Forget about the old nativity scenes that bring the ACLU out this time of year; how about a California man who has depicted Jesus shooting Santa Claus in his yard. He says it’s an “expression of repressed creativity” that prompted him to create the display that neighbors want moved.

Police officials say that since Ron Lake built the Jesus shooting Santa Claus display on private property they can’t force him to take it down. Let’s hear it for private property rights and those who would protect them.

As neighbors ask for the Jesus shooting Santa Claus to be removed, Lake says it’s a work of art. The display shows Jesus holding a double barreled shotgun, Santa Claus dead on the ground with X’s over his eyes, and even poor Rudolph strapped to the hood of Jesus’ car.

Lake says the display is to demonstrate the commercialization of Christmas, I think it’s just a good way of getting attention.