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Has the Grinch Stolen Santa Monica’s Nativity Scenes?
A string of life-sized nativity scenes has been on display for 57 Christmas seasons in Santa Monica’s Palisades Park. This year a group of atheists complained that they were not being represented—and that the display violated the Separation of Church and State.
By Warren Olney • • 52m ListenA string of life-sized nativity scenes has been on display for 57 Christmas seasons in Santa Monica’s Palisades Park. This year a group of atheists complained that they were not being represented—and that the display violated the Separation of Church and State.
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