Nativity Scene Comes To Life Before The Supreme Court

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First Posted: 11/30/11 06:44 PM ET Updated: 11/30/11 06:52 PM ET



WASHINGTON -- Christmas came early to the Supreme Court Wednesday when roughly 20 members of the Nativity Project, a nationwide campaign to "celebrate religious freedom," displayed a live version of the Nativity just steps in front of the courthouse. There was Mary, Joseph, baby Jesus, the Three Kings, a camel and a donkey (the latter two being the real thing).

The group began by marching around the Supreme Court building to the front, where they sang classic Christmas carols such as "Silent Night" and "Joy to the World." Leading the march was Rev. Rob Schenck, president of Faith and Action in the Nation's Capital, and Rev. Patrick Mahoney, director of the Christian Defense Coalition. Their two groups co-sponsor the Nativity Project.

"We need to remind even our elected and appointed officials that work here on Capitol Hill that the true meaning of Christmas is the giving of the Savior, Christ the Lord," Schenck told The Huffington Post. "We exercise our First Amendment rights to express our religious beliefs, and we do that because if you don't exercise your rights, you lose your rights."

Mahoney told HuffPost that the Nativity Project has found "creative ways" to work around a Supreme Court ruling that held spending public money on Nativity scenes violates the First Amendment's establishment clause.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/30/nativity-scene-supreme-court-nativity-project_n_1121518.html

[handmade34]

1. no

the true meaning of Christmas is a means to boost sales during what would otherwise be a slow period...

and by the way, if they are fighting for the right of Jesus to camp out in public places, why can't OWS?

[izquierdista]

2. We have video of it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIjBO26qjYM

[NMMNG]

3. How very

"We exercise our First Amendment rights to express our religious beliefs, and we do that because if you don't exercise your rights, you lose your rights."

Because American Christians are so persecuted. :eyes:

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5. Not nearly as badly as European atheists.

[Quartermass]

4. Mathew 6:5 is what I think of whenever I see junk like this. It says:

And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

[zbdent]

6. CRAP!!! And in this socialist, communist country, with that Socialist President running the show

Where were all the fascist cops blindly following that America-Hating Kenyan Muslim's orders to beat down all things Christian????

(:sarcasm:)

[darkstar3]

7. These people are NOT interested in religious freedom, just dominance.

[NMMNG]

8. Of course

They'd shit bricks if Muslims, Pagans or Satanists were to hold a similar event in the same location.