Leesburg Crucified Skeleton Santa Claus Decapitated

[Bill Mattocks]

Gotta admit, this one has everything. Crosses, Santa, skeletons (of Santa, hanging from the Cross) and decapitations (of the skeleton Santa)...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/12/leesburg-skeleton-santa-decapitated_n_1144255.html#s522819

WASHINGTON -- The Loudoun County Courthouse's inflammatory Santa Claus, a Christmas display of a skeleton St. Nick hanging on a cross that was torn down last week, was put back up on display.

But now, Santa's been beheaded. (WRC-TV/NBC4 has a photo).

Santa's decollated head may have been stolen this time, as well.

WRC-TV reports that this year's various Loudoun County Courthouse displays -- in addition to the skeleton Santa, they include a nativity scene and two tributes to the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster -- have touched off a lively free speech debate in this Northern Virginia community:

 

[Carol]

Uh...I think I liked it better when folks just said Bah Humbug.