Churches sue after atheist brings down Santa Monica Christmas tradition

By: Associated Press - Texarkana Gazette

• In this Dec. 13, 2011, file photo, a man walks past two of the traditional Nativity scenes along Ocean Avenue at Palisades Park in Santa Monica, Calif. Avowed atheist Damon Vix last year won two-thirds of the booths in the annual, city-sponsored lottery to divvy up spaces in the life-sized Na...

LOS ANGELES—Damon Vix didn’t have to go to court to push Christmas out of the city of Santa Monica. He just joined the festivities.

The atheist’s anti-God message alongside a life-sized nativity display in a park overlooking the beach ignited a debate that burned bri...

Published: 11/19/2012