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A conservative public interest law firm accuses New York City public schools of promoting the Jewish and Islamic faiths, while squelching Christianity.

According to the Thomas More Law Center, the New York City school system recently filed legal briefs disputing the notion that a Christmas Nativity scene, depicting the birth of Jesus, is a historical event.

New York City does not allow Christmas Nativity scenes on its property because it considers them religious in nature. The law center filed a federal lawsuit last year, seeking to restrain the city from enforcing its ban on Nativity scenes.

According to the Thomas More Law Center, New York City schools do not allow Christmas Nativity scenes, but they do encourage the display of the Jewish Menorah during Hanukkah and the Islamic star and crescent during Ramadan.

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