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: Dispatches from the Culture WarsFreethinkers Win in Arkansas
By Ed Brayton
As I predicted, the outcome of that suit in Arkansas over a Winter Solstice display next to a creche on the grounds of the Arkansas state capitol was never in doubt. A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction in the case ordering the state to allow the display. There was no opinion attached to it, but one is coming. That's not the final settlement to the case, but a win in the case is inevitable. Hopefully the state of Arkansas will recognize the handwriting on the wall and agree to drop the case and change their policy.
Coincidentally, the defendant in the suit was the Arkansas Secretary of State. His name? Charlie Daniels. Insert your own "devil went down to Arkansas" joke here. The AP reports on what the display looks like:
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