SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE – Travis AFB nativity scene, menorah can stay

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Lawyers for Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield have determined that the inclusion of a Nativity scene and a menorah in the base’s holiday display does not violate troops’ religious freedom.

The Military Religious Freedom Foundation, a national group that advocates for religious freedom in the military, wrote a letter to base authorities last week saying the two displays amounted to a military endorsement of religions. It asked that the menorah and Nativity scene be moved to a nearby chapel.

On Saturday, the office of the Air Force judge advocate general decided that the displays, “as part of a broader, secular holiday seasonal display,” did not violate the First Amendment’s freedom of religion clause, base spokesman Johnathan Monroe said.

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