A nativity scene is on display near the Washington Monument on December 23, 2010 in Washington, DC. (Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images) An attorney from a religious liberty law firm said on Thursday that officials from a Delaware town have violated the First Amendment by banning religious displays on public property. Roger Byron, senior counsel for the First Liberty Institute, wrote a letter ( pdf ) to city officials in Rehoboth Beach urging them to reverse their ban of a nativity scene display by the local Knights of Columbus (KOC) council that had been traditionally erected on city property near the beach on the Bandstand circle nearby other holiday displays such as a Christmas tree, light displays, and a large Santa’s House. The ban had upset residents in the town who raised their concerns with the city at a December 2018 city council meeting and protests at the beach . The city said the nativity scene display could not be placed on city property because it was religious. Mayor Paul Kuhns reiterated the city’s position during an interview with 47 ABC on Nov. 18 , saying that “city policy is not to have religious displays on public property or city property.” […]
