After Vandals Wreck Anti-ICE Nativity Scene, Evanston Church Gets Creative

After vandals wreck anti-ICE Nativity scene, Evanston church gets creative

On Thursday, vandals knocked down an outdoor Nativity scene in front of Evanston's Lake Street Church, smashing a statue of Mary. The Nativity display, which was put up in late November, was altered this year to pay tribute to community members targeted by President Donald Trump’s deportation campaign.When church staff saw the scene the next morning, the Rev. Michael Woolf said, they chose to respond, not retaliate. They replaced the figure with…

Nativity scene at Lake Street Church adjusted after being vandalized a second time

The politically-charged Nativity Scene in front of Evanston’s Lake Street Church was vandalized for a second time Friday by someone who knocked over and decapitated the mannequin depicting Mary, according to Church officials. In response, the statue has been removed and a sign has been installed, saying Mary was “beaten and dragged away,” and is being held in immigration detention.  The display was installed by the church at 607 Lake St. on Nov.…