Gregoire Shows Her True Colors

Merry Christmas from the beautiful Northwest where the plants are green, the water is blue, and the government is anti-religious. Governor Gregoire's office granted a permit to the Freedom From Religion Foundation to display a piece in the capitol building in Olympia next to the Christian nativity scene and Jewish menorah. Fair enough...free speech right? Well that is what Governor Gregoire's office claims, but when you actually read the placard that the FFRF posted, you realize that the governor is hiding behind free speech to make a back door attack on traditional American values:

"In this season of the WINTER SOLSTICE may reason prevail. There are no gods, no devils, no angels, no heaven or hell. There is only our natural world. Religion is but myth and superstition that hardens hearts and enslaves minds."

Click here to see a report on the sign.

Ok, so most Americans' first impression is probably, "So what? They have the same right to express their views as the Christians and Jews." This, however, goes beyond an innocent expression of views. This is, in the exact words of the FFRF, an "attack on religion." It is not a peaceful display of faith, tradition, and values, but rather a predatory exploitation of the Christmas and Hannukuh seasons in order to disparage the vast majority of Americans who believe in God. Reading the sign does not invoke feelings of peace, love, or humanity, but rather deviciveness and hate. Do the nativity scene and menorah invoke such feelings? Of course not, and our government should not be endorsing such communications.

Our government has a duty to protect the American way of life, and this type of things does not do that. Governor Gregoire is contributing to the left-wing movement to undermine foundational American/Judeo-Christian values by not drawing a line.

I have drawn a line in the sand and refuse to be thrown around under the auspices of "free speech."