When an atheist organization demanded that four Christian crosses on a county building in East Texas be taken down, a county judge and commissioners not only voted unanimously to keep them but illuminated them as an act of defiance.
The Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) based in Wisconsin complained to public officials in San Jacinto County that the display of “Latin cross[es]” that adorn the courthouse violate the separation of church and state.
An “Action Alert” sent out by FFRF in early May read, “A concerned Coldspring resident reported to FFRF that San Jacinto County has the crosses up all year round and even lights the crosses during the holiday season.” FFRF asked members to “Tell San Jacinto commissioners to remove courthouse crosses.”
When a vote was held, things did not exactly go as FFRF had hoped.
“600-700 residents filled the Coldspring Community Shelter when the commissioners voted on the issue,” Breitbart reports.” Over 45 residents signed up to address the county officials at the meeting which felt like a revival, one speaker said.”
Then, one official posted a photo of the cross lit up on his Facebook.
Dwayne Wright, who serves as the county Republican chair, wrote, “THIS is how we roll in San Jacinto County! Not only did we not cower to the Wisconsin Whiners, we Lit Them Up!”
This is not the first time FFRF has harassed various locales over religious symbols.
“Several years ago, the organization told Hondo, Texas, it should take its iconic signs down. The signs in the community of 9,000 say, “Welcome. This is God’s Country. Please Don’t Drive Through It Like Hell,” Breitbart reports. “The mayor was reported to respond, ‘There’s no way in hell we’re going to take those signs down.’ The signs have existed since 1932 in the city just 40 minutes west of San Antonio.”
The group also targeted Orange, Texas officials for displaying a nativity scene, which the city eventually did to avoid the legal costs.
And what did that accomplish? Denying the citizens of that town a tradition they’ve had enjoyed for decades?
Wouldn’t FFRF be better off minding their own business? Wouldn’t we all?
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atheism, one step from islam.
Separation of church and state was a comment in a letter Thomas Jefferson wrote. Those words do not appear in the Constitution of the United States. Besides, how does a symbol on a building harm ANYONE? Why are they in need of them coming down. How will it help the atheists if they are taken down. Nobody is being suppressed here. There are merely crosses on buildings. They mean whatever you think they mean but they don’t force anything on anybody. So, what’s the big deal? It’s just an agenda.
The clause “separation of church and state” exists nowhere in our Constitution. It was a comment made by Jefferson. It was never about removing God or church from our government. It was about removing government from our churches. You can go to any government building in Washington, DC and you will find Bible scriptures in every single monument and building in one way or another.
Just tell all the people like the FFRF to go to hell, majority prevails and rules.
Athieism IS A RELIGION. They have a belief in a lack of a God. They believe that man is the determining factor, so they worship man. They therefore want ant other religions eliminated from the nation, so theirs will be the only one.
there are no atheists if they do not believe God they believe Satan.
Amen.
New organization FFFRF or Fu^k Freedom From Religion Foundation.
I do not know from where it comes from, “separation of church and state” is NO WHERE in the Constitution. What it does say is “the government may not establish a religion.” that is a large difference.
We either need deep pocket Christians or set up Gofundme pages to fight every one of these anti Christian assaults head to head. Cities give in because they don’t want the legal expense. We need to show them we support them, and we will fight with them
Until President Trump every traditional American were complacent ., without the backbone to fight back. That is a changing.
These LOONS need to understand there is NO “freedom FROM religion” in the Constitution, nor is there a “right NOT to be offended” for the constantly-offended lib snowflakes of the world!
They should also realize that the phrase “separation of church and state” does not appear ANYWHERE in the Constitution! Our “freedom of religion” means that all Americans have the freedom to worship–or NOT–as their personal creed dictates, without any interference or persecution from the government for doing so. “Separation of church and state means the government can not dictate a “state-approved” religion. PERIOD. It does NOT mean that GOD is to be altogether banished from government, schools, etc.–that is merely a LIE and an EXCUSE for the God- and America-hating LEFT to persecute anybody who thinks different than they do! There is NO right for the God- and America-hating Left to dictate what that personal creed may or may NOT be, and NO right for them to try to ignore that and hound/persecute any and everybody who does NOT agree with them! So they just need to sit down and SHUT UP, and quit trying to cram their Loony Left ideology down everybody’s throats by making up non-existent “rights” for themselves that don’t exist in reality!
Tell the atheists to pound sand. The majority of Americans have a belief of a supreme
being / creator. THEY need to adapt to the majority opinions.
Their parents (?) forgot to tell them that they just didn’t spontaneously appear.
God help them when they cease to live…they’ll sure need some serious understanding
imparted to their souls.
Are ALL dumbocrats atheists ??
Great going, TX!! Smash their BS!!
way to go Texas!
We have to stop trying to pacify the loud left minority and lock them up for disrupting our civilized way of life which they can never fit in.
Atheists, fagots, trannys, and all the rest of the “don’t like” weirdos, they can’t just enjoy what they are and leave the rest of us alone, NOOOOO they have to everyone believe as they do> After all they are Elitist and know whats best for everyone. I ain’t buying their crap! You want a fight Atheists, you came to the right place, lock and load!
I have to laugh. You do know that most of you conservatives are not going to heaven don’t you? Seen too many of you that don’t practice what they preach.
It also says that the gate to Heaven is NARROW and few will enter, but says nothing about the gate to Hell. Heaven has a wall with definite requirements to get in, Hell has open borders!
They may not make it to the Pearly Gates. They say that there’s a highway to Hell and a stairway to Heaven. Tells you a lot about anticipated traffic.
Just wait till they they stand face to face with God Our Savior , they won’t like it talk about the last word he get’s the last word . They are facing eternal suffering in inthe lake of fire!
The absolute best and FASTEST way to MAGA is for people to STOP voting for conniving Democrat/Socialist LOONS, casting their TOXIC, America-hating Dem Party on the ash heap of history where it belongs!
Liberalism, Atheism, Socialism, PC-ism, I am so tired of these “ism’s”, It does appear the South is starting to rise again, TX standing up, Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama with new abortion laws standing up, Fl with new gun law for teachers standing up. We need to keep pushing to get our Country great again!
Good story but isn’t Athesits spelled Atheists.
I am glad to hear this from Texas and I appreciate all the comments from people who live there. Good job. Lets get this going so others can witness what’s possible with a little fortitude against harassment.
Good one!! LOLOLOLOL
Atheism is a none prophet organisation haha
I considered atheism but their weren’t enough holidays.
They WILL screw up Texas also, just look what they have done to Colorado!
The irony of it all is that MANY of those Leftist LOONS now trying to screw up Texas have FLED the oppressive taxation and excessive regulation of their FORMER liberal left states like New York and California, and are now actively engaged in trying to screw up TEXAS like they have their own home states!
EXACTLY like the Muslims who come here as “refugees,” then IMMEDIATELY start trying to transform the USA into the same kind of Islamic HELLHOLE they crawled out of to come here!
Lived in Texas and Cherry Hill. You are so correct. The libs aren’t satisfied until they screw up every place they live or move to.
I know…it’s scary. The liberals move out of states because they voted for & tolerated those with nutso ideas & eventually didn’t like what they got. Then they bring their craziness to new areas and do it all over again. Case in point…Philadelphia moving to the suburbs. ad news for us all.
Texas has to start screening the people moving into the state or they will soon be like California or Mass. Hopefully never.