Posted on 12/24/2009 7:49:55 AM PST by Former Fetus
A conservative activist and Illinois comptroller candidate was escorted from the Illinois State Capitol building Wednesday when he tried to remove a sign put up by an atheist group.
William J. Kelly announced Tuesday that he planned to take down the sign put up by the Freedom from Religion Foundation, and on Wednesday, he tried to make good on his plan.
But Kelly said when he turned the sign around so it was face down, state Capitol police were quick to escort him away.
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This is actually the second year the sign has been placed at the Capitol. The people who were responsibile for the sign aren’t even from Illinois.
“There is only our natural world.”
The natural world is a very cruel and hard place.
I disagree. It is, however, utterly indifferent.
They were at the Italian restaurant across the street.
What an exclusionary sign! It must have come from one of those narrow-minded religious groups.
The time for calm reasoned arguments is past.
That’s my favorite argument against atheism — the mind. The fact that our thoughts and perceptions can’t be measured yet still exist blows a hole in atheism’s materialist premises big enough to drive a Mack truck through.
This being the case, you seem to think that the best way to resolve a disagreement over a public display in a state capital is with arson.
Call me Caspar Milquetoast, but that seems to be a bit of an overreaction.
Please go soak your head
Who is attempting or asking to burn down the capital house? Talk about overreacting and overstating the situation.
Please go soak your head
And Merry Christmas. And please lighten up, not with "arson" of course.
* (a contemptuous term for an imaginary deity invented by aggressive atheists)
Well, I am about to shampoo my hair, so...
Oh, wait. That was another sophomoric gratuitous insult, wasn't it? Well, you did say that the time for calm and reason was past, so fair enough. At least you're being consistent.
You want to burn other people's property and you're telling me to lighten up?
Yes, with the caveat that Pastafarians don't actually "believe" in the FSM.
* (a contemptuous term for an imaginary deity invented by aggressive atheists)
The FSM is the deity of a parody religion created with the express intent of mocking the Intelligent Design movement.
I acknowledge the misuse of the term, you're merely advocating the burning of other people's private property.
But Kelly called the sign "hate speech," and said he does not believe it is appropriate for a sign that "mocks" religion to be placed next to a Christmas tree and also near a nativity scene.So as you see, they HAVE a nativity scene, this isn't about allowing one while banning another, this is about a person deciding not to respect freedom, and thereby risking us losing the ability to put up a nativity scene at the capital."I don't think the State of Illinois has any business denigrating or mocking any religion," Kelly said, "and I think that's what the verbiage on the sign was doing."
Imagine if an Atheist, rather than putting up their offensive sign, simply burned down the nativity? Would your argument about only allowing certain religious views give him that right?
In the natural world I would over power you, take your food, shelter and women leaving you out in the cold. Through the moral values instilled in humans, by their religion, I instead, if you were nearby, would bring you a gift and wish you Merry Christmas.
Maybe it was a typo, and he meant “Light-em up”.
And through the moral values instilled in other humans by their religion, they would declare a Jihad on me and cut my throat.
Moral values and religion are part of the "natural" world. Actually, the term is redundant, since nature by definition encompasses everything that exists.
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