Tag : Bethlehem
Gaza Christians title : Easter 2016 in Jerusalem: Record 850 Gaza Christians Permitted For Christian Holy Day Into Bethlehem
summary : At least 850 Christian Palestinians from the Gaza City Strip will travel to celebrate Easter in Bethlehem and occupied East Jerusalem after Israeli authorities agreed to grant them permits, a Palestinian official said Saturday. This is the first time such a large number of Christians from Gaza received permits to go to the West Bank and Jerusalem.
date : Mar 25, 2016 11:26 AM EDT
title : Creative Christmas Concert Nativity Is Way Indiana School District Complies with Court Ruling
summary : After a live Nativity scene planned for a school-based Christmas show was banned in a northern Indiana school district by a judge's ruling on Dec. 2, school representatives used mannequins instead of student actors for concerts this weekend. Sam Grover, staff attorney of Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation, said the district's officials appear to be "thumbing their noses" at the spirit of the preliminary ruling.
date : Dec 16, 2015 05:54 PM EST
title : Complaint About Nativity Scene on New Mexico City Property Prompts Bigger Christmas Festival
summary : When an atheist group mailed Belen, N.M., city leaders a complaint about a nativity scene placed on property across from City Hall, Belen officials initiated a new "Follow the Star to Bethlehem" event, which became the city's biggest Christmas occasion ever. Belen, a city founded in 1740, is Spanish for Bethlehem. It reportedly was named by two Spaniards deliberately in honor of Bethlehem, making this complaint a bit more personal than usual.
date : Dec 13, 2015 01:25 PM EST