Ronald Reagan Reads “One Solitary Life”

December 20, 2016 | Posted in Christmas | By Jerry Cox

As Christmas approaches, we wanted to share this classic video of President Ronald Reagan reading the essay “One Solitary Life.” Watch it below.

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Kentucky City Hall Bows to Atheists Over Nativity Scene

May 13, 2016 | Posted in Christmas | By Jerry Cox

Even though it’s only May, atheists from Wisconsin are working to prevent a Kentucky town from displaying a Nativity scene this Christmas.

The Freedom From Religion Foundation wrote this week that it has received word Walton, Kentucky, will not be putting a Nativity scene on City Hall property this year, after receiving complaints from the group.

However, it’s worth pointing out the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled Nativity scenes on public property constitutional in the past. In Lynch v. Donnelly the court ruled a Nativity scene on city property did not violate the Establishment Clause, writing, there was “insufficient evidence to establish that the inclusion of the crèche [Nativity scene] is a purposeful or surreptitious effort to express some kind of subtle governmental advocacy of a particular religious message. . . . The crèche [Nativity scene] in the display depicts the historical origins of this traditional event long recognized as a National Holiday [Christmas].”

Just because property is public doesn’t mean Nativity scenes and similar Christmas decorations are off-limits, as courts have affirmed and reaffirmed through the years. And as other courts have noted, the government does not have to put up an anti-Christmas decoration alongside a Christmas decoration in order to comply with the Constitution.

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