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Old 12-19-2007, 06:37 PM
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Default Re: Green Bay Nativity Scene To Stay

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Originally Posted by cnredd View Post
Others haven't because a simple thing...tradition...

If there was a courthouse display started in 1992, removing it would be no big deal...

But if it was a local tradition dating back 90 years, and local citizens spent their whole lives admiring the display and considered it a part of the community, then it's harder for them to deal with the abrupt stop because Mister Mecklestein, Mister Al Fahd, and the president of the local chapter of Athiests-R-Us started whining like little schoolgirls...
Agreed..if the town was incorporated in the past 10-15 years,or displays have been recently added,this type of compromise has a much better chance of success.
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