Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Wire Service: AP
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/391032_capitol08.html
Several hundred people rallied Sunday at the state Capitol to protest a holiday display inside that provoked a national outcry by disparaging religion and declaring there is no God.
The "winter solstice" sign sponsored by the atheistic Freedom from Religion Foundation calls religion "myth and superstition that hardens hearts and enslaves minds."
An organizer at Sunday's rally, Steve Wilson, said outrage over the display was growing, and that it was offensive to people of all faiths.
"When it comes to disparaging my faith on public property, that's where I draw the line," Wilson said.
Three counterprotesters stood at the side of the rally, holding up signs that said, "Get Over It."
The sign went up Dec. 1 in the Capitol rotunda, alongside a "holiday" tree and a Nativity scene.
It generated national debate after TV talk-show host Bill O'Reilly made it an issue on his program.