Really just give it a break and quit your whining. http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/06/2...reet-sign-honoring-11victims/?test=latestnews
They want you to respect their beliefs but they aren't quite as interested in respecting those of others. I bet these were the same folks fighting to have a mosque at ground zero (which I thought was a bad idea but not the role of the government to decide).
I am sure their 'beef' is when public funds are used to advocate, publicize, etc. any one particular religious view. Atheists couldn't care less what you practice, just don't spend their tax dollars on the promotion of any one religious belief. You may never understand that, but I suppose it would be the same as if someone wanted to rename a street sign (using tax dollars) to "72 Virgins Lane". As for the mosque, I believe that was a private institution (private money) that predominantly Christians opposed. I really don't think an Atheist would give a damn about the mosque.
Did they not say they went thru proper protocol to get approval to put up. They didn't ramrod it thru without regard to the rules. You snooze you lose, get with the game or try next time.
There is a difference between requiring one to swear on a Bible in a court of law (on which I can see their point) and naming a street.
I wondered about this... The article mentioned that atheists say heaven is only for Christians. I thought Jews believed in heaven as well? :?
Agreed on the first part, but the second part can be a slippery slope. Personally, I think it is harmless. I am just amazed at how defensive people get when an atheist group makes a legitimate claim about a specific religious doctrine in our government, Christianity or otherwise, and how they can't understand what is at issue.
It's because the overwhelming majority of American citizens are Christians and therefore feel as if they are the ones being denied freedom.
It's gonna take me a while to get my head around that one. I presume 'Seven in Valhalla', 'Seven in Nirvana' or 'Seven in oblivion' would have been equally acceptable had the specifically mentioned honored dead (and they ARE honored) all subscribed to that particular concept of the afterlife? Maybe...but maybe not.
