Federal government bans religious references on ornaments for 2009 Capitol Christmas Tree

ALLIANCE DEFENSE FUND NEWS RELEASE
September 29, 2009 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Federal government bans religious references on
ornaments for 2009 Capitol Christmas Tree

ADF attorneys send letter to federal, state officials
after Arizona schoolchildren chosen to decorate D.C. tree, but told to keep religion out

PHOENIX, Ariz. — Alliance Defense Fund attorneys sent a letter to federal and state officials, including Arizona Governor Janice Brewer Monday, calling for them to stop enforcing a requirement prohibiting the state’s schoolchildren from expressing religious viewpoints through Christmas themes while decorating ornaments for the 2009 Capitol Christmas Tree.  Arizona was chosen this year to present 4,000 handcrafted ornaments made by elementary, middle-school, and high-school students to decorate Washington, D.C.’s annual Christmas tree.

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