Christians Stage Live Nativity in Protest Against Santa Monica’s Atheist-Led Nativity Ban (See it Here)
Christians in Santa Monica, California, have refused to back down to atheists who have successfully pushed for a local ban on unattended nativity displays in local parks. TheBlaze already told you about the loophole that believers found in the new regulations imposed by city government — one that allows for live reenactments of the Christmas story to still take place in Palisades Park. So, over the weekend, to the chagrin of secularists, believers put on quite the show.
On Saturday, the live nativity unfolded in an effort to rail against atheists’ efforts and city-wide regulations that are seen by some as squelching free speech. In contrast to past years, which included large-scale depictions of the Bible’s story of Jesus’ birth, actors came together in costume, complete with a wooden manger. Additionally, the Christians putting the show on sang traditional Christmas carols in honor of the holiday tradition.
Photo Credit: KNBC-TV
As for the motivation for continuing the nativity, one could easily argue that such a sentiment is tradition. This year marks the 60th annual presence of Christmas imagery in the public park. And, according to the Rev. Patrick Mahoney, director of the Christian Defense Coalition in Washington, D.C., the loophole of creating a live display made perfect sense.
“We noticed that all the bans were for unattended displays, so we thought, what about a live nativity? What about having people there?” he explained in an interview with KNBC-TV.
Interestingly, the live display was not put on by the Santa Monica Nativity Scenes committee, the owners of the traditional display involved in the recent legal dispute. However, the group did advertise the event on its web site.
Watch an NBC report about the live nativity, below:
As for the massive displays that graced the Palisades Park for decades, a private business has opened up its land to display these Biblical scenes. Watt Companies, a real estate business in Santa Monica, California, will host the Christian themes from Dec. 9 through Jan. 5.
“We are deeply grateful to the Watt Companies for donating display space that will allow all of Santa Monica’s distinctive Christmas Story to continue spreading the message of joy, hope, and peace found in the Christ child’s birth to residents and visitors,” said Hunter Jameson, chairman of the Nativity Scenes Committee, in a statement on the group’s web site.
Watch, below, for more:
As TheBlaze has reported, for the past year, atheists and Christians have been battling over the presence of nativity displays in public parks in Santa Monica. In an effort to temper the bickering, the city inevitably implemented a ban on all religious speech in local parks, thus ending a nearly-60-year tradition of having a display in Palisades Park. But the battle clearly hasn’t ended.
These newfound actions have helped to keep the nativity display — at least in some form — in place.
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TERossi
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 9:14pmThe best part about this is how angry it makes atheists. Soon, they’ll be so angry they’ll try something stupid like dress up as a Zombie Muhammad and get the crap kicked out of them. Then these same Useful Idiots will discover where their Cultural Marxism has abandoned their freedoms as “privileges.”
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Digital Saturn
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 11:08pmIf angry = happy then you are correct. They did exactly what we wanted. They took their nativity scene to PRIVATE property. You know, for all the hate you have for Atheists, you sure don’t understand us very well.
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TruthPolice60
Posted on December 11, 2012 at 1:32amLove the forceful Christian response… Hey Digital Satan… What is it about The Baby Jesus that scares you people? What’s the threat? Merry Christmas !
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binge_thinker
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 5:46pmFor the militant atheist, it seems like their whole lives are about poking religious people in the eye with a stick.
Ironic though, that as atheists, they see God everywhere.
God wins.
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henryKnox
Posted on December 15, 2012 at 11:20amAtheists, Marxists and Islamists have been trying to take away American freedom for a century, it is about time that we fought back. We can’t just keep giving up as they Progressively enslave us.
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MichiganFreedom
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 6:13pmYahweh’s blessings to you, Digital Saturn.
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sonicarts
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 5:45pmThe coolest thing I saw was when a Santa came & Knelt at the feet of baby Jesus!!
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One of the Quiet Ones
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 5:05pmI think the atheists motivated them to do something better that an unattended display.
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Simonne
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 3:51pmI just love this. This is getting so ridiculous that you sometimes wonder if they will eventually outlaw Christmas. For stores who won’t say Merry Christmas are the ones who would cry the loudest as they would lose all that money.
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B-Neil
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 2:44pmIt’s amazing how low an individual will stoop to get attenchen. God love there Idiocracy. MERRY CHRISTMAS to all you real people out there.
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DenverKitty
Posted on December 15, 2012 at 7:32pmB-Neil…and a Merry Christmas to you. God bless.
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blackbean
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 1:51pmThis goup is to be applauded for their gutsy response. We need more of it. Way to go!
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HLGarret
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 1:39pmThe atheists should put up their display that they sincerely believe should happen to Christians…..lions eatting Christians.
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DIgnified
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 2:11pmWhy would you feed a lion, who never did anything to anybody, a bunch of garbage? Want to make it sick?
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BuzzardSays
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 6:18pmTo Dignafied,
NOT SO MUCH ARE YOU. But hey the student is not greater than the teacher. They called Jesus Beelzebub. Garbage is just another dehumanizing misuse of a noun as an adjective. GO back to School House Rock…get edu-moo-cated.
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TERossi
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 9:05pmNow that their Messiah Obama is in office they will. Either that or some will have to wait ’til Ron Paul descends on his UFO and graces them with the magic of Free Markets, Hemp and Marijuana.
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chg2012
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 1:15pmhttp://www.opm.gov/Operating_Status_Schedules/fedhol/2012.asp
Federal law (5 U.S.C. 6103) establishes the following public holidays for Federal employees. Please note that most Federal employees work on a Monday through Friday schedule. For these employees, when a holiday falls on a nonworkday — Saturday or Sunday — the holiday usually is observed on Monday (if the holiday falls on Sunday) or Friday (if the holiday falls on Saturday).
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chg2012
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 1:13pmThe atheists have no law to stand on.. but Christians are too afraid to stand up to them in most cases. they worry about law suits .. they have NO reason to worry tho.. it’s pretty simple really & Has been overlooked for years.
CHRISTMAS IS a “”"GOVERNMENT HOLIDAY”"”..
if atheists want to say it can’t be placed on ‘public’ aka Gov. property..,then change the sanctioned GOV HOLIDAY.. so far they just try and scare Christians .. really scary ..NOT !
MAKE ALL GOV OFFICES be OPEN ! make ALL GOV employees go to work !! Let congress work.. let the Prez gvie up his 4 million dollar vacation to Hawaii..
you can’t have it both ways people.. it is either sanctioned. or it’s not .. period !!
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NachtundNebel
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 3:10pmI think Christians should do much more than stand up to them. I think they should make it VERY clear exactly who the atheists are in their community, legally, of course. The atheists may contemplate moving to an atheist hellhole like San Francisco or NYC, where they are appreciated.
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BuzzardSays
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 6:26pmThat would be great. Atheist enclaves for themselves sequestered from decent humanity because of their inability to COEXIST as the bumper sticker emblazones.
Then we Christians could be happy without the niggling disagreeable atheist continually raising legal challenges of such great import…like prayers before football games, or valedictorian speeches. Atheists see themselves as vanquishers of Christian symbology but would not dare take on the Muslim horde as they might find themselves under threat of death like Salmon Rushdie.
I find God had a special term of endearment for those that say there is no God….FOOLS. I say we start a 1984-ish campaign to alway replace the word atheist with Gods synonym, FOOL. Perfect! Makes my day.
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The Third Archon
Posted on December 11, 2012 at 2:10am“I think Christians should do much more than stand up to them. I think they should make it VERY clear exactly who the atheists are in their community, legally, of course. The atheists may contemplate moving to an atheist hellhole like San Francisco or NYC, where they are appreciated.”
Yes, and that would make you what we call a fascist. Someone who is so afraid of an idea, so enchanted with what they already believe rather than what’s true, that instead of engaging with it and analyzing it with reason, the only thing that makes humans distinguishable in any morally significant way from any other organism, you instead think it is moral and intelligent to attempt to intimidate those who hold the idea. Good one Mussolini. But we live in the 21st century–the law has muzzled your religion in the parts of the world that AREN’T **** (i.e. here for now), because for a long time, it WASN’T muzzled, and it did nothing but perpetuate barbarism and gratuitous suffering for roughly 1,000 years. But, like then, eventually the that which is true and useful become imminent in the struggle for survival, and destructive behaviors like your religious delusions weed themselves out. And likewise, reduced to making pathetic and empty attempts at social coercion, today your superstitious delusions are sighing their death rattle–the feeble death throes of what was once a seemingly monolithic, totalitarian experiment, will soon be naught but a bad memory.
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binge_thinker
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 5:48pmIt is the left which is constantly attempting to dismantle the moral values of the American culture – founded in the Judeo-Christian ethic – to replace them with amorality or even blatant paganism. The left hates any moral values but its own and is intent upon shoving them down the throats of everyone, all the while hypocritically pontificating about their designated enemies supposedly doing what the left is truly doing.
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MONICNE
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 12:53pmLunch Break! How’s everybody doing? What a relaxing weekend! The house and grounds are finally festively decorated – I was looking forward to this Christmas Story – we have participated in live Nativity reenactments – but never for spite!
I see our young AusTROLLian friend has his churlish and snarky bromides fastened squarely on his atheist prey, it just means there no LGBT rights stories posted yet. LOL, in the land down under they apparently do not care much for diversity or individual freedoms. Suppose that makes ‘em Cobbers.
Back to work now! – See you all at TEA time!
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ranepowel
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 12:47pmThis is really such a non-story. I live near there and went by and saw literally 10-15 people who were watching for a bit, then walked away. Wow. They really proved something. Moving on.
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binge_thinker
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 5:57pmIt proved one thing. That the Establishment clause has been misinterpreted by atheists for years into something it does not say. Try reading some history and the Constitution. Then you might actually gain some understanding. The establishment clause is there to preserve religious freedoms, not censor them like the anti-social atheists were trying to do.
All that matters, is that the nativity was there as it has been for six decades now.
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ronin_6
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 12:45pmGod bless and keep these people safe. I suspect that in the not so distant future Christianity may be driven underground again.
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MONICNE
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 12:55pmBy Whom? Where? and Why?
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RANGER1965
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 1:01pm@Monicne
The Bible tells us
Who
and
Why.
It’s silent on the when. But it does admonish us to stay watchful, and gives us signs to look for when the time is near.
Look it up.
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The_Cabrito_Goat
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 1:55pmMonicne…..that’s an anagram of Encinom, is it not?
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DIgnified
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 2:21pmGood. Keep religion where it belongs. Inside your head.
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MONICNE
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 3:41pmSir Cabrito Goat – you could consider it an anagram, (it is); but I actually chose it to be the ANTONYM – as I try and live the opposite of encinomic values being expressed on these pages at that time.
I misunderestimated how barbarically some unrefined droogs hereabout would react.
The rest is quite teachable history. Thanks for asking. (back to work)
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smv803
Posted on December 15, 2012 at 11:58am@Cabrito….
You are so smart! Yes….both male and female. A transgender perhaps?
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forthepeople
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 11:38amBrings new meaning to :
‘ Get A Life ” & ‘ Rain On Your Parade ‘
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forthepeople
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 11:34ambetcha when looking down the barrel of a gun , wall of water or a fireball they get religion real fast ?
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Keatonc33
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 11:43amPerfect! lets employ more Crusade tactics!
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RANGER1965
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 11:46amThat’s been my experience as well.
When the darkness really comes, Atheists find that they don’t want to go gently into the night…and the name of God is upon their lips just like a Christian.
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RANGER1965
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 11:51am@KEATON33
It’s you and your religion which is on a crusade Keaton. It’s you and your religion which employs the whole can of Stalinisque tactics.
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willingtoupe
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 11:53amWell it was a step by step process. In the past Christians banned/excluded the Ethiopian wise man from the scene (Like in the video), and now the Atheist took it a step further and banned the whole thing.
It’s all or nothing folks. TEEE HEE HEE
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Keatonc33
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 12:04pmwhat? my religion? i dont have a religion… nor am i persecuting anyone
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RANGER1965
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 12:14pmYou’ve been persecuting people all morning.
Further, Atheism is the embodiment of a faith based religion. Instead of worshipping God you’ve just substituted man, yourself, or nothingness. Cute trick, but it’s the same old BS.
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AvengerK
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 12:19pmLOL…pig’s arse you’re not persecuting anyone KRETIN33. You and your ilk are on a crusade to erase religion from all aspects of public life. You want it behind closed doors and out of sight of the public. If you had your way, there’d be no religion at all. You’re not very convincing champ.
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The_Cabrito_Goat
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 1:52pmRanger, if he’s persecuting people, just report him. This site would be a whole lot more friendly and fear-free for other people’s views if not for a loud, filthy minority. (Wango, encinom, and now Keaton)
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BlueStrat
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 7:50pmAtheists make me laugh when they say they oppose religion.
Atheism is a religion just like any other.
Religion believes, without proof, that there is a God.
Atheism believes, without proof, that there is no God.
Both are expressions of faith and belief in the unprovable.
Atheists simply seek to place their religion above others and persecute non-believers.
At least the radical Islamists are honest about their beliefs and intentions.
Atheists try to cloak their religion in Secularism.
Bit Atheists are just as intolerant of other’s beliefs as the radical Islamists, and for the same reasons.
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COFemale
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 11:19amI am sorry but as a taxpayer I have every right to request a permit to use the park as I so deem as long as it does not break laws already established.
When FFRF or any other group threatens with a lawsuit, they are violating my right as a taxpayer. A park is public property regardless of my religion. I have a right to be there as well as the atheist. This judge hurt everyone with his ruling. This does not solve the problem, because in the end the atheist won. He punished the Christians and rewarded the God haters.
For a group who does not believe in God, they sure get their panties in a wad trying to eliminate a non-existent entity. Satan’s children will stop at nothing to remove God from earth.
People like this are attention seeking people. They were neglected as a child and this is their way of saying look at me, I exist. These people need serious mental health guidance.
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RANGER1965
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 11:25amIt will come down to a put up or shut up moment soon.
Then big decisions will be made about the future of all religious beliefs in a public space, including the Atheism religion.
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Keatonc33
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 11:28amyou maybe as a tax payer. but remember christianity and your beliefs are tax free…
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AvengerK
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 11:36amyeah ummm KRETIN? Media Matters enjoys tax exempt status too. Thanks for playing champ.
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RANGER1965
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 11:43am@AvengerK
Reason and Atheism are antithetical.
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Keatonc33
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 11:54amRanger how so? how do reason an atheism differ?
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RANGER1965
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 12:11pmAtheism is based on faith, not empiricism.
It is an article of faith to believe in the existence of God. It is also an article of faith to believe in the non-existence of God. In fact believing in a negative requires a great deal more faith.
Therefore atheistic claims that Atheism is not a faith based religion is faulty. Atheistic claims that the Atheism religion is based on empiricsim and REASON are also…just as faulty. It is faith, and nothing else.
Therefore Atheism and Reason are antithetical, just as most Atheists are. Most of your ilk uses pseudo-science and illogical reasoning as a club to beat on Christians who just don’t know any better. But in the final analysis it’s just another form of Gnosticism. Or elitism if you wish.
It doesn’t impress me, and for most people on this board can see right through the snake oil.
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goahead.makemyday
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 1:26pmTo back up RANGERK
Do you have consistent irrefutable proof there is no God? Please don’t try pointing out micro-evolution the jump from micro-evolution to macro-evolution is too big.
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RANGER1965
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 11:16amAtheism is a faith based religion. This belief system has nothing to do with science or reason.
And there is nothing wrong with that. But many Atheists are selling snake oil when they try to make grand proclamations about Science backing them, or that their faith based religion is based on reason.
As long as they are honest with themselves and others about their religion, then for the most part Atheism has credibility.
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forthepeople
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 11:32amThen they are ‘ No Different ‘ !
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RANGER1965
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 11:42am@FORTHEPEOPLE
Precisely.
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U4eeeahhh
Posted on December 11, 2012 at 6:53amAttempting to classify Atheism as a religion is always a strange process that the religious use to some how attempt to bring non-believers down to their level. If we accept Ranger’s process for determining if a philosophy is a religion then that makes Ranger1965 a part of our “religion” because he doesn’t believe in deities like Zeus, Thor, Ra or Mohammed. Must be a “belief” because he has no proof there is no sun god Ra, thus Ranger1965 is an Atheist.
It is not that I have faith there is no Jesus just as it is not a matter of faith that I know there is no Thor. I simply recognize myths and legends for what they are and can differentiate between reality supernatural and superstition.
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binge_thinker
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 6:00pmAtheism is a religion. (Or at least it requires a God for you not to believe in.)
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ares338
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 11:06amThis is why I don’t care for religion or anti-religion people. I have my own Church…” The Church of the Holy Frog”…….it’s non-denominational and I am accepting donations to it for my pastors beer fund!
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Keatonc33
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 11:10amNice… do you believe in an afterlife.. you know after you croak…
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Eleutheria
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 11:13am“When people stop believing in God, they don’t believe in nothing–they believe in anything.”
–G. K. Chesterton
This characterizes your belief in the holy frog quite well.
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AvengerK
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 11:15amTypical lefty..KRETIN33 dodges ARES’ collection plate and offers just words instead. Let someone else pay right KRETIN?
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TulsaYeeHaw
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 11:23am@Keaton33
Ta-Duh- BOOM!!
That was rather funny.
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Keatonc33
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 11:26amSorry avengerk.. I have my own beer fund to take care of first!
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Keatonc33
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 11:29am; ) thanks tulsayeehaw!
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AvengerK
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 11:38amPaid for with food stamps of course..right KRETIN33?
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Obama Snake Oil Co
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 11:45amGood luck with yalls personal theory….hope it works for you when you stand before god one day. Have a Merry Christmas!
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Keatonc33
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 12:03pmhaha nah avengerk i work.. UPS TEAMSTERS 696
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AvengerK
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 12:21pmLOL…really KRETIN33? The extortion of union fees from others’ paychecks is what you call work?
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Keatonc33
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 10:59amso while this is going on…over 2 weeks before christmas. Its also the 3rd day of Hanukkah! Happy Hanukkah everyone!
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AvengerK
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 11:06amKwaanza’s more your speed isn’t it KRETIN33?
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TERossi
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 9:06pmCultural Marxism 101: hate, attack, blame, lie, deny
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spfoam1
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 10:58amAtheists should be glad there is freedom of religion, and should support it, because without that freedom there would be no freedom at all. Take away freedom of religion, and you have to wonder what other freedom is next in line to be taken? People of faith should be glad there is also freedom from religion, because without that freedom you have to wonder who gets to decide which religion is accepted.
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AvengerK
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 10:51amand the crowd goes wild…..
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Keatonc33
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 10:48amwhats the difference between Jesus and a picture of Jesus?
It only took one nail to hang the picture ; )
…go ahead let me have it.
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Zipit
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 10:59amWhy Keaton? You just proved once and for all, that you’re NOT worth it!!!!!
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kickagrandma
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 11:00am“whats the difference between Jesus and a picture of Jesus?
It only took one nail to hang the picture ; ) …”
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“whats the difference between Jesus and a picture of Jesus?”
EVERYTHING.
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AvengerK
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 11:01amLet you have what KRETIN33? Did you think you earned something?
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AvengerK
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 11:23amLOL….KRETIN33..really..you want that picture of yourself that POLARIZED AMERICA found, available to the general public? Shouldn’t you just leave it on your profile on “Manhunt.net” where it better serves you?
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Polarized America
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 11:28am.
i guess someone doesn’t like your picture….sorry about that ../;-)
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Keatonc33
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 11:31amHA leave it to avengerk to be able to rattle off gay dating sites.
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Polarized America
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 11:37am.gee Keaton .. i hung your picture without nails and they took it down and after you said………………….go ahead let me have it…………. and yet you make fun of someone who was Murdered …..go figure
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AvengerK
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 11:40amLeave it to KRETIN33 to recognize homosexual dating sites.
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Polarized America
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 11:48amAVENGERK………………….makes you wonder what ..33.. means, never mind, i don’t wanna know
anyway i have nothin against gays ..they sure are entertaining after all
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Keatonc33
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 11:56amwait.. what picture are you talking about?
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Keatonc33
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 11:57amwell duh avengerk i has to search it
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AvengerK
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 12:06pm“duh” is very much in character for you KRETIN33.
Yeah…you ” has seach it” most evenings and weekends in your case I would guess.
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Leatherneck48
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 1:10pm“whats the difference between Jesus and a picture of Jesus?
It only took one nail to hang the picture ; ) …â€
Well, the difference is that you as an atheist don’t believe that the only way into Heaven is through Jesus Christ, not his picture. I as a Christian have something to try to live by, you on the other hand are wandering around lost. I’ll take Christianity any day of the week. Good luck with that in the afterlife. Semper Fi…..
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binge_thinker
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 6:04pmAtheism
The belief that there was nothing and nothing happened to nothing and then nothing magically exploded for no reason, creating everything and then a bunch of everything magically rearranged itself for no reason whatsoever into self-replicating bits.
Makes perfect sense.
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Keatonc33
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 10:48amIs it so hard to recognize that not everyone shares your beliefs? Maybe just do this at your church? why do you have to make a point of it and do it in public?
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SUNTZU
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 10:56amor bedroom
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spfoam1
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 10:59amWhy can’t you just talk to yourself, instead of doing it in public and offending others?
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Keatonc33
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 11:00amhaha
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tothepoint
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 11:00amNot everyone shares the godless religion of atheism, either.
Other religions should respect atheists’ desire to be godless and respect atheists’ push to be godless in public. Let them have all the godlessness they desire.
AND atheists should respect those who wish to have their religion publicly displayed.
The answer to all sides is, just don’t look at what the other has displayed.
Tolerance can be beautiful when practiced by all.
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AvengerK
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 11:03amWell KRETIN33…part of Christianity is evangelizing. Last I looked…that’s not against the law. Perhaps a statist cur like you would like to change that though?
But don’t waste your time here…shouldn’t you be putting your money where you mouth is and getting congress to stop recognizing a CHRISTIAN holiday as a national holiday? Good luck with that….
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Keatonc33
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 11:09amGood point to the point!
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TheEndIsComing
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 11:12amKeaton, the same could be said about your “pride” parades. Why don’t you just do them in private, at a separate venue? The rest of us are not interested in seeing you in leather chaps with no clothes on acting like a narcissistic, spoiled little boy.
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Keatonc33
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 11:27amthe end is coming.. 2 things. first I have never been to a pride parade. and secondly christians arn’t oppressed like gays in this nation.
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BODYBAG
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 11:30am@TOTHEPOINT
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 11:00am
Tolerance can be beautiful when practiced by all.
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Excellent. Let us all tolerate everything. We can all hold hands together across the world and
teach the whole world to sing. Have any “free-thinkers” wet their pants yet?
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AvengerK
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 11:44amLOL…you’ve never been to a “pride” parade KRETIN33? Are you playing semantics again? Ok…you participate in “pride” parades..better?
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Keatonc33
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 11:59amstrike that! i have been to a pride parade. kind of.. officially it was a counter protest of the westboro church but it sure looked like a pride parade.
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AvengerK
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 12:24pmNo KRETIN33…you’re clearly referring to the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence which were part of the same parade you were part of.
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tothepoint
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 10:47amAtheism meets the criteria of a religion, even though some pretend it doesn’t.
Religious atheists must learn to be tolerant of other religions.
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Marine25
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 10:59amYeah, with the exception of gods and our insistance that reason and evidence be required, we are practically christians.
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AvengerK
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 11:25amwhat are you talking about MARINE25? Militant atheists have their own churches, bibles, bishops and canon…they’re as fundamentalist as they come.
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AvengerK
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 11:27amHeck MARINE25…atheists even have a nifty star trek symbol as a sign of their faith.
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goahead.makemyday
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 11:28amMARINE
Don’t forget Pagans, Hindu, Muslims, Shinto, Cheondoism, Seicho-no-Ie, Sikhism, Rastafari, Jainism, Buddhism, Unitarian Universalism, Cao Äà i, Bahá’Ã, Church of World Messianity, Wicca(I know some consider it Pagan), Zoroastrianism, Raëlism(it was on the list don’t blame me), Scientology, Eckankar, Tenrikyo, Satanism. Those are just the major ones, not including all the “Homemade” religions, or denominations/sects.
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TERossi
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 9:11pmMARINE25 is a typical, know-nothing Useful Idiot for Cultural Marxism. “Reason” and “evidence” are used as a magic words by the Cult of Useful Idiots. MARINE25 cannot give evidence but he can engage in agitprop. He can attack, lie, hate, and blame. His brain is a wad of bumper-sticker slogans.
REASON!!111one
MARINE25 will just beat that drum endlessly. Don’t worry. Ron Paul will be dead and gone forever. All of that time he spent at church was waste right? Ron Paul is a moron for attending service regularly right? He’s just a withered, soulless old loser who wasted his time.
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Keatonc33
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 10:46amAnother shining example of the war on atheism!
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AvengerK
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 11:05amHow do you make war on a belief in nothing?
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Keatonc33
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 11:11amvery carefully
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AvengerK
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 11:50amAlmost as big a waste of time as you KRETIN33.
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Keatonc33
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 12:06pmawww shucks
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AvengerK
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 12:28pmAlmost as big a waste of time as your retorts.
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DIgnified
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 2:19pmYou’re an idiot. War on nothing? Christians worship a big old’ nuthin’ but yet for some reason there’s supposedly a big war against the Christian nothing.
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binge_thinker
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 6:03pmWe can only hope.
Atheism: A religion.
Or at least it requires a God for you not to believe in.
http://reason.com/archives/2012/03/10/atheism-is-a-religion
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Keatonc33
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 10:46amRemember when christmas came once a year?
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TERossi
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 9:12pmRemember when Useful Idiots for Cultural Marxism weren’t mainstream?
Of course you don’t. Your brain is a wad of brain-dead bumper-sticker slogans.
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