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hrmjustin

(71,265 posts) Wed Dec 10, 2014, 05:42 PM Dec 2014

Unholy row as nativity scene ban divides France

Anne Penketh
It has been called the nativity war. A French court’s ban on a nativity scene in a town hall in order to preserve France’s secular traditions has triggered a fierce backlash.

“Why not ban Christmas and the public holidays that go with it?” thundered Le Parisien on Sunday. Its headline read: “Spare us a nativity war.” According to the newspaper, 86% of more than 12,000 readers surveyed were in favour of keeping nativity scenes in public places.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/dec/07/nativity-scene-ban-france-court-la-roche-sur-yon

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Unholy row as nativity scene ban divides France (Original Post) hrmjustin Dec 2014 OP

War is Noel. rug Dec 2014 #1

Nativity scenes are militant. okasha Dec 2014 #2

"Nativity war"? kentauros Dec 2014 #3

rug

(82,333 posts)

1. War is Noel.

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Wed Dec 10, 2014, 08:32 PM

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okasha

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2. Nativity scenes are militant.

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Wed Dec 10, 2014, 08:46 PM

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kentauros

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3. "Nativity war"?

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Thu Dec 11, 2014, 10:01 AM

Dec 2014

Wouldn't that be a civil war?

nativity (n.) c.1200, from Old French nativité "birth" (12c.), from Late Latin nativitatem (nominative nativitas) "birth," from Latin nativus "born, native" (see native (adj.)). Late Old English had nativiteð, from earlier Old French nativited.

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