Local Interest

I originally started this blog to have a place to showcase atheist news and views from the Rogue Valley, but once I started it, I found out that there just isn't very much going on around here in the news relating to atheism.

Today, we have this article from the Mail Tribune.

I'm a huge proponent of the separation of church and state, but for the most part, I really don't have much of a problem with holiday trees. However, when you put up a tree that you allow others to decorate, there is a very good chance that the decorators will put up things that turn it from a holiday tree to a Christmas tree, and it looks like that's what happened here.

We all remember what happened last year at the Wisconsin state capitol, when they let anyone who wanted to put up a holiday decoration. What a fiasco. I'm proud of Principal Michelle Zundel for keeping with both the letter and spirit of the first amendment. Children can celebrate the holidays at home with their family, we don't need another celebration taking valuable learning time away from our students. Besides, with the economy already shortening the school year immensely, we just don't have the time to spare.