Group calls off lawsuit over Nativity display
The American Humanist Association is calling off a lawsuit against Harrison County over a Nativity scene in the courthouse lobby.
A Christmas story: A Columbus couple finds meaning in rebar, chicken wire and foam
Take a drive down Old West Point Road in western Lowndes County this Christmas, and chances are you’ll slow down for a good look, too.
Nativity scene breaks Guinness record
More than 1,000 people dressed as angels, wise men and religious royalty gathered at a park in Provo, Utah, and set a new Guinness record for the largest live nativity scene.
Of Christmas and second chances: Fayette’s ‘Christmas at the Park’ is about much more than lights
“Columbus, Mobile, Amory, Caledonia, Huntsville, Starkville … ” Doris Brasher read down the list in a small, spiral notebook she keeps in the gingerbread house that serves as a welcome station for Christmas at the Park in Fayette, Ala. “There’s Wyoming, Alaska, Germany and Beijing, China,” she went on.
Doris and her husband, John, like to know where visitors to the annual Christmas display come from.
The Christmas story: Sheep have always played a prominent role in Christmas imagery
For those outside the Christian faith, that sheep would be the most prominent animal in Christian imagery might seem an odd choice.