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As I bring this year’s December Dilemma Watch to a close, I have to say that 2007 will not go down as a banner year in the history of the Christmas wars. There were no freedom-of-religion (or freedom-from-religion) lawsuits that grabbed national headlines, no flood of boycotts of major retailers because those stores wished people…

In Green Bay, Wisconsin, a nativity scene was erected in front of City Hall. Some members of the community felt that this was an inappropriate public display of religion, and one man felt strongly enough about it to request that a Festivus pole be erected next to the creche. Festivus, of course, is the fictional…

In Bill O’Reilly’s Talking Points Memo declaring victory in the War on Christmas, he cited a column by the Philadelphia Daily News’ Carol Towarnicky. O’Reilly said that for her comment that “No religion should be in the public square, not even when the overwhelming majority of citizens practice it,” Towarnicky would be applauded by “Joseph…

Check out this gallery of tips for families who are facing the December Dilemma not in the town square, but in their living rooms. Here’s how it begins: “The December holidays present particular challenges for Jewish-Christian families. This is an emotionally fraught time when couples recall the family traditions they grew up with and think…
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