Word: scene
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...that year, Sullivan says he asked for an opinion about it from the City Solicitor, who responded that the sponsoring of a religious scene on city property was "unconstitutional." From then on, the city no longer sponsored a nativity scene in the common...
After that ordinance passed, private sources paid to set up the scene depicting the birth of Jesus, which consisted of a wooden shelter and several figures...
That year, Danehy angrily announced that he would spend his own money if necessary to set up the scene, presented the cash to then-Mayor Walter J. Sullivan Jr. and left the room...
...unknown arsonist destroyed the figures last winter, and no organization has replaced them so far. Asked whether any group would set up a nativity scene this winter, Danehy said last night, "we're going to make sure there...
...legal intern for the Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts (CLUM) said "there are not a whole lot of laws" regulating religious scenes placed on city property. But she added that it is "best" if such a scene is built with private rather than public money, and if it does not interfere with public access...