Atheists, clearly agitated that Christians purportedly “stole”
various holiday traditions from pagans, have come up with a solution: A
potentially-offensive “natural nativity scene” that removes baby Jesus
and replaces traditional Bible characters with
some eyebrow-raising alternatives. The Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF)
is behind the spectacle, which emerged this week as part of a diorama inside the Wisconsin state capitol.
The angel that typically graces the nativity is replaced with an
astronaut. And the wise-men – prominent figures in the Biblical account
of Jesus’ birth — are replaced with evolutionary theorist Charles
Darwin, scientist Albert Einstein, anarchist Emma Goldman and author
Mark Twain. The Statue of Liberty is also placed in the alternative
nativity to purportedly symbolize freedom.
Photo Credit: Freedom From Religion Foundation
Rather than including Mary, whom the
FFRF dismisses as
“a mythical fertility figure,” the display includes Venus, the Roman
goddess of love. And forget about Joseph — this depiction has Thomas
Jefferson, a figure atheist groups enjoy touting for his purported
church versus state views. According to the FFRF, Jefferson “would have
disavowed Christian devotional scenes on state property.”
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