New York Atheists Angry Over 'Heaven' Street Sign Honoring Sept. 11 Victims

Fox News ^ | 6/21/11

[NYFreeper]

New York City Atheists Angry

GOOD!!!

[Mountain Bike Vomit Carnage]

How can they be upset over something that they say doesn’t exist.

It’s like saying I get all bunched up when I see a unicorn.

[Mountain Bike Vomit Carnage]

..................or an honest Democrat.

[Pollster1]

They need to address a long list of other issues.

The City of Corpus Christi, TX
San Diego, CA
San Francisco, CA
Santa Monica, CA
Los Angeles, CA
Bethlehem, PA
St. Louis, MO
St. Paul, Minnesota

I could go on, but one little street seems like a minor complaint. Besides, have they looked at the money in their wallets: “In God We Trust”? I would be happy to relieve them of that trauma, except that they would refuse because they are only faking the distress, so they have a reason to complain.

[Some Fat Guy in L.A.]

Satan’s minions never like being reminded of who is really in charge.

[Tanniker Smith]

P.S. I live on St Marks, and it is heaven.

LOL!

8)

[Ethan Clive Osgoode]

Atheists are always angry.

They are like muslims.

[Allegra]

“There should be no signage or displays of religious nature in the public domain,” said Ken Bronstein, president of New York City Atheists. “It’s really insulting to us."

Awwww...poor Kenny.

But someday, maybe way off in the future, you'll get over it.

[presidio9]

It's not explicit, but obvious

Really? I see a restriction on the establishment of an official state religion. I must have missed the "obviously" implied seperation of church and state. Care to explain it to me?

[antiRepublicrat]

I see a restriction on the establishment of an official state religion.

Don't forget not restricting religious exercise and not allowing religious tests for office. "Wall of separation" is an overarching theme representing these, not an explicit statement in the Constitution. Jefferson just put it together in that term when he said the minority would not be penalized for not believing the same as the majority.

[presidio9]

Correct you are, but that is not the foundation of liberal and atheist complaints against streets honoring firemen, or school vouchers, or creche displays, or the Pledge of Allegiance, etc.

[presidio9]

P.S. I live on St Marks, and it is heaven.

How old are you?

[antiRepublicrat]

Correct you are, but that is not the foundation of liberal and atheist complaints against streets honoring firemen

That's why I call them anti-theists in a culture war, not a constitutional issue. A street sign doesn't affect my rights, doesn't reasonably make me think I won't receive equal treatment under the law, thus it's not a separation issue.

School vouchers is another issue, and it works opposite of what the liberals think. To exclude religious institutions from vouchers requires that the government discriminate against people for their religious beliefs. That is not allowed under separation and free exercise.