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					Originally Posted by  Moonliner
					 
				 
				 The sign was made to piss people off and grab a few headlines. That's it.   
 
I would be a much better statement if, like I said previously, it had a some charm and personality, some colorful lights perhaps or a fluffy bunny. 
			
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 Ooh, a bunny! 
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					Originally Posted by  Ghoulish Delight
					 
				 
				 It says, "Religion is a myth that makes people worse."  
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And personally, it's religion's focus on "you're a bad person" messages that I find most distasteful, so I don't particularly love the same being used to supposedly argue a a point against them. 
			
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 Yeah, I wish they had done it more... tastefully, tactfully, not quite sure what I want, but a blunt "religion is stupid" probably won't win points with anybody. I'm no fan of organized religion, but this is maybe a bit much. 
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					Originally Posted by  Sir Dillon
					 
				 
				The Governor of Washington State was merely allowing equal access to the Capitol to the atheist display as it did the religious display. 
 
There is NO government funding involved. 
			
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 OK so no gov't funding; that helps. It's still public property, though, so I still have some issues with religious anything there.  
 
I'm hoping for some elegance, or such in future displays. There are ways to promote human reason and rationality without being crude and nasty.  
		
	
		
		
		
		
			
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