Small-town America beware: The Freedom from Religion Foundation, an atheist group based out of Wisconsin, regards itself as a “church/state watchdog.” To that end, they’ve challenged a nativity scene in Athens, Texas.
“[T]he Freedom from Religion Foundation says the nativity scene shows favoritism,” reports an ABC affiliate in Texas. “They tell CBS 19 they want it removed, or they want their own sign added . . .[which] would read, “At this season of the winters solstice may reason prevail. There are no gods, no devils, no angels, no heaven or hell. There is only our natural world. Religion is but myth and superstition that hardens hearts and enslaves minds.”
The local judge in Texas says that “because we have all the other decorations, it’s legal.”
