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SATURDAY, DEC 17, 2011| 7 comments| 1 commentary

Alternative Nativity Scene Set Up At Capitol

An atheists' group, the Freedom From Religion Foundation, has set up an alternative Nativity scene in the Capitol Rotunda.

The display, which was installed on Wednesday, is in response to the traditional Christian Nativity scene on display at the Capitol, which was assembled by the conservative group Wisconsin Family Action.

Aside from the manger, the Freedom From Religion Foundation's display isn't the typical Nativity scene. The display includes a baby girl in a manger, three wise people and Venus as Mary. Charles Darwin, Albert Einstein and Mark Twain make up the three wise people. The angels in the scene include the Statue of Liberty and an astronaut. ...

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12/27/11 6:04 AM

Frank

| Omaha, NE

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This is just another one of many examples that even athiests can have completely daft ideas.

12/18/11 8:17 PM

Not your pope

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km wrote:
this is why we should not make images of Christ. it encourages the world to blaspheme and it causes irreverence of his glory.

Good thing He wasn't born nowadays because His videos would be going mega-viral.

If He were real strict with #2, we'd all be in for it.

12/18/11 7:51 PM

abideintheVine

| western US

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km is correct.

12/18/11 7:41 AM

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this is why we should not make images of Christ. it encourages the world to blaspheme and it causes irreverence of his glory.

12/18/11 12:30 AM

Don Randolph

| Arizona

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Venus as Mary? And I thought atheists didn't believe in myths. And perhaps they should read some of Einsteins writings. He was not an atheist.

12/17/11 2:57 PM

Mike

| New York

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"An atheists' group, the Freedom From Religion Foundation, has set up an alternative Nativity scene in the Capitol Rotunda."

These athiests' brains are challenged. Otherwise they might see the contradiction between the name of their organization, and their alternative Nativity activity.

12/17/11 1:28 PM

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This alternative nativity scene? Is that what they came up with? How very sad!!!

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