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Judge gives OK to revised Concord High School’s nativity scene

The nativity scene at Concord High School. (Photo supplied/Elkhart Truth)

ELKHART, Ind. (AP) — A three-judge panel has concluded that a revised version of Concord High School’s annual holiday show that included a mannequin Nativity scene doesn’t violate the U.S. Constitution.

The Goshen News reports that Concord High School came under scrutiny after the Freedom From Religion Foundation filed a lawsuit alleging the 2015 Concord Christmas Spectacular violated the First Amendment’s prohibition on government establishment of religion.

The judges from a federal appeals court in Chicago issued their review of the show on Wednesday. It says the show wouldn’t lead reasonable observers to feel the school is “signing off on a particular religious message” because the Nativity scene “has become just another visual complement for a single song.”

The judges’ ruling says the show may go on in its current state.

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