A cross has stood at the head of Olvera Street since 1929, when the original was raised to celebrate Los Angeles’ 148th birthday, while a life-size Nativity is displayed each December as part of the community’s traditional Las Posadas celebration.
Last year, according to Becket, a resident sued the city asking it to remove or cover the cross and stop the Nativity display, arguing the display “offends [him] and makes [him] feel excluded as a non-believer.”
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Notice it’s usually never practitioners of other religions who object to public displays of Christian iconography. It’s almost always militant atheists.
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The same atheist that wouldn’t say a word about a Muslim call to prayer.
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**From the article:**
A cross has stood at the head of Olvera Street since 1929, when the original was raised to celebrate Los Angeles’ 148th birthday, while a life-size Nativity is displayed each December as part of the community’s traditional Las Posadas celebration.
Last year, according to Becket, a resident sued the city asking it to remove or cover the cross and stop the Nativity display, arguing the display “offends [him] and makes [him] feel excluded as a non-believer.”
Notice it’s usually never practitioners of other religions who object to public displays of Christian iconography. It’s almost always militant atheists.
The same atheist that wouldn’t say a word about a Muslim call to prayer.
Ironically, in “Los Angeles”.