Freedom From Religion Foundation, for the second year in a row, placed a seasonal message of freethought at the state capitol building in Madison, Wisconsin in December. That message went all around North America, following coverage by a national Associated Press story. 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.
We plan to make this a Winter Solstice tradition. Last year apparently was the first time a freethought message ever appeared on display at a state capitol. The Catholic Governor ordered the banner ripped down, disregarding a valid permit the Foundation had been given to place the sign near a lighted menorah and huge Christmas tree inside the rotunda. The Foundation was successful in the late 1970's in stopping public funding of this event. Just as in 1996, the freethought solstice sign erected through the month of December 1997 was soon surrounded by two religious signs.