Thank God for Santa

A story from Colorado:

The Golden City Council voted unanimously on Thursday night to only allow secular items on city property for the holidays this year.

The city made the decision because the lights on Washington Street stirred up controversy. A local rabbi asked that a Hanukkah menorah be added to the decorations on the main street, but the city resisted, saying it didn't want religious symbols.

...The rabbi countered that Christmas lights are religious in nature.

The city disagreed and Thursday night's resolution allows the lights to stay up.

There is one exception. A Santa Claus that is traditionally on the arch over Washington Street will stay because of its historical nature. The figure has been there as a tradition for many years.

So, tradition isn't the same as religious.

But if it isn't there one year, does that break the tradition?

Thanks God.