In Leesburg, holiday displays bring controversy and change

Baby Jesus is keeping strange company.

For the better part of 50 years, a crèche and a Christmas tree were the only holiday displays on the Loudoun County Courthouse grounds.

Then came the atheists. And the Jedis. And the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster — each with its own decorations. A skeleton Santa Claus was mounted on a cross, intended by its creator to portray society's obsession with consumerism. Nearby, a pine tree stood adorned with atheist testimonials. ("I can be moral without religion," declared one laminated ornament.)

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David S. Hilzenrath, Zachary A. Goldfarb 17 Dec, 2011


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