| This holiday season has seen an upsurge
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| | that are not
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| of one of the
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| | Christians. Did it once and got my ears
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| oddest (to my mind) campaigns to keep
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| | pinned back--and
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| Christmas in the
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| | rightly. So, I am more circumspect
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| season. Emails are flying around the
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| | about it.It is not even about being
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| internet about
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| | "politically correct" (what an
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| Christmas trees and there are Christian
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| | idiotic term--not much correct about the
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| groups having hissy
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| | politics of this
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| fits about people saying "Happy
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| | country, but that's another article).
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| Holidays."Yes, for the Christian
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| | It is about having
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| community all over the world, it IS
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| | care for your fellow humans and honoring
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| Christmas. But, Christians are not the
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| | their right to
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| only group
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| | observe their beliefs, just as they
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| celebrating Holy Days this time of the
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| | should honor ours.This country was
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| year and they need
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| | founded on a desire for religious freedom
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| to remember that.December 25th this year
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| also marks the beginning of
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| | and tolerance. Why are we so intolerant
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| Hannukah, the Jewish Festival of Lights.
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| | now? Why curb the
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| It begins three
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| | freedom of others to enjoy their
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| days before the moon closest to the
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| | religion?So, what is wrong with Seasons
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| Winter Solstice, which
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| | Greetings or Happy Holidays?
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| just occurred the 21st. It is the time
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| | Well, these groups claim to be fighting
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| of rededication for
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| | to keep Christ in
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| them in remembrance and celebration of
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| | Christmas, but it seems to me that they
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| when the Macabees
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| | might better direct
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| retook the Temple of Jerusalem from the
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| | their efforts toward keeping God in our
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| Syrians and
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| | everyday lives.
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| rededicated it.December 26th marks the
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| | For instance, the atheists fighting in
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| beginning of Kwanzaa, an African
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| | the courts to remove
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| American celebration of the family and
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| | "In God We Trust" from our currency are
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| the self. While it
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| | a greater threat to
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| is not considered a political or
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| | the Christian beliefs this country was
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| religious holiday, it does
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| | founded on than
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| include some spiritual aspects and being
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| | 'Happy Holidays' is.Not being able to
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| of the family,
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| | display the Ten Commandments in public
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| should be honored.That day is also
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| | places is a greater threat. Not being
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| Boxing Day, or Saint Stephen's Day in the
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| | able to display
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| | religious symbols publicly in squares or
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| United Kingdom. Since Stephen was the
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| | public traffic
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| first martyr for the
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| | areas is a greater threat as well. Why
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| Christian cause, I'd say it's pretty
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| | make an issue of
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| holy.Ramadan is in the ninth month of the
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| | "Christmas" versus "Holiday?" Seems to
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| Islamic calendar and
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| | me there are
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| happens to fall now, too. It is a time
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| | greater battles to fight.For the
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| of submission to
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| | non-Christians, we ask that you tolerate
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| Allah for the Muslims. A month-long
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| | us if we
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| celebration with
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| | do wish you a Merry Christmas. It is
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| fasting and prayers. Holy times,
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| | simply our way of
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| indeed.There are many more celebrations
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| | expressing the joy we feel at this time
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| that fall now that are
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| | of the year. Wish
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| holy to those that observe them. The
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| | us a Happy Hannukah or Blessed Ramadan
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| Winter Solstice (12-
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| | or Great Kwanzaa
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| 21), Bodhi Day (a.k.a. Rohatsu--the day
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| | back. We won't be offended--usually.
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| the Buddha found
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| | At least, I won't.The majority of
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| enlightenment--12-8), Day of the Holy
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| | religions in existence today honor a
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| Innocents (the victims of Herod's
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| | supreme being. Whether you call it God,
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| attempt to exterminate
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| | Goddess, Allah, or
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| the Christ were all male children under
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| | whatever, the basic tenet of all the
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| the age of two--12-
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| | beliefs I've looked at
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| 28).The largest complaint going around
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| | seems to be love for others. So, why
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| is against the retailers
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| | not express that love
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| like Target, WalMart, K-Mart, etc. for
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| | at this time, rather than enmity? Why
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| not keeping
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| | separate ourselves
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| Christmas in their advertising or,
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| | further from our fellow humans just
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| supposedly, not letting
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| | because they believe a
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| their employees say, "Merry Christmas."
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| | little differently? This seems to be a
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| As one of my co-
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| | jihad being fought
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| workers said, "The holiday season begins
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| | on the internet and about issues I don't
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| at Thanksgiving.
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| | believe Christ
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| By the time Christmas comes, you're so
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| | would advocate.But, that's just my
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| used to saying Happy
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| | opinion.C. Rogers Upson is a published
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| Holidays, you don't say anything else."I
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| | author on several websites and in
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| know for a fact(as a former employee)
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| | several anthologies. This article can
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| that WalMart does
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| | be published on your website or in your
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| NOT forbid the use of Merry Christmas,
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| | newsletter, so long as the resource
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| but as a Christian,
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| | information is intact and nothing is
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| I will not intentionally offend those
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| | changed.
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