Seattle Atheists Get Display in Olympia, Washington


This year, no religious or atheistic displays will be allowed inside the Olympia, Washington capitol building… but displays are allowed on the grounds outside the building.

Including this one from Seattle Atheists:

In this holiday season,
let us remember that
kindness, charity and
goodwill transcend
belief, creed or religion.

Assuming the child is part of the display, I now have a new favorite :)

If only FFRF had included a baby with their plaque from last year, all that controversy could’ve been avoided…

(Pic courtesy of John Keiser)

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17 Responses

  1. avatar markystar69 Says:

    all this baby talk is making me hungry!

  2. avatar Peregrine Says:

    I like that. Good sentiment. Much better than the long, convoluted, thing they had last year. Short, sweet, inspiring… I could totally get behind that.

  3. avatar ANGRYATHEIST Says:

    Best slogan ever.. I love it!

  4. avatar Trace Says:

    Oh no, an “Atheist child”!

  5. avatar qwertyuiop Says:

    See how long it takes for it to be vandalized by kind and loving Christians.

  6. avatar martin Says:

    No way that kid is part of the display, everyone knows atheists only eat babbys!!!

    Would have been nice to see the sign in relation to everything else, such as other displays)

  7. avatar AxeGrrl Says:

    I much prefer this new sign over last year’s, which I didn’t find to be positive or uplifting at all.

    Great change! :)

  8. avatar Richard Wade Says:

    An excellent sentiment. I only wish that it didn’t use the word “transcend.” I think only a small percentage of Americans know what that means. When people glimpse a word they don’t understand, they often just ignore the whole statement. We need to communicate to everybody, not just to college graduates.

  9. avatar Alex Says:

    For too many believers it will be a big FAIL since it has the A-word on the sign. Shocking. Oh, well, Merry Happy to all.

  10. avatar Amanda Says:

    Thanks all!!! :) That was my assistant. They’re getting younger every year. She is not for snacking. Bad atheists! Bad!

  11. avatar Amanda Says:

    For the picture, go here, since my website is inexplicably down today (?)

    http://www.seattleatheists.org/2009/12/14/our-day-in-olympia/

  12. avatar Amanda Says:

    Also, you should see Tacoma Atheist’s Slogan: “Guided by reason, informed by science, motivated by compassion.”

  13. avatar Miko Says:

    I like it, but I fear that handcuffing a child to the display may backfire.

  14. avatar muggle Says:

    It’s a nice sign but it belongs on private property as do the others.

  15. avatar Amanda Says:

    Yes indeed. Couldn’t agree more.

  16. avatar Kaleena Says:

    agreed–I like this one soooo much better than the ffrf sign.

  17. avatar Derek Says:

    Just now seeing this one. And I have to say that, speaking as a Christian, I absolutely love it.

    Cheers and well done!

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