Praise God !!!
Appearing before the Supreme Court this week, but not having anything to do with a court case, Mary, Joseph, and the Baby Jesus made their presence known on the front steps of the nation’s highest court.
It was all about celebrating the birth of the Savior and the religious liberty that allows the right to celebrate with a live Nativity scene. Flanked by Congress on one side and the Supreme Court on the other, Capitol Hill was treated to the sight of a camel, donkey, sheep, shepherds and wise men wandering their way to the seat of earthly power where these humans and animals gathered to celebrate Christ’s birth.
While it may be fun to see this procession, the live Nativity scene does have a serious purpose. “We are securing for ourselves a liberty which is enshrined in the Constitution, and that is a liberty of freedom of religion,” Rev. Paul Schenck, with the National Pro-Life Center, said.
Slowly making their way past lawmakers and judges, the participants were making a powerful point. “By displaying the Gospel at Christmas time, we’re reminding all of our legislators and our jurists who are responsible for law and public policy that we are indeed a nation under a higher authority, the authority of God, to whom we all must make account,” Schenck said.
They are encouraging all Americans everywhere to get the permits they need locally to do similar scenes all across the nation.