Reply #232: I completely agree that they had a right to put up a sign, but actually doing so is pretty lame

[petronius]

If public property is opened up to people celebrating their beliefs in a positive way, nobody is harmed (not by any reasonable measure, at least). I'm perfectly fine with all sorts of uses of public property, so long as access is equally granted and the public purpose of the property is not interfered with. Religious displays seem acceptable, as long as they are non-intrusive and every faith is able to participate (and participate throughout the year - not just in December).

In this case, however, the atheist display isn't about celebrating, it's about criticizing those who are celebrating. They're expressing a valid viewpoint (one I subscribe to), but there are more appropriate venues for that particular discussion.

At the very least the message could have been better chosen - the last sentence in particular is just a slap at religious people, and strikes me as really unnecessary.