2008
Dec 3

On Monday an atheist advocacy group gained permission from Governor Gregoire to erect a paean to atheism in the rotunda of the Washington State Capitol building. The sign reads:

At 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.

This is the second such display to be officially sanctioned by the government – the other is in Madison, Wisconsion. The assault on Christianity proceeds apace.

Dec. 3: This Day in History

Posted by Bill on Dec 3rd, 2008
2008
Dec 3

On this date in 1868 the trial of the traitor Jefferson Davis began.  This trial also marked the first time African Americans were permitted to serve on a jury.  The charges of treason were dropped and the trial suspended just over two months later when then President Johnson issued an unqualified general war amnesty to all persons.

Davis escaped justice and went on to lead a fruitful life finally meeting his maker and answering for his egregious sins on December 6, 1889.  His great accomplishments as a military man, senator and businessman will for ever be overshadowed by his truly disgusting act of treason, his responsibility for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Americans and his abhorrent support for the maltreatment of his fellow Man.