Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Shift Of Nativity Scene Defuses Debate On Symbols

OLEAN -- The battle of the Nativity - and the pentacle - came to an end in Olean on Tuesday, at least for now.

A day after the large lavender and silver wooden pentacle sign was driven over and later stood back up - a hole in the front and tire tracks notwithstanding - the adjacent Nativity scene was moved a block down the street from the City Hall lawn to the front of a Baptist church.

Later Wednesday afternoon, John Garlow went to City Hall and removed the pentacle he and his wife, April, had placed there as a Wiccan response to the Nativity scene.

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