Pa. town removes Nativity scene from borough building

December 06, 2010

CANONSBURG (AP) — A Pennsylvania town has removed a Nativity scene from the borough building after a resident complained.

Canonsburg Borough Manager Terry Hazlett tells the Observer-Reporter of Washington that he received a written complaint last week from resident Megan Hartley. She wrote that the creche was disrespectful to citizens who aren’t Christian and that it shouldn’t be displayed at a government building.

The borough asked the local Knights of Columbus chapter to remove the Nativity scene. The group owns the creche and has been putting it at the borough building for 57 years. The group has since moved it to a nearby business.

Many residents aren’t happy about the change. Knights of Columbus member Robert Clark says people need to show tolerance to each other and he feels removing the scene is disrespectful to his rights.

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