Holy family, Magi nixed from nativity
Library says figures would be 'inappropriate,' action leaves just farm animals, shepherd boy
Posted: December 7, 20051:00 a.m. Eastern

Saying it would be "inappropriate" to include them, Memphis, Tenn., library officials have banned Mary, Joseph, Jesus and the wise men from a promotional nativity scene – leaving only the stable animals and a shepherd boy.

Attorneys from the Alliance Defense Fund say they are working to "educate" the officials about their action, saying the exclusion of the figurines is blatantly unconstitutional.

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