A family has been asked to take down a sign with the name "Jesus" from their Christmas display, after a neighbour reportedly claimed it was offensive.
Mark and Lynn Wivell said their homeowner's association had made the request after they put up the display outside their home in Adams County, Pennsylvania.
"As part of our Christmas decoration, we would display the name Jesus to point out to everyone that we in this family believe that the reason for the season is to celebrate the birth of Jesus," Mr Wivell told the
FOX43 news channel.
In a separate interview with the
USA Today newspaper, his wife Lynn added:
"I was quite shocked it offended somebody, but I guess in today's world I shouldn't have been."Shortly after putting up the display, the pair received an email from the association asking them to remove it, because an unnamed neighbour had complained it was offensive.
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