Capitol Nativity Scene - Madison

Check out this headline from the Associated Press, via JSOnline:

Capitol nativity scene upsets atheist group

An atheist group upset about a nativity scene?

Really???

Here's the story:

A conservative group has set up a nativity scene at the Capitol building, and an atheists' group is seeking its own permit for an opposing display.

WISC-TV reported that Wisconsin Family Action has been granted a permit to display its scene until the end of the month. The six statuettes that sit on a table depict the birth of Jesus Christ.

Group spokeswoman Julaine Appling said the display is tasteful and that there's room for a number of different voices in the Capitol.

But the Madison-based Freedom From Religion Foundation said a nativity scene isn't appropriate for a state building. Annie Laurie Gaylor said her group is seeking a permit for its own display, one that's "slightly blasphemous" and an "irreverent tweak" on the nativity scene.

That's what really bugs me about Gaylor and her group.

Their "holiday" display will be "slightly blasphemous" and an "irreverent tweak" on the nativity scene.

The atheists demean the believers. That's the purpose of their display, to assault.

A nativity scene isn't irreverent. There's no tweak or intolerance. It's simply an expression of faith and belief.

I think that's the nub of the problem. The atheists attack believers.

Displaying a nativity scene doesn't mock atheists.

Gaylor and her group, on the other hand, intend to be cruel and mocking.

No integrity.

Here's video, from WISC-TV: