Florida Atheists wash away Christian blessing by dousing highways with 'unholy' water

A group of atheists banned together on Saturday in an attempt to counteract a blessing placed on some major Florida highways.

Last year, Christian groups used olive oil to bless some of the state’s busiest interstates as a part of the Polk Under Prayer campaign.

Rather than seeing the attention as an added deflection of criminals, members of the Humanist of Florida thought the best way to make their point was to bring out the mops and use a little elbow grease.



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Tools of the trade: The Humanists of Florida banded together to spray some highways with 'unholy water' in an effort to erase a blessing from Christians

Scrub it out: As part of the Pold Under Prayer campaign, a dozen highways were blessed with olive oil last year

‘It sends a very bad signal to everyone in Polk County, and (anyone) who travels through Polk county who doesn't happen to be Christian,’ said Humanists of Florida director Mark Palmer.

‘This event is not about atheist rights; this is about welcoming everybody into Polk county.’

Armed with mops, Magic Foam, and a carton of ‘Unholy Water’, the Atheists were determined to prove a point about the presence of religion in the Central Florida county.

In spite of their best efforts, they may never be able to rid the highways from the work of Polk Under Prayer: in addition to the olive oil blessing, the Christian group also buried bricks inscribed with Bible passaged underneath 12 of the county’s highways.

Spring cleaning: The Atheists got to work on Saturday

Polk Under Prayer director Richard Geringswald said the project¿s purpose was an effort ¿asking God's protection from ne'er do wells and evil doers'

Polk Under Prayer director Richard Geringswald told a local ABC affiliate that the project’s purpose was an effort ‘asking God's protection from ne'er do wells and evil doers,’ though it seems to have brought a bit of trouble in its wake.

After the group did the olive oil blessing last year, some of the outraged atheists sued the local sheriff, charging him with disregarding the separation of church and state while he has served.

The suit, which was dropped before any formal charges were filed, was spearheaded by EllenBeth Wachs who says she has been the subject of ‘gestapo arrests’ simply because she is an atheist.



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