” Elliott claims. “If they contacted us it [representing them] would be something we could do,” he adds.
“We would challenge their action under 1st amendment and file a lawsuit,” Elliott says.
Elliott asserted that the Clemson football program violates the establishment clause of the First Amendment, but responded by laughing when Breitbart News asked how specifically the Clemson football program violates the establishment clause of the First Amendment.
“What news station are you with?” he asks.
“That makes a lot of sense,” he responds when told Breitbart News, before immediately hanging up.
When Breitbart News called the Freedom From Religion Foundation, we clearly identified ourselves as representing Breitbart News to the receptionist who forwarded our call to Mr. Elliott.
The establishment clause of the First Amendment reads as follows:

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof…
The question we were about to ask before the Freedom from Religion Foundation’s Elliott hung up on us was to name the law Congress had passed that was uniquely relevant to how Dabo Swinney’s Christian faith influences his operation of the football program at Clemson.
We also wanted to know if the FFRF intended to file a lawsuit against the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives, both of which have an official chaplain.

Avante
01-15-2016, 06:36 PM
So when the doggy dies, what exactly do you yourself tell the kids?


Avante....yep, Spot is in Doggy Heaven, and smiling down on you.

This a kid, not the time to worry about anything other than putting a smile on her face.

Avante
01-15-2016, 06:38 PM
Wow you really have no idea what the difference is between public and private schools is.

Lol low IQ.

You're so far gone you really think it matters, hahaha!!!!!!!! What's the bottom line stupid? Damn you're dumb.

Chubb only averaged......hahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dude, did ya really think that would be the only game he ever played, what a dummy.

Avante
01-15-2016, 07:06 PM
Blake, what is your fucking problem? When will your dumb ass figure this out? People don't really care if God is real or not, it just makes them feel better about things thinking he is, you really haven't figured that out?

Damn you're dumb.

Blake
01-15-2016, 08:05 PM
You're so far gone you really think it matters, hahaha!!!!!!!! What's the bottom line stupid? Damn you're dumb.

Chubb only averaged......hahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dude, did ya really think that would be the only game he ever played, what a dummy.

Yeah, it matters for the point of the article. If you want to go off on your usual old man lists, then there's no point talking to you other than to just lol at your sophist ass.

Blake
01-15-2016, 08:07 PM
Avante....yep, Spot is in Doggy Heaven, and smiling down on you.

This a kid, not the time to worry about anything other than putting a smile on her face.

So you make something up to avoid tears. What a coward.

Blake
01-15-2016, 08:12 PM
From one non-religious person to another shut the fuck up already. Did a priest touch you when you were little? I don't understand how you let religion consume so much of your time here.

It doesn't sound like a single player from Clemson gives a shit about the religious aspect Swinney brings to the program.

“I have recruited and coached players of many different faiths. Players of any faith or no faith at all are welcome in our program. All we require in the recruitment of any player is that he must be a great player at his position, meet the academic requirements, and have good character.”

During his teleconference, Swinney cited former wide receiver Aaron Kelly, a Jehovah’s Witness, as an example of his program’s policy in action.
“We couldn’t have more opposite faiths,” said Swinney of Kelly. “But yet I coached him for five years, and I love Aaron Kelly and Aaron Kelly loves me and his family loves me. I never had a problem, ever, in coaching him.
“He was never a guy that went to church with us. He didn’t pray with the team if the team ever prayed together, and it was never a problem. He became the all-time leading receiver at Clemson and the ACC. It’s not about who the best Christian is, it’s about who the best player is. It always has been and it always will be.”


“We believe the practices of the football staff regarding religion are compliant with the Constitution and appropriately accommodate differing religious views,” said the statement. “Participation in religious activities is purely voluntary, and there are no repercussions for students who decline to do so. We are not aware of any complaints from current or former student-athletes about feeling pressured or forced to participate in religious activities.
“Clemson takes very seriously its obligation to provide a comprehensive program for the development and welfare of our student-athleteswhich encompasses academic, athletic and personal support, including support for their spiritual needs.
“We will evaluate the complaints raised in the letter and will respond directly to the organization, but we believe FFRF is mistaken in its assessment. The Supreme Court has expressly upheld the right of public bodies to employ chaplains and has noted that the use of prayer is not in conflict with the principles of disestablishment and religious freedom.”


Your little faggots tucked tail and ran when confronted.


“Without a player that’s willing to challenge [the football program in court], I don’t think there would be any legal action that could be taken,” FFRF’s Elliott tells Breitbart News.
“We’re not seeking someone,” Elliott claims. “If they contacted us it [representing them] would be something we could do,” he adds.
“We would challenge their action under 1st amendment and file a lawsuit,” Elliott says.
Elliott asserted that the Clemson football program violates the establishment clause of the First Amendment, but responded by laughing when Breitbart News asked how specifically the Clemson football program violates the establishment clause of the First Amendment.
“What news station are you with?” he asks.
“That makes a lot of sense,” he responds when told Breitbart News, before immediately hanging up.
When Breitbart News called the Freedom From Religion Foundation, we clearly identified ourselves as representing Breitbart News to the receptionist who forwarded our call to Mr. Elliott.
The establishment clause of the First Amendment reads as follows:

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof…
The question we were about to ask before the Freedom from Religion Foundation’s Elliott hung up on us was to name the law Congress had passed that was uniquely relevant to how Dabo Swinney’s Christian faith influences his operation of the football program at Clemson.
We also wanted to know if the FFRF intended to file a lawsuit against the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives, both of which have an official chaplain.

Lol long winded rant.

Why even open this thread and post in it? Just leave it be and go eat a dick while you work on your next retarded 2nd amendment gun rant thread.

Lolsmh

mingus
01-15-2016, 09:21 PM
Of course they can't find support.

The players were/are grown ass men and they weren't/aren't being pressured into participating in these religious activities.

I mean there's a point where you just have to laugh at this kind of petty shit: where does the buck stop? It just gets pettier & pettier. It'll only be a matter of time when they'll argue that it's unconstitutional, religious indoctrination to stick a cross on the side of a govt. funded public road where a loved one has died.

Avante
01-15-2016, 09:40 PM
Yeah, it matters for the point of the article. If you want to go off on your usual old man lists, then there's no point talking to you other than to just lol at your sophist ass.

No it doesn't matter at all, my point was a ton of kids go to religious schools, private/public a non factor.

And I wish ya wouldn't talk to me but since ya follow me around...hey.

Avante
01-15-2016, 09:44 PM
So you make something up to avoid tears. What a coward.

That's right, ya make things up to avoid tears.

Spot comes up missing, a few days later you find him on the side of the road dead. Your daughter thinks he just got lost. Do you tell her Spot is dead or a nice family probably found Spot and he's safe.........well?

Damn your dumb.

Avante
01-15-2016, 09:45 PM
Lol long winded rant.

Why even open this thread and post in it? Just leave it be and go eat a dick while you work on your next retarded 2nd amendment gun rant thread.

Lolsmh

Didn't even read him did ya stupid?

DMC
01-15-2016, 09:58 PM
That's right, ya make things up to avoid tears.

Spot comes up missing, a few days later you find him on the side of the road dead. Your daughter thinks he just got lost. Do you tell her Spot is dead or a nice family probably found Spot and he's safe.........well?

Damn your dumb.

Did you tell little Olongapo girl that your cock was an air spout and that you were a parade float and you needed her to blow you up? Did you explain to her that your cum was actually icing and that she won the prize? I mean, you couldn't tell her you were molesting her, right? Tears and all.

Avante
01-15-2016, 10:09 PM
Did you tell little Olongapo girl that your cock was an air spout and that you were a parade float and you needed her to blow you up? Did you explain to her that your cum was actually icing and that she won the prize? I mean, you couldn't tell her you were molesting her, right? Tears and all.

Little man it would go like this.

her...buy me drink?
Avante...sure.

small talk, going nowhere and saying nothing.

her...buy me drink?
Avante...sure.

more yakyakyak.

her...another drink?
Avante....sure.

more nothing chatter and then.

her...we go fuckysucky?
Avante...sure.

Dude, it was always them asking you, ok stupid? The deal was she had a quota to make for the bar, once she got that now it's time to make some more $$$$, you supplied that, ok little fella? OBVIOUSLY....being just a kid you knew nothing about that.

I get this felling you do understand all this, but just do the retarded bit to mess with Avante, right?

Avante
01-15-2016, 10:41 PM
Do you people have any idea how ridiculous you would have looked being on board a navy ship pulling into port and then staying on board or going to a bar and telling these working girls..."oh no not me".....hahahaha!!!!!! All of you would have done what we all did and you know it, so why act like a retard over this?

Sailors and bar girls, is news to you people, wow~~~~~~~~~~

I get it....gotta mess with Avante...but this only makes you people look stupid. What's really stupid is actually thinking these bars hired 10-12 year old kids to hustle drinks, the drinking age was 18.


To think you people are....STILL....talking about this amazes me. That happened in 70-72.

Avante
01-15-2016, 10:56 PM
Getting back on topic....

Why does anyone care what others believe in when it comes to religion if it doesn't effect them? The violence in Islam effects us, but what other religions really make any difference in our lives? If you don't have a religion do you get bothered because of it? Does anyone else even care?

TheSanityAnnex
01-16-2016, 01:13 AM
Lol long winded rant.

Why even open this thread and post in it? Just leave it be and go eat a dick while you work on your next retarded 2nd amendment gun rant thread.

Lolsmh
Long winded lol. That's all from your article. You make more threads on religion than the most religious poster here. You "like" a bunch of faggot athiests who were exposed as morons.

Avante
01-16-2016, 01:33 AM
Long winded lol. That's all from your article. You make more threads on religion than the most religious poster here. You "like" a bunch of faggot athiests who were exposed as morons.

The guy is a freak as we all can see. He follows me from forum to forum, like a dog looking for a bone. Yep. like you said he talks more about religion than anyone here.

Blake
01-16-2016, 08:39 AM
Long winded lol. That's all from your article. You make more threads on religion than the most religious poster here. You "like" a bunch of faggot athiests who were exposed as morons.

Your post was too long, didn't read, just loled at you moaning about a thread you have the ability to completely avoid.

The FFRF brought the mandatory church time thing to Clemson's attention and offered legal help to any player that might not want Jesus pushed on him. That's about it.

Blake
01-16-2016, 08:46 AM
The guy is a freak as we all can see. He follows me from forum to forum, like a dog looking for a bone. Yep. like you said he talks more about religion than anyone here.

You've currently got more posts in this thread than anyone else here, Spot.

TheSanityAnnex
01-16-2016, 12:17 PM
Your post was too long, didn't read, just loled at you moaning about a thread you have the ability to completely avoid.

The FFRF brought the mandatory church time thing to Clemson's attention and offered legal help to any player that might not want Jesus pushed on him. That's about it.

How about lol at you not even reading the article you posted. There was no mandatory church time. Here are two small quotes since you seem to have trouble with entire paragraphs.


“We have three rules in our program that everybody must follow: (1) players must go to class, (2) they must give a good effort and (3) they must be good citizens. It is as simple as that."

“Participation in religious activities is purely voluntary, and there are no repercussions for students who decline to do so."


Next time read the entire article before commenting so people don't think all atheists are as lazy and whiny as you are.

Avante
01-16-2016, 12:33 PM
You've currently got more posts in this thread than anyone else here, Spot.

I've never started a thread talking about religion, while that's your favorite subject other than Avante.

Notice nobody wants to talk about it with you, it's just about poking fun at you.

Blake, ya suck little guy, ok?

Blake
01-16-2016, 01:08 PM
I've never started a thread talking about religion, while that's your favorite subject other than Avante.

Notice nobody wants to talk about it with you, it's just about poking fun at you.

Blake, ya suck little guy, ok?

You do realize you're in my thread talking about nothing but me

Blake
01-16-2016, 01:20 PM
How about lol at you not even reading the article you posted. There was no mandatory church time. Here are two small quotes since you seem to have trouble with entire paragraphs.


“We have three rules in our program that everybody must follow: (1) players must go to class, (2) they must give a good effort and (3) they must be good citizens. It is as simple as that."

“Participation in religious activities is purely voluntary, and there are no repercussions for students who decline to do so."


Next time read the entire article before commenting so people don't think all atheists are as lazy and whiny as you are.

Keep showing how these threads piss you off by reading them thoroughly and replying to me. That'll show me.

You're right. "Church day" is formally voluntary and so far it's legal for them to have a team chaplain.

It'll be real interesting if one of the players files a suit.

TheSanityAnnex
01-16-2016, 01:33 PM
Keep showing how these threads piss you off by reading them thoroughly and replying to me. That'll show me.

You're right. "Church day" is formally voluntary and so far it's legal for them to have a team chaplain.

It'll be real interesting if one of the players files a suit.


:lol didn't read his own article
:lol angry lazy atheist

Blake
01-16-2016, 01:58 PM
:lol didn't read his own article
:lol angry lazy atheist

Lol you're the angry one here son
Rofl angrily researching this topic that he hates

TheSanityAnnex
01-16-2016, 02:12 PM
Lol you're the angry one here son
Rofl angrily researching this topic that he hates
:lol having to explain OP to OP

Blake
01-16-2016, 02:20 PM
:lol having to explain OP to OP

You didn't have to. You wanted to. So you did thorough research. You really taught me.

Especially with my main contention being "I like these guys"

TheSanityAnnex
01-16-2016, 02:24 PM
You didn't have to. You wanted to. So you did thorough research. You really taught me.

Especially with my main contention being "I like these guys"
:lol reading OP's 1 page article=thorough research

Chris
01-16-2016, 05:40 PM
:lol didn't read his own article
:lol angry lazy atheist

:lol

Blake
01-16-2016, 09:18 PM
:lol reading OP's 1 page article=thorough research

Thorough enough for me to lol. You do remember your whining from earlier in this thread about this thread, right?

TheSanityAnnex
01-17-2016, 02:28 AM
Thorough enough for me to lol. You do remember your whining from earlier in this thread about this thread, right?
You do remember whining about your article without actually reading your article, right? :lol

140
01-18-2016, 11:13 AM
Avante....yep, Spot is in Doggy Heaven, and smiling down on you.

This a kid, not the time to worry about anything other than putting a smile on her face.

I'll just bet you love to put a smile on a little kids face

Blake
01-18-2016, 01:58 PM
You do remember whining about your article without actually reading your article, right? :lol

No. Refresh my memory.

Blake
03-21-2016, 04:38 PM
Oh good. We traded one idiot governor for another.

"AUSTIN, Texas (CN) - Gov. Greg Abbott had the right to call a Nativity display of the Founding Fathers gathered around the Bill of Rights in a manger "tasteless sarcasm," but he violated the Constitution when he ordered it dismantled, the Freedom From Religion Foundation claims in court.
*****The foundation sued Abbott and the director of the Texas State Preservation Board on Feb. 25 in Federal Court.
*****When the Preservation Board approved the display of a Christian Nativity scene in the Capitol's Ground Floor Rotunda in 2014, it was the first time an exhibit promoting a specific religion had been displayed at the Capitol, the foundation says in the complaint. The board allowed another Christian Nativity scene in 2015.
*****The foundation submitted an application for its own Nativity scene to the Preservation Board on July 7, 2015, which the board approved after revisions later. The foundation's featured cutout figures 4 to 6 feet tall celebrating the 224th anniversary of the ratification of the Bill of Rights, and the winter solstice.
*****In a letter to potential sponsors, the foundation called its exhibit "a temporary display in the Ground Floor Rotunda that celebrates free thought and the United States as the first among nations to formally embrace the separation of state and church."
*****The foundation's exhibit went on display on Dec. 18 without disruption, incidents or controversy. But the Preservation Board dismantled it three days later without notice, after Gov. Abbott demanded it in a*letter*to the board's executive director John Sneed.
*****Abbott called the exhibit a "juvenile parody" that violated the Preservation Board's regulations and that "should be removed immediately."
*****Abbott wrote that the exhibit did not promote a "public purpose" and that it "deliberately mocks Christians and Christianity" through its use of a manger scene.
*****"The Biblical scene of the newly born Jesus Christ lying in a manger in Bethlehem lies at the very heart of the Christian faith. Subjecting an image held sacred by millions of Texans to the Foundations tasteless sarcasm does nothing to promote morals and the general welfare," Abbott wrote in the letter. The governor then quoted a supposed passage from George Washington's prayer journal to support his argument, according to the complaint........

More....

http://www.courthousenews.com/2016/02/29/non-theists-renew-wrangle-with-texas.htm

Blake
03-21-2016, 04:44 PM
The vulgar display that offended Governor Abbott:

http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/files/2015/12/faux-nativity-260x300.jpg

boutons_deux
03-23-2016, 12:49 PM
The vulgar display that offended Abbott:

http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/files/2015/12/faux-nativity-260x300.jpg

:lol Abbott STANDS for pure, TX, Bible humping bullshit.