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December Dilemma Watch 2007

The New York Times published an article this week that explores the nitty-gritty of interfaith family life in December – including attempts by parents of one faith to win their children over to their holidays. Like Amy Manata, a Jewish mother who gave her children all the best presents for Hanukkah in hopes that they…

Is there a lesson for modern Christians in the story of Hanukkah? Yes, says Ted Olson in this provocative article he posted on ChristianityToday.com. Olson recounts the story of how Judah Maccabee and his band of warriors successfully rebelled against efforts by the Syrian King Antiochus IV to integrate the Jews into Greek religion and…

Chanukah Vs. Christmas – Click here for the funniest movie of the weekWe all have probably seen by now the humorous commercials in which a stiff, buttoned-up PC computer stands next to a hip, relaxed Mac. This video, posted on Metacafe.com, applies that concept to the holidays of Hanukkah and Christmas. Christmas is wearing an…

A group of three young Christian men who call themselves “The Go Fish Guys” have written and posted this video song that expresses their feelings about why it should be called “Christmas with a Capital ‘C’.” In between verses of the song, the guys offer comedic refrains, including wondering why, when someone wishes you “Happy…

Apparently a growing number of offices are foregoing the ritual of an annual holiday party, which can raise December Dilemma hackles on everything from what to call it (“Christmas Party?” “Winter Celebration?”) to how to decorate the room. According to The Boston Globe, more and more companies are choosing instead to give employees a day…

Last year, a major brouhaha erupted in the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport when, in response to a request by a rabbi that a Hanukkah menorah be displayed alongside Christmas trees, airport officials removed the trees and all holiday displays of any kind. Eventually, the trees were replaced (and the rabbi’s threatened lawsuit dropped), but not before…

A new article by Austin Cline, a regional director for the Council for Secular Humanism, attempts to dismiss the idea that Christmas is being stripped of its religious meaning in modern times by proving that such secularization began ages ago. Cline, who published “Secularizing Christmas Holidays” on About.com, argues that a number of holidays, from…

The cast of the NBC show “30 Rock” has teamed up with American Express to create a series of “Holiday Fun Times” ads that poke fun at the absurd lengths we often must go to in order to keep the spirit of the holidays alive in a multi-cultural age. The videos show the office, led…

An 83-year-old woman in Montague, Mass. is about to find out what her community is made of, ABC News is reporting. On Friday, she was loading bags into her car outside of a drug store when a freak gust of wind set her shopping cart, and the purse and cane it contained, rolling. The cart…

The Catholic League, a group that is famously active in the annual holiday culture wars, has released a list of early offenders in what League president Bill Donohue calls efforts “to censor Christmas.” Among those he lists are: — The Los Angeles City Council, which renamed the annual “Hollywood Christmas Parade” the “Hollywood Santa Parade”…
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