Secular group wins case to install mock nativity display at Texas capitol

[Chrystal-J]

After a six-year court battle, a secular group will be permitted to install a “Bill of Rights Nativity Exhibit” at the Texas Capitol following a federal court decision last month.

The secular advocacy group Freedom from Religion Foundation filed a lawsuit six years ago to install a mock nativity display at the Texas state capitol building.

The “Bill of Rights Nativity Scene” mimics the traditional nativity scene with St. Joseph, the Blessed Mother, and the infant Jesus. Instead of the Holy Family, the “Bill of Rights Nativity Scene” features the Statue of Liberty in the place of the Blessed Mother, with the founding fathers of the United States surrounding the Bill of Rights in a manger.


Secular group wins case to install mock nativity display at Texas capitol

 

[Chrystal-J]

I don't get why this group can't just build some kind of statue with the stuff they want in it. Why do they have to mock the nativity?

 

[Michie]

Perfect example of those that have turned their politics into an idol.

 

[pdudgeon]

Perfect example of those that have turned their politics into an idol.

More than an idol; a god. .

 

[Chrystal-J]

Surprised they don't have a "Science Nativity".