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    Michigan Man Sues for Right to Put Back Family's Nativity Scene on Public Median

    A Michigan man has filed a federal lawsuit claiming his constitutional rights were violated when he was ordered to remove a Nativity scene from the median of a public road — a creche that his family has displayed at the location for 63 years.John Satawa, of Warren, Mich., filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court on Friday in an attempt to be allowed to put back the 8- by 8-foot Nativity scene his late father built in 1945.After receiving a complaint by the Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation last December, the Road Commission of Macomb County told Satawa to remove the holiday display, citing incomplete permits. Satawa's permit application was later denied because it "clearly displays a religious message" and violated "separation of church and state," Macomb County Highway Engineer Robert Hoepfner wrote.Satawa says he simply wants to restore the "tradition" on the median between Mound and Chicago Roads outside of St. Anne's Parish Church."The Nativity display has been a tra...

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    1. Texas Gov. Perry signs 'Merry Christmas' bill into law

      Surrounded by sleigh bell-ringing Santa Claus impersonators, Gov. Rick Perry on Thursday signed a law protecting Christmas and other holiday celebrations in Texas pu...

    2. Vatican lights up towering fir next to nativity scene for Christmas at St Peter's Square

      The Vatican has turned the lights on a towering fir tree for Christmas in St. Peter's Square.The 30-meter-high (100-foot) tree comes from the woods on the slopes of ...

    3. Vatican austerity means donated nativity scene

      The Vatican has happily accepted a donated Nativity scene for St. Peter's Square this Christmas after its previous €550,000 ($717,000) setup was exposed by the embar...

    4. 5 teens charged with Virginia nativity scene theft

      Five teenagers are facing charges they stole and then destroyed a nativity scene from a church in Bedford County.The Bedford County Sheriff's Office said the five we...

    5. Pennsylvania town rejects lottery plan for Nativity scene

      A Pennsylvania town has reportedly rejected a proposed lottery system to solve an atheist group's concerns over a Nativity scene that has been erected annually on bo...

    6. Baby Jesus, donkey stolen from Florida Nativity scene

      The baby Jesus and a plywood donkey are missing from a Nativity scene in central Florida.Frostproof Mayor Kay Hutzelman says the theft happened sometime after the ci...

    7. Activists: Live animals freezing in nativity scene

      Animal rights activists are protesting the use of live animals amid freezing temperatures at an outdoors nativity scene in northern Poland.Renata Cieslik of the Anim...

    8. One Killed After Truck Crashes Into Live Ohio Nativity Scene

      A retired fire chief performing in a live nativity scene outside a northeast Ohio church assisted injured spectators after a pickup truck crashed into the small audi...

    9. Baby Jesus in Florida Nativity Scene Gets GPS After Last Statue's Disappearance

      A baby Jesus statue here is getting a Global Positioning System for Christmas.The statue, part of a nativity scene, will be equipped with the device after the previo...

    10. Why Is One Group Putting up a 'Gary and Joseph' Nativity Scene ?

      Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine:Bad ReviewA longtime adviser to Jimmy Carter has resigned his position as a Carter Center fellow over the former...

    11. Texas Town Braces for Battle With Atheists Over Nativity Scene

      Driving through the tiny rural town of Athens, Texas, and you'd be hard pressed to find something that might catch national attention -- or so it was until about a w...

    12. Atheists Want Banner Over Nativity Scene

      Controversy surrounds religious display in Texas

    1. Pennsylvania town's Nativity scene erected on private property

      A western Pennsylvania town's Nativity display is up outside a former church after lawsuit threat prompted the town to remove the display from public property.Ellwoo...

    2. PETA Mistakenly Targets Alaska Church Over Nativity Scene

      The pastor at Anchorage First Free Methodist Church was mystified.Why was the animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals chastising his church?N...

    3. Detroit Suburb Considers Ousting City Hall Nativity Scene

      A display of an infant Jesus could lose its traditional spot outside city hall in this Detroit suburb following objections by civil liberties advocates.The Berkley C...

    4. Nativity Scene Battle Reportedly Continues in Florida

      A Florida pastor has reportedly replaced the Nativity scenes removed from a public library last week, defying municipal policy.Rev. Mark D. Boykin and dozens of memb...

    5. Texas gov. signs 'Merry Christmas' bill into law

      Christmas may be six-plus months away, but it's already on the minds of Gov. Rick Perry and many in the Texas Legislature.Perry signed a bipartisan bill into law Thu...

    6. Nativity Scene , Menorah Removed From Pennsylvania Courthouse Lawn

      Officials in northeastern Pennsylvania have removed a pair of religious holiday symbols from a public space after being threatened with legal action.Luzerne County c...

    7. Baby Jesus stolen from Ohio nativity scene

      A baby Jesus figure has been stolen from a popular live nativity scene in southwestern Ohio.Police say the figure was reported missing early Christmas morning from o...

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