Posted on 12/23/2022 6:11:13 PM PST by marshmallow
Chicago-based Thomas More Society says the number of displays is notable despite the secularization of Christmas
Private citizen groups have arranged for Nativity scenes to be on display at 43 state capitols around the country, a record number, according to a not-for-profit law firm's tally.
The Chicago-based Thomas More Society said Dec. 20 that the number of displays is notable despite the secularization of Christmas throughout the U.S.
Four new displays depicting the biblical description of the birth of Jesus in a manger have been erected this year, the society said: Alaska, New York, Utah and Virginia.
"The message of hope delivery by the baby Jesus celebrates the joy of new life. This troubled world can benefit from more hope and more joy," Ed O'Malley, president of the American Nativity Scene, said in a news release from the society.
The organization works with the law firm to ensure that private citizens can sponsor a manger scene on public property.
Thomas Olp, Thomas More Society vice president and senior counsel, said in a statement that state laws in large part allow government entities to erect and maintain celebrations of the Christmas holiday season or allow private citizens to put up manger scenes as long as "the sole purpose is not to promote its religious content."
In addition, such displays must be "placed in context with other symbols of the season as part of an effort to celebrate the public Christmas holiday through traditional symbols," Olp said.
"We pray that the Nativity scenes of the Christmas season will help to foster a sense of unity and peace on earth," he added.
The state capitol sites without a privately sponsored Nativity display in 2022 are Alabama, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Nevada, Oregon and Tennessee.
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“The state capitol sites without a privately sponsored Nativity display in 2022 are Alabama, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Nevada, Oregon and Tennessee.”
Tennessee is surprising!
On, Wisconsin! I miss the fleeting days of Governor ‘Diamond Jim’ Doyle (D, WI) and his ‘Festivus Pole’ on display at our State Capitol while he was in office. The guy was a lousy one-tern Governor, but he had a good sense of humor. ;)
To be “fair” Illinois’ Capitol also has a SATANIC DISPLAY.
Satanists really do not believe in satan because they don’t believe in God. They are evil narcissistic atheistic posers unwittingly doing his bidding.
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