If you kids can't share, then no-one gets it

Last year, the Washington state capitol building was the site of a furious religious battle – fought not with swords, guns or fists, but with religious symbols and displays. Traditionally, the theme had been uniquely Christian (after all, this is Christian America, right?), but recently the state realized they couldn't allow only Christian themes thanks to a court ruling, and so they established an open public forum where members of all religions were allowed to place their desired symbols and whatnot. (I wonder if anyone ever brought a FSM display?)

But now, of course, the mean, self-centered group of rowdy children that is the Christian right went all apeshit about being forced to share their precious capitol building with all those other religions. To put an end to the fighting, mommy Washington state did the sensible thing that all good mommies do: she took all their privileges away and sent them to their rooms.

Or, in non-metaphorical terms, the state of Washington decided the capitol holiday displays were over and done with for good. Good.

You will see a large holiday tree inside the state Capitol this Christmas season.

But you won’t be seeing anything else with a religious or nonreligious theme.

Today, the state Department of General Administration rejected requests from those seeking to place a Nativity scene, an atheist sign and a Festivus pole in the Capitol in December.

If the nutty kids don't wanna share their capitol building, then no-one gets it, and that's that. Good job, mommy Washington state.

(via Dispatches from the Culture Wars)

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