Church & State....Lift & separate.

[Happy Monkey]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

If the resident Christians want to put up a nativity, hey, knock yourself out.

Many churches do put nativities on their lawns. Why would they need city hall to do it, too? My guess is - to indicate that this town is Christian. Putting religious displays on public property, expecially in this age, is primarily a political statement - not a religious one - and dilutes any spiritual meaning of the content of the display. Separation of church and state is designed to protect the state from being too dogmatic, and the church from being too political. Each are diminished when they are combined.