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Abbott Nixes Capitol Freedom From Religion Tableau

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To celebrate the season, the Texas Capitol has multiple Christmas trees and a Nativity scene on its grounds. But after a complaint by Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday, "a winter solstice" display urging the separation of church and state has been kicked out.
The display was a cardboard cutout of the nation's founding fathers and the Statue of Liberty looking down at the Bill of Rights in a manger. It had been set up in the Capitol's basement, hardly a high-traffic area, and didn't generate much of a public response.
But after finding out about it, Abbott called it a "juvenile parody" in a letter asking the State Preservation Board to remove the exhibit.

https://www.texastribune.org/2015/12/22/freedom-religion-display-ordered-removed-capitol/
 

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Good for Governor Abbott!

This kind of crap IS a mockery of both Christianity and the Constitution. A Christmas display IS NOT in any way, shape or form tied to the "establishment" of a religion.
 
Lutherf said:
Good for Governor Abbott!

This kind of crap IS a mockery of both Christianity and the Constitution. A Christmas display IS NOT in any way, shape or form tied to the "establishment" of a religion.
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Sooooo only Christians get "freedom" of speech on public ground?
 
winston53660 said:
Sooooo only Christians get "freedom" of speech on public ground?
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Nope. The haters are free to do their thing too but the government absolutely has the right to pick and choose what can be displayed and when it can be displayed. That's pretty much what we elect them to do and if we don't like it we can elect someone else next time around.
 

WOW :shock: You are actually endorsing the government censoring citizens here!
 
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