Charles C. Haynes, in his “Christmas wars” column, acknowledges that atheists have achieved a victory in the battle to keep religious symbols from dominating certain public property during December. He astutely outlines the reasoning of the courts and municipalities that are opting for fairness and inclusivity for all Americans. But then, like a sore loser, he calls on nonbelievers to “stay home for the holidays. Let Christian groups set up Nativity scenes in public spaces unanswered in December -- and save the atheist messages for another time of year.”
Haynes complains that the “in-your-face tactics” of people like Damon Vix, who organized the nonreligious displays in Santa Monica, Calif. (including a Winter Solstice banner from the Freedom From Religion Foundation) have become “counterproductive and needlessly divisive.”
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