yeah, i remember the hyperventilating from one of the ubiquitous blondes on fox--gretchen carlson i think, because of that festivus pole. hilarious stuff.
love this line from the npr article:
"When a religious group seeks to co-opt the power and the prestige of the government for their religious message, the best way to dilute that co-opting of the power and prestige is to put up our own message."
was on slate, and this gem caught my eye regarding laws and religion...
http://www.slate.com/blogs/outward/2..._marriage.html