A painted nativity display was removed and replaced with a secular display in the window of the Rupert Post Office in Idaho after FFRF lodged a complaint.
Legal Fellow Madeline Ziegler protested the display, which also included the words “Christmas begins with Christ,” in a Dec. 4 letter to the postmaster. “United States postal regulations prohibit the display of religious materials, other than stamp art, on postal property,” Ziegler wrote. Furthermore, “by displaying a nativity scene and religious statement on its grounds, the Rupert Post Office is illegally demonstrating a preference for religion over nonreligion, and Christianity over all other faiths.”
On Dec. 14, FFRF’s complainant reported that the religious scene had been removed, and had been repainted with a display reading “Peace on earth, good will toward men.” (Maybe next year they’ll include women!)
