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Wednesday, February 08, 2006

Court Rules Menorah and Crescent Okay but Not Creche

New York, Feb. 08 (CWNews.com) - A US federal court has ruled that public schools in New York City can display Jewish and Islamic symbols, but not Christian symbols.

In a split decision, the 2nd Circuit court of Appeals said that the US Constitution prohibited setting up a Christmas crèche in New York schools, although a menorah was allowed for Hanukkah and a crescent-and-star were shown during Ramadan. ...

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