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Re: "Pentagram At City Hall" Contest Proposal!

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From: Larry McQueary
Date: Sat, 05 Dec 1998 00:00
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Why not take this thread to co.politics and leave it there?  Thanks.

(and BTW, I think just a fistfight between Jesus and Satan should settle all
this)

Melissa wrote in message <36661700.0@news.mho.net>...
>Being most xtians can't grasp the logic of anyone else not wanting their manger
>scene shoved down our throats on the lawn at city hall for the last 6 weeks of
>every year, perhaps it would be a good idea to illustrate the point of
>separation of church and state, and not having official state religion, by a
>concerted effort to get some large pentagrams displayed right next to it, this
>holiday season, or at the very least, by next year's.
>
>We could make it a joint project contest between the Wiccans and Satanists, to
>see who could get theirs on display first in each city. 1 point for each
>verified city in the U.S. It will be easy to see who scores, because one will
>be pointed up and the other pointed down.
>
>Because it may involve fighting like hell, I'm putting my money on the
>Satanists to win, but either way, the effort will serve to illustrate the fact
>that we now have an official state religion ( judeo-xtianity ) that's allowed
>to display their religion at city hall, while anyone else's would be fought
>tooth and nail, possibly all the way to the Supreme Court.
>
>Let's make Denver the first target city, being they still insist on a manger
>scene at city hall, and have fought for years to keep it there, even despite
>being painted red by atheists at times. When will we see that first 6 foot
>pentagram on display?
>
>On your marks, get set, go!
>
>
>And that's my opinion.
>
>- Melissa
>
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>
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>
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>
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Subject: Re: "Pentagram At City Hall" Contest Proposal!
Date: 1998/12/05
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