Posted on 01/07/2009 12:18:20 PM PST by Daniel T. Zanoza
RFFM.org NEWS -- by Dan Gura, Associate Editor
CHICAGO, IL -- The Springfield Nativity Scene Committee (SNSC), in conjunction with the Chicago-based Thomas More Society, announced the Nativity scene which made history as it stood in the Illinois state capitol building in Springfield was a total success and the group intends to make the project an annual affair.
The group also announced it has received inquiries for legal and logistical assistance from residents in Iowa and Wisconsin who would like to put up similar religious displays next Christmas season.
“Things couldn’t have gone better,” said Dan Zanoza, Chairman of the SNSC. “Thousands of people stopped to admire the manger scene and, quite honestly, that’s why the Nativity scene was there.”
The history-making Nativity scene was on exhibit in the state capitol from Dec. 2nd through Dec. 28th. It was the first such display in recorded state history.
"We're honored to help with this important project that reaches out to all people of good will,” said Tom Brejcha, President of the Chicago-based Thomas More Society and legal counsel for the SNSC. “Nativity Scenes are not only traditional, iconic religious symbols, but ...
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“the Chicago-based Thomas More Society”
Shouldn’t that be...”the Chicago office of the Ann Arbor, Michigan-based Thomas More Society”?
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