Iowa town forced to remove Nativity display ending a 20 year tradition

Santa and his reindeer have saved Christmas for an fire department after their nativity scene was removed following complaints that the display violates the U.S. Constitution.

The quaint nativity display in the central Iowa city of Toledo has been put up year after year for the last 15 holiday seasons, but last week it had to be taken down and moved to a retired firefighter's nearby lawn after a complaint was received from an atheist group based in .

The Freedom From Religion Foundation raised concerns that the Christian depiction at the public fire station violated the First Amendment's prohibition of government agencies favoring one religion over others.

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