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A Catholic group sparkedcontroversyby unveiling a Christmasbillboardthat criticizedatheistsfor celebrating thewinter solstice.
The sign, erected by the Wisconsin-basedCatholic League, claimed Christians had exclusive rights to the winter holidays.
This is our seasonnot yours, it reads.
Displayed near Madison, Wisconsin, it declares: Atheists strike out at Christmas.
Celebrating Winter Solstice is a childs game.
This is our seasonNot Yours.
Celebrate the birth of Christ.
This year, thewintersolstice in the Northern Hemisphere fell on December 21.
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.
Their stunt is done to compete with, and therefore neuter, the meaning of the Nativity scene atChristmas.
The billboard will be up for two weeks, until Dec. 29.
Is their media Director a 12-year-old?
one user wrote, while another exclaimed, NOBODY OWNS THE SEASONS.
The Winter Solstice is the natural reason for the season.
Its the 22nd, so people can celebrate both, somebody else added.
Geez, they could have at least hired a graphic designer, another user wrote.
The group promotes the constitutional principle of separating state and church.
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