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	<title>Defend Christmas &#187; Bah Humbug</title>
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	<description>The War on the War on Christmas</description>
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		<title>City Officials Fight Over Snail Ornaments</title>
		<link>http://defendchristmas.com/2010/07/13/city-officials-fight-over-snail-ornaments/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 01:25:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Westover</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Some officials in Snellville, Ga., said they believe the town&#8217;s snail-themed Christmas ornaments send the wrong message.
Councilman Tod Warner said the 150 ornaments, which the city purchased for about $800 and planned to sell for about $8 each, undermine recent marketing efforts to paint the city as moving &#8220;forward,&#8221; the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Tuesday.
Warner [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "City Officials Fight Over Snail Ornaments", url: "http://defendchristmas.com/2010/07/13/city-officials-fight-over-snail-ornaments/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>Environmental Group Wants to Replace Rockefeller Christmas Tree</title>
		<link>http://defendchristmas.com/2010/04/28/environmental-groups-wants-to-replace-rockefeller-christmas-tree/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 21:29:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Westover</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What&#8217;s more green than a Christmas tree? Not cutting it down in the first place, says a pro-environment group petitioning Rockefeller Center to end its holiday tree-lighting ceremony.
The group, Save a Giant Tree, hopes to collect 10,000 signatures to persuade Rockefeller Center management to replace the tree with artwork fashioned from recycled materials.
&#8220;We want to [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Environmental Group Wants to Replace Rockefeller Christmas Tree", url: "http://defendchristmas.com/2010/04/28/environmental-groups-wants-to-replace-rockefeller-christmas-tree/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>Is Christmas Next?</title>
		<link>http://defendchristmas.com/2010/04/15/is-christmas-next/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 00:58:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Westover</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A federal judge in Wisconsin has declared that the 50-year standing tradition of a National Day of Prayer violates the &#8220;establishment clause&#8221; of the First Amendment which creates a separation of church and state. 
&#8220;I understand that many may disagree with that conclusion and some may even view it as a criticism of prayer or [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Is Christmas Next?", url: "http://defendchristmas.com/2010/04/15/is-christmas-next/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>Illinois City to Fine Residents with Christmas Lights Still Up</title>
		<link>http://defendchristmas.com/2010/02/19/illinois-city-to-fine-residents-with-christmas-lights-still-up/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 21:17:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Westover</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Officials in an Illinois city said residents slow to take down their Christmas lights have only a little more than a week before they face possible fines.
The seasonal decoration ordinance in Aurora, which took effect in 2006, states that outdoor holiday decorations may not be up more than 60 days before or after their celebrated [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Illinois City to Fine Residents with Christmas Lights Still Up", url: "http://defendchristmas.com/2010/02/19/illinois-city-to-fine-residents-with-christmas-lights-still-up/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>Jesus Shoots Santa in New Display Called &#8220;Art&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://defendchristmas.com/2009/12/18/jesus-shoots-santa-in-new-display-called-art/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:55:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Westover</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A California neighborhood reportedly is up in arms after a resident decorated his lawn with a depiction of Jesus shooting Santa Claus.
The controversial Christmas display shows Jesus pointing a double-barrel shotgun at Santa&#8217;s dead body as Rudolph lays sprawled across the hood of a pickup truck nearby, WNCT reported.
Neighbors in Nipomo, Calif., called for the [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Jesus Shoots Santa in New Display Called &#8220;Art&#8221;", url: "http://defendchristmas.com/2009/12/18/jesus-shoots-santa-in-new-display-called-art/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>Obamas Criticized for Sending Christmas Cards Without Christmas</title>
		<link>http://defendchristmas.com/2009/12/10/obamas-criticized-for-sending-christmas-cards-without-christmas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:24:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Westover</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since 1953 the President of the United States has had a Christmas card that is sent out to thousands. Several Presidents have avoided using the word &#8220;Christmas&#8221; in the cards, including George W. Bush. President Barack Obama&#8217;s 2009 card simply says  &#8220;Season&#8217;s Greetings.&#8221; Inside, it reads: &#8220;May your family have a joyous holiday season [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Obamas Criticized for Sending Christmas Cards Without Christmas", url: "http://defendchristmas.com/2009/12/10/obamas-criticized-for-sending-christmas-cards-without-christmas/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>ABC Under Fire for Editing Charlie Brown Christmas for Commercials</title>
		<link>http://defendchristmas.com/2009/12/10/abc-under-fire-for-editing-charlie-brown-christmas-for-commercials/</link>
		<comments>http://defendchristmas.com/2009/12/10/abc-under-fire-for-editing-charlie-brown-christmas-for-commercials/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:40:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Westover</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How rich is this irony? ABC aired &#8220;A Charlie Brown Christmas&#8221; &#8212; the iconic 45-year-old animated Christmas special that decries the commercialism of Christmas &#8212; and edited it severely to make more room for commercials. 
It is not the first time the aged Christmas special has made headlines this holiday season. When President Obama pre-empted [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "ABC Under Fire for Editing Charlie Brown Christmas for Commercials", url: "http://defendchristmas.com/2009/12/10/abc-under-fire-for-editing-charlie-brown-christmas-for-commercials/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>Christmas Trees Banned at UN Climate Conference</title>
		<link>http://defendchristmas.com/2009/12/08/christmas-trees-banned-at-un-climate-conference/</link>
		<comments>http://defendchristmas.com/2009/12/08/christmas-trees-banned-at-un-climate-conference/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 23:13:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Westover</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As climate-change chicken littles gathered in Copenhagen, Denmark (temperature a balmy 41 degrees on Tuesday), there was one traditional aspect missing from the otherwise festively adorned cobblestone streets. This year, in respect of the United Nation’s “neutral” posture vis-a-vis religion, the Foreign Minister of Denmark has ordered that all Christmas trees be removed from the [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Christmas Trees Banned at UN Climate Conference", url: "http://defendchristmas.com/2009/12/08/christmas-trees-banned-at-un-climate-conference/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>School Kicks Santa Out of the Classroom</title>
		<link>http://defendchristmas.com/2009/12/04/school-kicks-santa-out-of-the-classroom/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 05:40:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Westover</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One school district isn&#8217;t allowing Santa Claus into any of its classrooms this year. 
The move has some parents in the East Syracuse (New York) Minoa School District protesting the decision, which they say isn&#8217;t fair to the kids.
A letter from the School District said that programs that involve a singular tradition may not take [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "School Kicks Santa Out of the Classroom", url: "http://defendchristmas.com/2009/12/04/school-kicks-santa-out-of-the-classroom/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>Wiseman Accuses Obama of Blocking Christian Message of Charlie Brown Christmas</title>
		<link>http://defendchristmas.com/2009/12/04/wiseman-accuses-obama-of-blocking-christian-message-of-charlie-brown-christmas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 05:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Westover</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An American city mayor ironically named Wiseman is going on the Christmas offensive against President Obama. In the opinion of Arlington, Tennessee Mayor Russell Wiseman, President Barack Obama&#8217;s speech on Tuesday night on the war in Afghanistan was deliberately timed to block the Christian message of the &#8220;Peanuts&#8221; television Christmas special.
Wiseman made the statements on [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Wiseman Accuses Obama of Blocking Christian Message of Charlie Brown Christmas", url: "http://defendchristmas.com/2009/12/04/wiseman-accuses-obama-of-blocking-christian-message-of-charlie-brown-christmas/" });</script>]]></description>
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