MILITARY.COM – AF Base Under Fire for Crèche, Menorah Displays

Published On: December 16, 2011|Categories: News|Comments Off on MILITARY.COM – AF Base Under Fire for Crèche, Menorah Displays|

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  • Officials at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., are talking with lawyers in response to a watchdog group’s demand that the base relocate its Christian nativity and Hanukkah menorah displays from an open space to the base chapel.
    “As of right now, we are reviewing the concerns of the [Military Religious Freedom Foundation] and consulting with our legal experts and our higher headquarters,” base spokesman Johnathan Monroe told Military.com.
  • It’s not only the MRFF that wants the religious displays moved. The California Council of Churches, which represents about 5,500 Protestant congregations with about 1.5 million members, has added its own voice to the foundation’s request.

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