It’s Time For Nativity Lawsuit Season

It’s too soon to have to think about any of this, but it’s happening anyways – a federal judge in LA’s District Court ruled today that the city of Santa Monica is allowed to ban Nativity scenes in parks and other public places after local atheists brought a lawsuit against the city. If the decision carries, all “unattended displays,” regardless of content, will be prohibited from city-owned spaces. The Santa Monica Nativity Scene Committee, which has been staging the scenes for almost sixty years, has promised to appeal the decision, because this is a fight that will continue forever, long after every living human descendant has forgotten what a nativity is. More »