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	<title>Defend Christmas &#187; Christmas in Public</title>
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		<title>Virgina County Debates Christmas Displays in July</title>
		<link>http://defendchristmas.com/2010/07/26/virgina-county-debates-christmas-displays-in-july/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:42:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Westover</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Loudoun County (Virginia) Courthouse is once again the scene of a controversy over faith, access and tradition. The fight over what should and shouldn&#8217;t be displayed on the courthouse has returned. This time, the issue is not just over the nativity and other religious displays, but displays of any kind on the grounds. 
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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.
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		<title>Neighbors Oppose Massive Light Display</title>
		<link>http://defendchristmas.com/2010/06/29/neighbors-oppose-massive-light-display/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 11:41:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Westover</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Michigan &#8212; Some Spring Lake Township  residents are saying ho ho “no” to the Holiday Road Christmas light show. 
The future of the show, whose organizer says is the second largest of its kind in the nation, will be the subject of a mediation meeting Tuesday between residents who support the holiday event, and [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Neighbors Oppose Massive Light Display", url: "http://defendchristmas.com/2010/06/29/neighbors-oppose-massive-light-display/" });</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>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>FFRF Mockery Prompts Candidate to Action in Illinois</title>
		<link>http://defendchristmas.com/2009/12/26/ffrf-mockery-prompts-candidate-to-action-in-illinois/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 01:50:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Westover</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Freedom From Religion Foundation continues to promote peace of the season by mocking religion &#8212; all in the name of freedom of speech. That&#8217;s their argument after a candidate for public office in Illinois tried to remove the customary atheist rant from right in front of the Christmas tree at the state capitol a [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "FFRF Mockery Prompts Candidate to Action in Illinois", url: "http://defendchristmas.com/2009/12/26/ffrf-mockery-prompts-candidate-to-action-in-illinois/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>Athiest Complaint Leads to Removal of Angels, Stars from Christmas Trees</title>
		<link>http://defendchristmas.com/2009/12/23/athiest-complaint-leads-to-removal-of-angels-stars-from-christmas-trees/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:27:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Westover</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s no place for angels atop Christmas trees, according to one California man who successfully lobbied for the removal of religious symbols at county buildings after spotting a yuletide decoration last week.
Stars and other religious emblems were ordered removed from Christmas trees in all government buildings in Sonoma County on Monday following a complaint by [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Athiest Complaint Leads to Removal of Angels, Stars from Christmas Trees", url: "http://defendchristmas.com/2009/12/23/athiest-complaint-leads-to-removal-of-angels-stars-from-christmas-trees/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>Idaho Charter School Students Can&#8217;t Say Christmas at Talent Show</title>
		<link>http://defendchristmas.com/2009/12/19/idaho-charter-school-students-cant-say-christmas-at-talent-show/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 08:21:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Westover</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Garden City (Idaho) public charter school director asked students singing in a school talent show to replace the word &#8220;Christmas&#8221; with &#8220;holiday&#8221; because of the scrutiny Nampa Classical Academy has garnered regarding the use of religious texts in the classroom.
Media attention over the lawsuit Nampa Classical Academy has brought against the Idaho Public Charter [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Idaho Charter School Students Can&#8217;t Say Christmas at Talent Show", url: "http://defendchristmas.com/2009/12/19/idaho-charter-school-students-cant-say-christmas-at-talent-show/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>Advent Conspiracy Gains Steam Around the World</title>
		<link>http://defendchristmas.com/2009/12/18/advent-conspiracy-gains-steam-around-the-world/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:29:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Westover</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A growing number of Christian churches are joining forces with a grass-roots movement known as the Advent Conspiracy, which is seeking to &#8220;do away with the frenzied activity and extravagant gift-giving of a commercial Christmas.&#8221;
The group was founded by Portland pastor Rick McKinley, who with a group of fellow pastors realized that their own, and [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Advent Conspiracy Gains Steam Around the World", url: "http://defendchristmas.com/2009/12/18/advent-conspiracy-gains-steam-around-the-world/" });</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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