November 26, 2009 7:27 PM
Leesburg Courthouse bans Nativity scene, Christmas tree
Please sign the petition to stop the denial of the right of private citizens to sponsor a Christmas display on public property.
Our Constitution grants us freedom OF religion, not freedom FROM religion.The Facilities and Grounds Committee of the Loudoun County Courthouse announced 11/24/09 that it will no longer allow Christmas trees, nativity scenes or any other holiday displays on the Courthouse grounds.
For 50 years, the Rotary Club of Leesburg has placed a Christmas tree on the grounds of the courthouse.
For 20 years, Leesburg attorney Debbie Welch and her husband Dennis had placed a creche on the grounds.
Rotary members say they were blindsided by the committee's decision, which was withheld for weeks until the night of 11/24 - two days before Thanksgiving.
Full story at Leesburg Today
Private citizens DO have the right to sponsor a nativity scene on public property. The Facilities and Grounds Committee of the Loudoun County Courthouse has no authority to take away this right of the people. (Alliance Defense Fund)
If as a Loudoun County taxpayer you disagree with the Grounds Committee's decision - and the timing it used to pre-empt citizen protest, please sign this petition.
See also: Leesburg Courthouse Christmas Ban: Beware the Backlash!
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Comments
I hope they will reconsider
Posted by: George Wendt | November 27, 2009 3:11 PM
