No ‘Knowledge’

    Chester County commissioners have just about settled on the county’s public holiday display. Out of the general public’s hands for the first time, the display will be decided upon by the commissioners.

     

    A crech and menorah are likely, as the Christian and Jewish symbols are typically part of traditional holiday displays. But the Tree of Knowledge, a holiday symbol recognized by atheists and agnostics, won’t appear, reports the West Chester Daily Local.

    Everyone’s happy. Except the Freethought Society of Greater Philadelphia, which pushed for the tree’s inclusion.

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