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Some great news! Further to Thistles Shopping Centre in Stirling banning a Christmas Nativity Scene so as not be seen as "promoting" a particular religion (as I reported here ) the Centre released a statement today saying that they had changed their minds and would allow a representative from the Legion of Mary to set up a nativity scene as part of their Christmas decor. “We’ve listened carefully to everyone who contacted us about the installation and have decided to reverse our original decision," it said. "We have offered Mrs Patterson the opportunity to host a nativity scene at the centre this Sunday in line with her original request and we are delighted that she has accepted,” it continued. Thistles Centre’s decision not to permit the display on the grounds that it “prides itself on being religiously and politically neutral” made national headlines and was covered on LifeSiteNews. On Monday, Scottish Catholics John Mallon and Elena Feick turned up ...

Have you heard about the unholy row that's been going on in France this Advent season? Of all things, it is about the French tradition of displaying nativity scenes in public buildings. One French court has stirred up a hornet's nest by ordering a regional government office to take down the Christmas crib it set up in its lobby as usual this year. The western town of La Roche-sur-Yon, in the traditionally Catholic Vendée region, is appealing the order. Conservative politicians in other towns, especially those from the far-right National Front, have announced they will resist it. The nativity scene at Béziers city hall, which has also been the subject of demands for its removal. The court acted after a complaint from the ironically named atheist Freethinkers Federation , ( Fédération Nationale de la Libre Pensée ) which said the crib violated the 1905  laïcité  law separating Church and state. A Federation official said the group pressed the issue in reaction to huge...