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This link no longer works, but the text of the article is below. It wasn’t Justin Vacula’s distaste for religion that brought him to question the manger scene and menorah on the Luzerne County Courthouse lawn, but his respect for the law. “I saw the Nativity scene that was lighted up,” said the King’s College […]
BY COULTER JONES, STAFF WRITER Published: December 17, 2009 Luzerne County removed its nativity scene and menorah displays from the courthouse lawn Wednesday after the American Civil Liberties Union threatened to sue the county on the basis the display is unconstitutional. County Solicitor Vito DeLuca said the county received notice from the ACLU several weeks […]
The video is no longer available, but text from it is below. “A nativity scene and menorah are gone after causing controversy at the Luzerne County courthouse. The American Civil Liberties Union threatened to sue if the displays were not removed. The actual manger was taken off the lawn outside the Luzerne County courthouse Thursday […]
https://www.au.org/media/press-releases/pennsylvania-county-agrees-to-remove-religious-symbols-from-courthouse-lawn This link looks much nicer than my text below :) Pennsylvania County Agrees To Remove Religious Symbols From Courthouse Lawn Luzerne County Courthouse Display Of Nativity Scene And Menorah Violated Constitution, Civil Liberties Groups Advised FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 17, 2009
