This portion is around 7:30 long and was, while quite humorous, largely incorrect. First I shall describe the WA case. The governor asked for groups to bring in items for the Christmas season. There was a Jewish, Christian, and other displays. One brought a lot of attention. This was a sign placed up by an atheist group. The sign was simple as stated that there was no god, etc and it was placed up there as well. This was not anti-Christmas, but a profession of what an atheist position is.
I shall now go through the video. If you care to watch and read commentary, you may have to pause the video. In the first twenty seconds, I begin to laugh. Firstly, to my knowledge, the atheist did not request that spot and even if they did, they did the sign is not an attack at Christians but all forms of religion including Hinduism, Taoism, Islam, Judaism, Paganism, etc. The picture is below.
As any person can see, it is a simple sign. It is not intended to attack but to invoke thought. Now in those seconds he states that "Why are so many people offended by a holiday that brings joy to millions of people?" This is easily answered. To the millions of pagans, perhaps the overlooking of their holiday in favor of Christianity is offensive. They were there first. Perhaps Muslims and Jews are offended by our display. The statement is ridiculous. Atheist are not offended but are simply putting forth their view. It just comes to light more because Christians start to look around more.At 3:25, the religion correspondent stated that atheist do this to offend Christian! This is hilarious and quite horrid. I give my views whenever any one asks for them. More Christians feel that they need to do more to help others come to Christ during the winter season because they have time off and such. Really, it is a horrid misrepresentation. Then to add credibility to here previous statement, at 3:48 she states that to make atheist books more popular, these attacks are done to get publicity to make them sell better. Now I know some religious people like to say that if you don't bow down to the right god/goddess you are going to be immoral and hateful and spiteful and commit horrendous crimes; but, this is ridiculous. Atheist groups are going to challenge Christians when they are out on the street to convert people and are going to have their views represented as well in a public place to make the media cover atheism to increase revenue for fellow atheists. Now, I've heard some crazy conspiracy theories and this is just too funny to take seriously. Look at her face though, she believes this. She also states the bus signs as well. Yes, they came from England and have moved here. No, they didn't start here like it sounds. I also don't see how this ties in as the bus signs were done in the fall, if i recall, correctly.
Then, John Gibson states that atheist are getting in the face of religious people. Yes, we do. However, this is because many religious get in the face of us first. At 4:35 the sign above is apparently insulting on purpose. To a believer, perhaps and yet when I was a believer, I viewed this as another opinion. Then at 4:45, Mike states that atheist should, in his opinion, have an official holiday on April 1st. Lovely, I am to be tolerant of your beliefs on no evidence, and you can be intolerant of mine that are evidence based, due to a lack. That is a classic double standard.
In my observation, especially participating in the Mill Ave. Resistance, I have been doing the same thing since I got there. It is not a war on Christmas, it is a presenting of ideas. Christians make it a war by stating that their side is right and everyone else is wrong or misguided. That makes sides. Atheist usually want to talk rationally about their ideas, and most do. It is only when the religious refuse to do so and attack back, that the so called "war" appears.
