Jason Eugene Arnold v. the State of Texas

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• holding that “political divisiveness” could not invalidate inclusion of creche in municipal Christmas display
• holding that a reasonable observer would interpret the inclusion of a nativity scene in a public holiday display to be acknowledging, rather than promoting, religion
• holding that “[t]he District Court’s inference, drawn from the religious nature of the creche, that the City has no secular purpose was, on this record, clearly erroneous”
• holding that a nativity scene in a town square did not violate the Establishment Clause because it was surrounded by secular Christmas figures
• holding that a nativity scene in a town square did not violate the Establishment Clause because it was surrounded by secular Christmas figures such as Santa Claus and his reindeer
• holding that a nativity scene in a town square did not violate the Establishment Clause because it was surrounded by secular Christmas figures such as Santa Claus and his reindeer

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