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Nativity Scene in my town department building
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RE: Nativity Scene in my town department building
(December 26, 2014 at 3:22 pm)Strider Wrote: To you it is a celebration of the birth of Christ. I celebrate Christmas as a non-Christian and for me the holiday has nothing to do with anything remotely religious. Non-Christians all over celebrate Christmas. It's only about Christ if you want it to be, and if that's how you interpret the holiday then that's cool because you're free to believe whatever you want. The issue is not you celebrating your holiday. The real issue is a religious display on public property. Odds are they would deny another depiction or scene with origins in a different religion and that is the problem. Of course, I cannot say that with certainty, but I doubt they'd allow anything else.

I don't think anyone considers Halloween a religious holiday so there aren't any issues with those decorations because they're not religious in nature. However, if there were displays of a dogmatic nature related to Halloween on public property, I'd be on your side.
Nativity scenes are not only a religious symbol, but a symbol of our christian heritage in the US. We should be allowed to celebrate our christian heritage the same as any other heritage. Is it also not okay to celebrate "national hispanic heritage week" and "black history month"? There is supposed to be no discrimination based on race, color or nationality. So should we ban these observances by government agencies?
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Nativity Scene in my town department building - by Doggey75 - December 22, 2014 at 4:43 pm
RE: Nativity Scene in my town department building - by John V - December 22, 2014 at 5:00 pm
RE: Nativity Scene in my town department building - by IATIA - December 26, 2014 at 4:14 pm
RE: Nativity Scene in my town department building - by Lek - December 26, 2014 at 3:07 pm
RE: Nativity Scene in my town department building - by Lek - December 26, 2014 at 5:26 pm
RE: Nativity Scene in my town department building - by IATIA - December 26, 2014 at 5:31 pm
RE: Nativity Scene in my town department building - by Lek - December 26, 2014 at 5:56 pm

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