Dec 9, 2004 / 22:00 pm
Two judges are expected to rule next week in separate cases on whether the Christian Nativity scene can be displayed in public.
The Thomas More Law Center filed the two cases, one in New York City and the other in Bay Harbor Islands, Fl., over policies that deny the public display of the Christian Nativity while permitting the display of symbols of other religions.
Richard Thompson, president and chief counsel of the center, said these two cases “demonstrate the kind of hostility and double standard being used by officials to deny Christians the right to publicly celebrate one of their holiest seasons.”
In New York Dec. 13, the center will present oral argument in its case against the New York City Department of Education.