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Article: Religion Rules Manitowoc County

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January 1, 2009
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Why I Became A Plantiff

The writer is a Foundation member and one of the two brave local plaintiffs in the Freedom From Religion Foundation's newest nativity scene lawsuit, filed against Manitowoc County, Wis., in December. This article was written for publication in the local weekly. There was great concern expressed by several who complained about the presence of the nativity over being identified in this ultra-reactionary county. The Foundation did not identify its two local plaintiffs in the initial Legal Complaint, to spare them December vitriol. The local climate makes Paul's actions all the more commendable.

I am one of the residents of Manitowoc County who is a plaintiff, along widi ...

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