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The Christian Post reports:
For the first time in history, a Nativity scene was displayed on the steps of the U.S. Capitol Tuesday, marking what organizers say is a milestone for religious freedom and the First Amendment.
The display, accompanied by prayer, Christmas carols and a reading of the Christmas story, was made possible by a landmark federal court decision that granted Rev. Patrick Mahoney and his supporters the right to peacefully celebrate the Christmas season on Capitol grounds.
Held on the southeastern steps of the Capitol, the display was the culmination of a legal battle that began over a decade ago when Mahoney, director of the Washington, D.C.-based Christian Defense Coalition, faced repeated threats of arrest for his attempts to read the Christmas story from the Bible and hold a Nativity display at the Capitol Christmas tree.
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In his tweet below, Mahoney tags Harmeet Dhillon, the Trump/RNC lawyer who was just nominated to a civil rights post with the DOJ.
Mahoney appeared on JMG in April 2021 when he lost a court battle to stage a prayer vigil on the steps of the Capitol. Later that year, he complained that Christmas trees at the White House were “forbidden” to feature Jesus ornaments.
PREVIOUSLY ON JMG: Mahoney in the past has paraded a “living nativity scene” (including a camel and a donkey) before the Supreme Court. He’s also affiliated with anti-LGBTQ Christian nationalist Roy Moore. In 2012, Mahoney led protests outside the Democratic Convention in Charlotte. In 2009, he joined a raft of hate group leaders in protesting the just-passed Hate Crimes Act outside DOJ headquarters.
7 months ago, we would’ve been arrested for having this Nativity Display on the steps of the US Capitol. However, we won an historic federal lawsuit through the incredible work of the Center for American Liberty which allowed us on the steps! @Liberty_Ctr @pnjaban… pic.twitter.com/0yObLMhCvw
— Rev. Patrick Mahoney (@revmahoney) December 11, 2024