why can’t the church put it further back?
Per the article, it is positioned directly in front of a section of their sign and planter that was damaged by a vehicle collision. If you look closely at the photo you can see the planter wall is cracked.
Ironically the same outfit that says the Nativity scene is on its property is the same one that says the sign and planter are on the church property. Sounds like typical HOA petty tyrants at work. HOA’s seem to attract the same sort of people who would be Stasi informers or petty commissars in the old Eastern Bloc.
In our town in ohio, the city/township has control of all kand 65 feet from the centerlinr of the road.