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onager

(9,356 posts)
Mon May 5, 2014, 08:09 PM May 2014

Smithsonian Drops Plans for “Atheism America” Exhibits

Unbelievable. Did I wake up in Iran this morning?

Washington, DC – After several weeks of preliminary preparation, the Smithsonian Institution has decided to scrap a series of exhibits that would have shown the history and culture of Atheism in the United States, after a number of organizations lashed out against their plans… and a few had even vowed violent retribution...

Kansas State legislator Tom Edison (R), who made headlines last month after pushing a State bill that would have banned the Fox television show “Cosmos” from airing in Kansas, was organizing a protest rally against the Smithsonian..

“Liberals want us to believe that America is a secular nation, but it isn’t. This is a Christian nation, and there [isn't] any denying that,” Edison claimed during an interview recently on an AM radio program in his home state. “Christians are persecuted every single day in this country, every time one of these atheists start flapping their gums. We can’t worship in peace without some liberal atheist voicing their opinions, telling us we’re wrong. That’s oppressive. And we aren’t going to let the Smithsonian celebrate that oppression with a museum exhibition. No way.”


http://nationalreport.net/smithsonian-drops-plans-atheism-america-exhibits/

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Smithsonian Drops Plans for “Atheism America” Exhibits (Original Post) onager May 2014 OP
I did not think the english language could express that much shear idiocy LostOne4Ever May 2014 #1
Death threats, even … motherfucking hypocrites Auggie May 2014 #2
In the name of Jesus, doncha know FiveGoodMen May 2014 #8
Already X-posted to The Other Group... onager May 2014 #3
Sorry, all, this was a HOAX. onager May 2014 #4
I did the same thing with the freewood post a while back LostOne4Ever May 2014 #5
They're still hypocrites Auggie May 2014 #6
Haha I saw the name and thought 'boy, that's ironic'. LOL AtheistCrusader May 2014 #7
Definitely Poe material. trotsky May 2014 #9

LostOne4Ever

(9,289 posts)
1. I did not think the english language could express that much shear idiocy
Mon May 5, 2014, 08:14 PM
May 2014

Mr Edison has proven me wrong. For I can not imagine any one saying anything as stupid as what he just said.

onager

(9,356 posts)
4. Sorry, all, this was a HOAX.
Mon May 5, 2014, 09:07 PM
May 2014

We can all breathe a little easier...well, except for that crap about the Supreme Court allowing public prayers etc.

I may self-delete this. I did self-delete it in The Other Group.

Or I may let it stand, as a reminder to myself to be more careful next time. And Google the name of the state legislator BEFORE posting the article.

LostOne4Ever

(9,289 posts)
5. I did the same thing with the freewood post a while back
Mon May 5, 2014, 09:14 PM
May 2014

Who can blame anyone from getting fooled with the tag "not from the onion" now becoming necessary on many stories

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