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ensho

(11,957 posts) Thu Dec 15, 2011, 11:01 AM Dec 2011

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Texas official will remove nativity scene ‘when hell freezes over’

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/12/12/texas-official-will-remove-nativity-scene-when-hell-freezes-over/

Henderson County Commissioner Joe Hall has vowed to protect a nativity scene on the lawn of the courthouse in downtown Athens, Texas.

“I’m an old country boy, you come to my house looking for a fight, you’re going to get one,” he told WFAA. “That’s from the bottom of my heart.”

The Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) sent a letter to Henderson county officials claiming that the display violated the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, which prohibits the government from favoring one religion over another.

“We’ll remove it when hell freezes over,” Hall added. “It’s not going to happen.”

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there is a pic of the religiously insane County Commissioner

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Texas official will remove nativity scene ‘when hell freezes over’ (Original Post) ensho Dec 2011 OP

Threatening violence over his illegal religious display, on the road to a theocracy...nt StopTheNeoCons Dec 2011 #1

As long as Santa and Ronald Reagan are in the scene, what's the problem? HopeHoops Dec 2011 #2

Done. TheMadMonk Dec 2011 #3

I didn't even read your post before posting the same pic....great minds Lochloosa Dec 2011 #5

It has.... Lochloosa Dec 2011 #4

hmm ... is the nativity constantly occupied by a non-sleeping person? zbdent Dec 2011 #6

Well I'm an old country boy thelordofhell Dec 2011 #7

StopTheNeoCons

(892 posts)

1. Threatening violence over his illegal religious display, on the road to a theocracy...nt

Reply to ensho (Original post)

Thu Dec 15, 2011, 11:03 AM

Dec 2011

HopeHoops

(47,675 posts)

2. As long as Santa and Ronald Reagan are in the scene, what's the problem?

Reply to ensho (Original post)

Thu Dec 15, 2011, 11:04 AM

Dec 2011

TheMadMonk

(6,187 posts)

3. Done.

Reply to ensho (Original post)

Thu Dec 15, 2011, 11:07 AM

Dec 2011

Lochloosa

(16,061 posts)

5. I didn't even read your post before posting the same pic....great minds

Reply to TheMadMonk (Reply #3)

Thu Dec 15, 2011, 11:46 AM

Dec 2011

Lochloosa

(16,061 posts)

4. It has....

Reply to ensho (Original post)

Thu Dec 15, 2011, 11:45 AM

Dec 2011

zbdent

(35,392 posts)

6. hmm ... is the nativity constantly occupied by a non-sleeping person?

Reply to ensho (Original post)

Thu Dec 15, 2011, 01:27 PM

Dec 2011

I wonder if it should be removed, if there's no person standing over it, awake ...

thelordofhell

(4,569 posts)

7. Well I'm an old country boy

Reply to ensho (Original post)

Thu Dec 15, 2011, 01:40 PM

Dec 2011

And that's not your fuckin' house

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