The local paper has a poll about the nativity with only three options: Leave the nativity scene as it is: 68% Share the courthouse lawn with other beliefs: 24% Who cares?: 7% That’s cute. Those are the numbers as they presently stand. Most people in town want to exclude any other groups from public property aside from Christians. Those same people keep arguing that “this is what the majority wants”. What do you all say we create a poll to... Read more
And now, on to today’s letters to the editor in the local paper about the nativity. Here’s one from MaryAnn Remington: I am so angry I couldn’t even finish reading the article about someone who complains about the nativity scene. One lousy person moves into this town, doesn’t even have the guts to have her name, phone number and address printed, and she wants to change how things have been done for years. We moved here because of how this... Read more
KY3 in Springfield, MO did a horribly slanted piece about the nativity scene on the Baxter County Courthouse lawn. It opens with Lori Gregory who owns a local jewelry store. “In my opinion, this nation was founded as one nation under God and so I don’t think we have to make any apologies for the nativity scene being on the courthouse square. I don’t see how one person decides it shouldn’t be there, and so it shouldn’t be there,” Gregory... Read more
Today will be a day of combing through the *ahem* “liberal media” and letters to the editor involving the nativity scene on the County Courthouse lawn. Most of them are Christians being terrible people, but one writer for the local paper, Sonny Garrett, gets it right. If you’ve been around Baxter County the past couple of days, no doubt you have heard about the issue involving the nativity scene on the courthouse lawn on the Mountain Home square. It seems... Read more
The local paper has an interview up with the judge who denied the atheists representation. Much of what he said is worth commenting on. He says all the personal messages he’s getting are supportive. No shit? A Tea Party official is only hearing supportive comments personally? Fancy that. And so what? If the majority of citizens decided they wanted to break other laws, it wouldn’t matter then either. What’s more, Judge Pendergrass is clearly not reading the comments in the... Read more
A woman by the name of Cindy Horton left a comment on the local article about the nativity scene yesterday. I responded. Cindy just deleted her comment, but she sent me the following message on facebook: What a fucking vulture. My commenters often have a gift for brevity that I do not. As Glodson said: “Reading the attempt at emotional manipulation is chilling. And I would bet she really think it was a touching and loving message. It is twisted.”... Read more
Repeating this like a mantra as I read through Christian comments about the local nativity scene. Read more
Judge Pendergrass’ refusal to allow any other group on public space besides Christians during the holidays is creating quite a stir, complete with threats from the true blue Christians of Baxter County. So it’s probably best to get ahead of all the arguments that are already coming out or are sure to come out from people who know the bible and consider that a substitute for knowing the law. There seem to be ten arguments coming up in his defense... Read more
I saw this woman posting on the KTLO page about the nativity scene in Baxter County this morning. Her name is Joanna Baxter-Farris, which I would blur out except she doesn’t seem to care much for anonymity. Her facebook status about it is…disgusting. So it begins. Gee, why would anybody want to stay anonymous when asking Christians to not break the law or asking the government to represent everybody equally? Because of what Christians will do to them, harassment and... Read more
Please take the time to email Judge Mickey Pendergrass to express your displeasure at [email protected]. Click here to read my email. EDIT: This morning, after an influx of sensible comments, the local paper took down the old article and put up the exact same article with zero comments. If you’re wanting to be one of the people offering some perspective to this insanely religious town, consider going here and chiming in as well. Also, click here to see the absolutely... Read more
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