Washington's governor has put a moratorium on new holiday displays, after an atheist sign placed next to a nativity scene sparked a controversy.
Mat Staver, founder of Liberty Counsel, believes people have a right to be dismayed. "The governor of the state of Washington has really made a mockery out of this situation in the State Capitol. At one time we had a nativity scene with a 25-foot-tall spruce Christmas tree and a menorah," he notes. "And then she allowed this Freedom From Religion Foundation plaque that denigrated the existence of God -- [it] said that there is no god, no angels, no heaven, nor any hell." Then several other requests for displays were entered, including one from a Kansas group that travels the country directing hateful speech at homosexuals. "I think what they need to go back and do is draft a clear policy that says that this is a forum for people to put up private displays that are required to be consistent with the holiday," Staver contends. Washington officials do plan on developing a new policy to avoid the confusion and the controversy.
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