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December Dilemma Watch 2007
Guest Post: ‘Tis the Family Season
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Beliefnet contributor Rabbi Brad Hirschfield , author of You Don’t Have To Be Wrong For Me To Be Right, Finding Faith Without Fanaticism, offers this post on the family implications of the December Dilemma. Yes, it’s that time of the year again – lights are twinkling, children’s expectations are rising, and so is intra-familial tension…
Merry Tossmas?
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hrossi
In this “Stoplight” video posted by Focus on the Family’s CitizenLink, commentator Stuart Shepard makes a decision about all of those catalogs that wish him “Happy Holidays.” He’s going to invite those retailers to celebrate his new holiday, “Tossmas.” The main ritual of this particular celebration is that anyone who uses “Holiday” instead of “Christmas”…
Congress Takes on Christmas
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hrossi
This week, the U.S. House voted overwhelmingly, by a vote of 372-9, to support a bill called “Recognizing the Importance of Christmas and the Christian Faith.” But Rep. Steve King (R-IA) is reportedly upset, according to this FoxNews.com article, that 9 members of Congress, all Democrats, chose to vote against the measure. King told the…
Have a “Buy Nothing Christmas”
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hrossi
The grassroots campaign called “Buy Nothing Day,” which urged people to stay out of the stores on “Black Friday,” or the day after Thanskgiving, was a success, the organizers reported. Not only did the day get major media attention, but volunteers showed up to malls all around the world to spread their message of knocking…
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