UPDATE: The mayor of Eureka Springs, Arkansas has backed away from a decision to remove a Nativity Scene after Todd Starnes Show callers bombarded City Hall with emails and telephone calls.
“You made a big difference, Todd,” said Randall Christy, executive director of The Great Passion Play. “A lot of people have been calling and I think it caused the mayor to take a second look at this.”
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The mayor had initially ordered The Great Passion Play to remove the Nativity, a 70-year-old tradition, after someone threatened to sue the city.
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ORIGINAL STORY: Christians in Eureka Springs, Arkansas are openly defying their government leaders after they were ordered to remove a Nativity scene from a city park.
The Nativity scene had been a holiday tradition in Basin Park since 1950.
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JUST IN: Organizers of The Great Passion Play were ordered to remove a Nativity Scene from a park in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. The Nativity had been there for 70 years. The Christians refused to comply. Defiance! The story is on my website. #WarOnChristmas
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Volunteers from the The Great Passion Play have erected the Nativity on behalf of Beta Sigma Phi for a number of years.
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But Executive Director Randall Christy said this year he was ordered by the mayor and the city attorney to remove Mary and the Christ Child.
“This is Christmas,” he said. “Why is the Nativity such a threat to the mayor of Eureka Springs?”
Christy said he has no plans to comply. He will be a guest Monday on The Todd Starnes Radio Show.
“I am fed up with it and I’m not going to do it,” he said in a video posted on Facebook. “I instructed my staff today – do not comply with the mayor’s request to remove this beautiful Nativity scene that’s been here since 1950.”
The mayor’s office did not return calls seeking comment.
“I don’t hate the mayor or the city attorney. I just believe they are confused and mixed up like a lot of America is,” he said. “We’ve got to stand up for what’s right. I’m tired of people demanding that we remove Jesus from Christmas. Doesn’t that bother you? I refuse to comply with the demand.”
Contact City Hall below:
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P.O. Box 689
P. O.110 N. Main Street
Eureka Springs, AR 72632
