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Mark Boykin Leads Parishioners, Others In Procession To City Hall
BOCA RATON, Fla. -- A Boca Raton pastor is back at it again in his fight to get a Christmas crèche, or nativity scene, at City Hall.Mark Boykin, a pastor at the Church of All Nations, was leading the "March of the Crèche" to City Hall on Tuesday. The procession is made up of parishioners and city residents. Boykin began his fight in December 2009 when he lobbied to get a nativity scene placed beside the menorah at the city library. The city had a Christmas tree on display, but Boykin argued that it wasn't a secular symbol.Last year, he led the charge to include a Christmas crèche with City Hall's other holiday decorations.Boca Raton banned all holiday symbols in government buildings this year, but city officials reversed their decision Monday.
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