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Hostility to Religion Or Profit Motive?

By Kari Lydersen
Special to The Washington Post
Wednesday, December 22, 2004; Page A03

WOODSTOCK, Ill. -- The ranch house here where Marc Moxon and his family live is a sparkling winter wonderland: trees garlanded in glittering lights, illuminated plastic penguins, polar bears and other characters dotting the lawn, even a reindeer-drawn sleigh on the roof.

But the glowing plastic Joseph and Mary and the three wise men sitting in front of the house look dejected. The manger between them is empty, as it has been since someone swiped the baby Jesus two weeks ago. Several days earlier, a sign was left at the house asking, "Would Jesus use this much electricity?"

"After they left the sign, we weren't that surprised to see him stolen," Moxon said. "We heard they had some at the police station. Maybe we'll go look down there."

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