Open Policy On Courthouse Displays Results In Unusual Mix

In Leesburg, Virginia, the first of  9 or 10 holiday displays on the Louden County Court House grounds will go up this week end.  As reported last month by Leesburg Today, after an unsuccessful effort in 2009 to end all holiday displays in Courthouse Square-- which would have included a manger scene and a Christmas tree that usually were placed there-- the county settled on a first-come first-served policy for December displays.  The first 10 (now reduced to 9 because of concern about a tree in one location on the grounds), are a mixed bag. They include a creche, two displays from atheist groups, a display of a letter from Jesus, a Santa on a cross to decry the materialistic nature of the holiday, and two displays from members of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster. [Thanks to Scott Mange for the lead.]