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American Atheists will not give up fighting for the
right to erect a monument next to Levy County, Fla. 10 Commandments monstrosity.
Atheism news: Levy County, Florida commissioners might have
made a big mistake. They've rejected an a monument presented
by an atheist group to be displayed next to a monument of the 10 Commandments.
This is a blatant violation of the separation of church and state by
choosing one "belief" over another. While the 10 Commandments monument remains,
atheist citizens in the area are being given the runaround over trivial and
beaurocratic nonsense. This could lead to bad news in the end for Levy
County!
The head of American Atheists has already declared that his group will not stop fighting for the monument's placement in Levy County -- and his words to the county officials were indicative that he does indeed mean war:
“It will be up to Levy County whether they want to go to court, spend hundreds of thousands of dollars, lose, and get an atheist monument anyway," said David Silverman.
Recent times have proven difficult for people who stand against the freedom and equal treatment of all religious and nonreligious beliefs. And that's great news for people who support civil rights for all Americans. This is not a "Christian" nation, so the Christian privilige should not be in charge of which citizens are treated better than others. If Levy County officials have any sense at all, they will allow the monument -- which shares quotes from our Founding Fathers -- to go alongside their religious monument before it's too late.
Meanwhile in Oklahoma...
Residents of the state of Oklahoma are outraged over plans to allow a Satanic monument to be placed outside the state capitol. The group of satanists deserve just as much right as any other group to display a symbol of their civilian beliefs, so nobody really has the right to say anything about it. Nonetheless, this shows that a trend in American communities is apparent: There are more and more non-traditional folk speaking out and standing up for their own rights.
America is supposed to be about freedom and equality, not preferred treatment for chosen cultural "norms." The fact that people are actually arguing against the rights of atheists and Satanists to have their public monuments is just asinine.
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The head of American Atheists has already declared that his group will not stop fighting for the monument's placement in Levy County -- and his words to the county officials were indicative that he does indeed mean war:
“It will be up to Levy County whether they want to go to court, spend hundreds of thousands of dollars, lose, and get an atheist monument anyway," said David Silverman.
Recent times have proven difficult for people who stand against the freedom and equal treatment of all religious and nonreligious beliefs. And that's great news for people who support civil rights for all Americans. This is not a "Christian" nation, so the Christian privilige should not be in charge of which citizens are treated better than others. If Levy County officials have any sense at all, they will allow the monument -- which shares quotes from our Founding Fathers -- to go alongside their religious monument before it's too late.
Meanwhile in Oklahoma...
Residents of the state of Oklahoma are outraged over plans to allow a Satanic monument to be placed outside the state capitol. The group of satanists deserve just as much right as any other group to display a symbol of their civilian beliefs, so nobody really has the right to say anything about it. Nonetheless, this shows that a trend in American communities is apparent: There are more and more non-traditional folk speaking out and standing up for their own rights.
America is supposed to be about freedom and equality, not preferred treatment for chosen cultural "norms." The fact that people are actually arguing against the rights of atheists and Satanists to have their public monuments is just asinine.
Click here to read more by Chelsea Hoffman or fan her Facebook page to follow her latest projects. If you’re interested in learning about criminal profiling, missing persons or serial killers, consider enrolling in the Crime Studies class taught by crime analyst and profiler Chelsea Hoffman! You can also check out her Ask.Fm page.
Chelsea Hoffman is based in Henderson, Nevada, United
States of America, and is an Anchor for Allvoices.
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