Wednesday, November 17, 2004
Flamingo Claus is Legal
There's good news on the legal front from Cranston RI. The holiday decorations display at Cranston City Hall that included more than a dozen plastic pink flamingos in Santa hats didn't break laws governing the separation of church and state, but Mayor Stephen Laffey's regulation of what was put in last winter's exhibit did violate free speech provisions, a federal judge has ruled.
Last winter, Laffey encouraged residents to put seasonal displays he deemed appropriate on City Hall's front lawn. First a menorah went up, then an inflatable snowman and Santa Claus, and after that a Nativity scene appeared. Then, a flock of plastic flamingos showed up, sponsored by a Cranston-resident who said the birds represented the ''Church of the Pink Flamingo,'' a church he made up as a tongue-and- cheek protest against the holiday display.
Bird would like to thank all of those who fought on the side of freedom in this historic case. You may read the full story Here
Last winter, Laffey encouraged residents to put seasonal displays he deemed appropriate on City Hall's front lawn. First a menorah went up, then an inflatable snowman and Santa Claus, and after that a Nativity scene appeared. Then, a flock of plastic flamingos showed up, sponsored by a Cranston-resident who said the birds represented the ''Church of the Pink Flamingo,'' a church he made up as a tongue-and- cheek protest against the holiday display.
Bird would like to thank all of those who fought on the side of freedom in this historic case. You may read the full story Here
Comments:
Post a Comment
