In The News:
News of Christmas - 2010
Becky Kelley - Where's the Line
to See Jesus?
St Louis:
Watch this new Music Video.
Americans Like 'Merry
Christmas' More But Say It Less
Philadelphia Bulletin:
Rasmussen reports very few Americans are offended when
someone wishes them a "Merry Christmas," but most are
more likely to say "Happy Holidays" to someone else
rather than risk offending them.
Merry Christmas: Retailers say
trend of generic greetings ending
Fay Observer:
"We were in a time period for awhile where people were
so conscious of being politically correct and not
offending anyone. We've had clients who insisted that
they don't offend anybody. I think we're kind of
shifting the other way now. People are like, 'I'm going
to promote what I believe.'
"Naughty or Nice" retailers
AFA: AFA's
2010 listing of top retailers for Christmas.
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Amazon.com
Bass Pro Shops
Bath & Body Works
Bed Bath & Beyond
Belk
Big Lots
Books-A-Million
Cabela's
Collective Brands
Costco
Dick's Sporting Goods
Dilliards
Family Dollar
Dollar General |
H.E.B. Stores
Hallmark
Harris Teeter Stores
Hobby Lobby
JCPenney
JoAnn Fabrics & Crafts Stores
Kmart
Kohl's
Kroger
Lowe's
Macy's
Meijer
Menard's
Michael's Stores |
Neiman
Marcus
Nordstrom
Office Max
Petsmart
Pier 1 Imports
Publix
QVC
Rite Aid
Sears
Scheels Sporting Goods
Super D Drug Stores
Target
Toys R Us
Wal-Mart/Sam's
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News of Christmas - 2009
News of Christmas - 2008
School Cancels Traditional
Christmas Play for Muslim Eid Celebrations
FoxNews:
British parents are fuming as school decided to cancel
the Christmas performance because it conflicts with the
Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha.
Christmas billboard ladies
bring back their message
Youngstown Vindicator:
The friends, all Christians, think it’s important to send a simple but potent message with the wish of Merry Christmas.
News of Christmas - 2007
The Attack on Christmas 2007
Citizenlink:
The Good, Bad, and Ugly of how
Retailers Rate Concerning their Christmas Advertising.
British Muslims say: Put Christ
Back in Christmas
Christian Science Monitor:
Hindus, Sikhs, and Human Rights Commission agree that
secularization has gone too far.
U.S. Rep. Steve King's Bill to
Recognize the importance of Christmas passed the House
372-9.
Hawaii Reporter:
The Nine Grinches of the House of Representatives voted
against the importance of Christmas had already
previously supported resolutions honoring the Muslim
holiday Ramadan and the Hindu festival of Diwali. Who
are the nine? Reps from New York, Colorado, Florida,
Washington, Virginia, and California.
Getting Rid of Christ?
AiG:
Why in America is Christ being taken out of Christmas?
Missouri Governor Blunt
Endorses Merry Christmas in Missouri
AFA.net:
Governor Blunt
wishes all state employees a Merry Christmas and gave a
directive that no state employee will be reprimanded or
disciplined in any way for saying "Merry Christmas"
Red, green lights to be banned?
World Net Daily:
Committee for Colorado city says red and green colored
Christmas twinklers too religious;
News of Christmas - 2006
Seattle Airport Remove
Christmas Tree
Fox News:
Seattle airport decides to remove all Christmas trees instead of honoring rabbi's request to add menorah to holiday decorations;
ACLU charges
Kindergarten Christmas program as "an illegal
activity"'
Citizenlink:
ACLU claims that Tennessee school caused a child to "suffer
irreparable damage" from "Chrstian themes and songs.".
Americans Favor 'Merry Christmas'
Washington Times:
Traditional greeting preferred over genereic 'happy holidays'
'Nativity' Booted from Chicago
Holiday Fair
Chicago:
City ban advertisements for "The Nativity Story" movie from
a local Christmas festival, fearing they might offend non-Christians.
Gallup poll says 69% American adults prefer "Merry Christmas"
South Florida:
Gallup poll, which surveyed 1,003 adult Americans by phone,
69 percent said they prefer "Merry Christmas" over "Happy
Holidays," which garnered only 29 percent.
Britons Critical of Christless Christmas - Reuters
London:
Christian and Muslim Britons joined forces yesterday to
tell city officials to stop taking the Christianity out
of Christmas
Wal-Mart bringing "Christmas" back
WalMart:
Value and Christmas Dominate Wal-Mart's 2006 Holiday Marketing
Christmas: The Forbidden Word
Living the Solution:
It's becoming increasingly "unpopular" — or, rather, NOT
politically correct (PC) — to use the word CHRISTMAS these
days
De-Christmasing Christmas
Boston Globe:
And so it begins again -- the annual effort to neuter
Christmas, to avoid calling a Christian Holiday celebrated by 90%
of Americans, by its proper name.
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