Yesterday, CNN.com published this column by commentator Roland Wilson, in which he makes the argument that Americans should “return to traditional values, and end this ridiculous charade” of stripping Christmas of its religious meaning. To longtime observers of the December Dilemma, Wilson’s essay appears to conflate two classic problems that many conservative Christians assert. One…

This week, at least 12 residents of Santa Clarita, California discovered something missing from the nativity scenes they had put up in their front yards–the baby Jesus. In place of the baby, according to Los Angeles’ KNBC News, the thieves left a note that read, “Do not worry for baby Jesus is not gone, yet…

According to Catholic World News, the Vatican has changed its tradition of erecting a Nativity scene of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph in a manger in Bethlehem, instead putting up a scene of the holy family in their home in Nazareth. The Vatican has put up a creche since Pope John Paul II instituted the tradition…

Gov. Mike Huckabee, the ordained Southern Baptist preacher who continues to rise in the Republican presidential primary polls, has a new ad out that aims directly for the pro-Christmas set. People shouldn’t be bombarded during this time of year with political ads, Huckabee says while wearing a red sweater, seated in front of a Christmas…

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