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Freethought Society Mocks Christmas Tree Tradition
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by TheBigRuski | December 4, 2007 at 09:07 am
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A Tree of Knowledge
Atheists in Philadelphia have apparently chosen Christmas time to start their own tradition of putting up a cut pine tree…only instead of Christmas decorations, the tree is adorned with book covers.
The Freethought Society of Greater Philadelphia's ‘A Tree of Knowledge’ is displayed at the Chester County Courthouse beside three traditional holiday displays.
Ah yes, “A Tree of Knowledge”…nothing brightens an atheist’s “holiday” time more than a tree decorated with copies of covers of books, including “Why I Am Not A Christian,” “Why I Am Not a Muslim” and “Judaism Beyond God.”
Oh, yes, there’s a cover of the Koran and Bible, too! What a gloriously all-inclusive holiday this is!
Despite a large portion of Americans giving reverance to the Christmas tree and it’s relation to a holy day in the Christian calendar, none have called for the members of the Freethought Society to be whipped, jailed, or even executed.
The Tree of Knowledge stands next to three other religious displays and as the group’s president Margaret Downey said, is “welcoming to agnostics, atheists, humanists, skeptics, rationalists of all kinds.”
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at 10:15 on December 4th, 2007
Um, the people who have done the "tree of knowledge" must have forgotten some of that knowledge. If they do have a cover of the Koran on the tree I assume that means they had to rip that cover off the book. This would be greatly insulting to Muslims (as is ripping off the cover of the Bible insulting to me) and if that tree were in a more Islamic area (let's say the Sudan) the tree would be destroyed and so would the people who set up that tree.
One last thought, where has all the tolerance gone? Leftists have been screaming for tolerance from the religious right for years. Now that the atheistic left has gained some power we see that they are anything but tolerant to people of faith by openly mocking them in public; right next to religious displays no less.
at 15:21 on December 4th, 2007
original story read "copies" of covers....is that still a Bozo No-no?
at 23:52 on December 4th, 2007
Do you want to take that chance?
at 15:15 on December 4th, 2007
Atheists who feel compelled to advertise their beliefs are just as annoying as the outspoken Evangelicals they mock. Quiet dignity is the best kind.