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	<title>Defend Christmas &#187; Christmas in the Courts</title>
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	<description>The War on the War on Christmas</description>
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		<title>Feds Refuse to Let Principals Off the Hook in Candy Cane Case</title>
		<link>http://defendchristmas.com/2010/07/02/feds-refuse-to-let-principals-off-the-hook-in-candy-cane-case/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 11:39:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Westover</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A federal appeals court has ruled that two Plano elementary school principals can be held personally liable in a lawsuit over a student&#8217;s distribution of religious Christmas candy canes. 
Principals Lynn Swanson and Jackie Bomchill wanted to be dismissed from the suit, claiming qualified immunity, but a lower court denied their request. The 5th U.S. [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Feds Refuse to Let Principals Off the Hook in Candy Cane Case", url: "http://defendchristmas.com/2010/07/02/feds-refuse-to-let-principals-off-the-hook-in-candy-cane-case/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>US Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Appeal of Candy Cane Case</title>
		<link>http://defendchristmas.com/2010/06/28/us-supreme-court-refuses-to-hear-appeal-of-candy-cane-case/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 23:16:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Westover</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Supreme Court today refused to hear an appeal from some Texas parents who wanted to stop their school district from regulating when students can pass out religious-themed material to classmates.
The court refused to hear an appeal from some parents from the Plano Independent School District.
The district in 2005 told elementary students that religious-themed [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "US Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Appeal of Candy Cane Case", url: "http://defendchristmas.com/2010/06/28/us-supreme-court-refuses-to-hear-appeal-of-candy-cane-case/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>Is Christmas Next?</title>
		<link>http://defendchristmas.com/2010/04/15/is-christmas-next/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 00:58:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Westover</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A federal judge in Wisconsin has declared that the 50-year standing tradition of a National Day of Prayer violates the &#8220;establishment clause&#8221; of the First Amendment which creates a separation of church and state. 
&#8220;I understand that many may disagree with that conclusion and some may even view it as a criticism of prayer or [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Is Christmas Next?", url: "http://defendchristmas.com/2010/04/15/is-christmas-next/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>Nativity and Menorah Removed from Pa. Courthouse</title>
		<link>http://defendchristmas.com/2009/12/17/nativity-and-menorah-removed-from-pa-courthouse/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 05:45:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Westover</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Officials in northeastern Pennsylvania have removed a pair of religious holiday symbols from a public space after being threatened with legal action.
Luzerne County commissioners took down the creche and menorah from the courthouse lawn on Wednesday after receiving an objection from two civil liberties groups.
The ACLU and Americans United for Separation of Church and [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Nativity and Menorah Removed from Pa. Courthouse", url: "http://defendchristmas.com/2009/12/17/nativity-and-menorah-removed-from-pa-courthouse/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>Orange Country Courthouse Takes Down Christmas Tree</title>
		<link>http://defendchristmas.com/2009/11/25/orange-country-courthouse-takes-down-christmas-tree/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:07:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Westover</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The removal of a Christmas tree from the Orange County Superior courthouse Monday has prompted a petition among court employees to have the tree – connected to a gift drive for poor children – put back. The six-foot artificial tree, which was adorned with tags seeking toy donations to &#8216;Operation Santa Claus,&#8217; was removed Monday [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Orange Country Courthouse Takes Down Christmas Tree", url: "http://defendchristmas.com/2009/11/25/orange-country-courthouse-takes-down-christmas-tree/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>63 Year Traditional Nativity Displayer Sues to Continue Display</title>
		<link>http://defendchristmas.com/2009/10/26/63-year-traditional-nativity-displayer-sues-to-continue-display/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:18:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Westover</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Michigan man who says his family has erected a nativity scene in the Mound Road median in Warren, Michigan since about 1945 has filed a federal lawsuit against the Macomb County Road Commission for denying him permission to do so this year. 
John Satawa of Warren alleges the commission has violated his constitutional rights. [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "63 Year Traditional Nativity Displayer Sues to Continue Display", url: "http://defendchristmas.com/2009/10/26/63-year-traditional-nativity-displayer-sues-to-continue-display/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>Appeals Court Hears Case of Christmas Banned in Plano Schools</title>
		<link>http://defendchristmas.com/2009/08/06/appeals-court-hears-case-of-christmas-banned-in-plano-schools/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 18:50:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Westover</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW ORLEANS — A federal appeals court has finished hearing arguments in the case of a suburban Dallas school district accused of banning Christmas messages and religious expression from the classroom.
Attorneys for the Plano Independent School District and a group of students presented their case Wednesday before the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Appeals Court Hears Case of Christmas Banned in Plano Schools", url: "http://defendchristmas.com/2009/08/06/appeals-court-hears-case-of-christmas-banned-in-plano-schools/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>Russian Court Dismisses South Park Lawsuit</title>
		<link>http://defendchristmas.com/2009/06/17/russian-court-dismisses-south-park-lawsuit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:59:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Westover</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A court in Russia has dismissed a legal case a religious group brought against broadcaster 2X2 for showing an episode of South Park.
The Russian Union of Christians of Evangelical Faith alleged the episode titled “Mr. Hankey’s Christmas Classics” violated Russian law by being insulting to religious people and inciting religious and national hatred, Variety reports.
The [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Russian Court Dismisses South Park Lawsuit", url: "http://defendchristmas.com/2009/06/17/russian-court-dismisses-south-park-lawsuit/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>Jail Time for Baby Jesus Thieves</title>
		<link>http://defendchristmas.com/2009/06/03/jail-time-for-baby-jesus-thieves/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:25:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Westover</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SOMERSET, Ky. (AP) — A Christmas prank in a small Kentucky town has netted jail time for two young men who stole the baby Jesus.
Nicholas A. Brainard, who is 21, and 19-year-old David A. Gialdini were sentenced Monday to 45 days in jail and two years of probation on their guilty pleas to stealing a [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Jail Time for Baby Jesus Thieves", url: "http://defendchristmas.com/2009/06/03/jail-time-for-baby-jesus-thieves/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>Denver Allows Pumpkin Sales, But Not Christmas Trees</title>
		<link>http://defendchristmas.com/2008/10/21/denver-allows-pumpkin-sales-but-not-christmas-trees/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 06:08:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Westover</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the struggling economy, many Denver churches are looking for new ways to raise money.
Ubiquitous pumpkin patches in church parking lots are one example.
But some churches want to know why, if they can sell pumpkins, they can’t sell Christmas trees.
City legal analysts said it’s a gray area in the city ordinances because of zoning issues.
At [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Denver Allows Pumpkin Sales, But Not Christmas Trees", url: "http://defendchristmas.com/2008/10/21/denver-allows-pumpkin-sales-but-not-christmas-trees/" });</script>]]></description>
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