Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site ulysses.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!smb From: smb@ulysses.UUCP (Steven Bellovin) Newsgroups: net.religion.jewish Subject: Re: San Francisco Menorah Controversy Message-ID: <1072@ulysses.UUCP> Date: Mon, 17-Dec-84 17:19:25 EST Article-I.D.: ulysses.1072 Posted: Mon Dec 17 17:19:25 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 18-Dec-84 03:03:06 EST References: <291@mhuxm.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill Lines: 7 Frankly, I don't care much whether the Menorah is equivalent to a nativity scene or a Christmas tree -- my view is that the display of any of the above on public property violates the separation of church and state, and should not be done. Yes, I know the Supreme Court feels otherwise -- that does not give me the license to act in a way I consider to be immoral. (It took about 60 years for the to reverse themselves on Plessey vs. Ferguson; maybe this one will be reversed somewhat sooner.)