For Gaylor and others, secular displays during the holiday season are ultimately about the separation of church and state. Most of the secular advocates surveyed by HuffPost said they’d prefer not to have any religious or secular imagery on public property during the holiday season. The secular displays usually pop up in places where a religious display has already been installed. The FFRF and other organizations have oftenthreatenedlegal action when local public officials chose to use only Christian imagery during the holiday season. “We receive countless emails, calls, and messages every year from people letting us know that they found an atheist community because of our holiday displays,” Fish said.

Source: Huffington Post December 20, 2018 20:53 UTC