Arkansas Federal Court Rules That "Freethinkers" Display Must Be Put Up Near Nativity Scene

The AP reports that a "secular display celebrating the winter solstice and 'freethinkers' such as Albert Einstein and Bill Gates can be placed at the Arkansas Capitol alongside a traditional Christian nativity scene, a federal judge said Monday. The Arkansas Society of Freethinkers sued last week after Secretary of State Charlie Daniels rejected its proposal, saying it wasn't consistent with the Capitol's other decorations and displays. The group asked for a quick hearing before the winter solstice, which is Dec. 21. U.S. District Judge Susan Webber Wright granted an injunction Monday allowing the display to go up."

Just curious, but what holiday is the "Freethinkers" display celebrating? And if it celebrates no holiday at all, would it not then make sense that the Secretary of State would say it was not consistent with the Capitol's other holiday displays?
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