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Nativity Scene Causes A Stir

The Lakeland Ledger

Wednesday 22 December 2004, 4:43 pm
Keywords: Christian Topics , News Articles

By Diane Lacey Allen

Commissioner Randy Wilkinson repeatedly attempted to put a Christmas display on government property. Those efforts have consistently failed to gain support from his fellow commissioners.

Wilkinson's most recent attempt came just hours before grandparents at the First Baptist Church of Bartow erected a manger scene in front of the county building without the commission's permission.

Ever since Mary and Joseph showed up, wearing blue eye shadow, on the county's grass, people have been taking sides.

Richard Krumm suggested in an e-mail that Commissioner Bob English, who said Thursday that the display didn't belong on the county's lawn, "grow a backbone before opining about the First Baptist-made Nativity scene. What a girly-man!"

Friday, county employees continued to spruce up the administration building with secular greens and lights.

The holy family, a plastic lamb and a snowman remained on the knoll across from the courthouse, their fate on hold until next week's public meeting.

http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20041218/NEWS/412180378/1134

Mark says: ROTFL!