It is both secular and religious. The menorah is also a national symbol of the Jewish people-religious and non religious.
Nevertheless as an Orthodox Jew I say let there be creches and/or Menorahs in every town that wants them and f-ck the JINO's and formerly Christian athiests that block them.
Please just have the heads covered on the Jewish characters in the nativity scenes.
"Please just have the heads covered on the Jewish characters in the nativity scenes."
I suppose I could put tongue in cheek and say that a nativity scene is really just depicting the birth of a famous rabbi;
so that if you have that, you still don't have any gentile or 'christian' representations.
Therefore should the village be requested also to put up--what, a reindeer? A Santa?
I'd love to see the lawyers tie the Village up in knots over this issue. . .
Please just have the heads covered on the Jewish characters in the nativity scenes.
Realism is not a necessity. The most amusing Nativity scene I saw had a pig and chicken near the manger.
"Nevertheless as an Orthodox Jew I say let there be creches and/or Menorahs in every town that wants them..."
G-d bless you for saying so. I love both holidays, and don't have a problem with a creche and Menorah sharing the space.
Happy Hannukah! And Merry Christmas!