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	<title>Defend Christmas &#187; Christmas News</title>
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	<description>The War on the War on Christmas</description>
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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>Feds Refuse to Let Principals Off the Hook in Candy Cane Case</title>
		<link>http://defendchristmas.com/2010/07/02/feds-refuse-to-let-principals-off-the-hook-in-candy-cane-case/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 11:39:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Westover</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A federal appeals court has ruled that two Plano elementary school principals can be held personally liable in a lawsuit over a student&#8217;s distribution of religious Christmas candy canes. 
Principals Lynn Swanson and Jackie Bomchill wanted to be dismissed from the suit, claiming qualified immunity, but a lower court denied their request. The 5th U.S. [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Feds Refuse to Let Principals Off the Hook in Candy Cane Case", url: "http://defendchristmas.com/2010/07/02/feds-refuse-to-let-principals-off-the-hook-in-candy-cane-case/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>America to Mark 140 Years Since Declaring Christmas a National Holiday</title>
		<link>http://defendchristmas.com/2010/06/23/america-to-mark-140-years-since-declaring-christmas-a-national-holiday/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 02:14:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Westover</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On June 26, 1870 the Congress of the United States declared Christmas &#8212; widely recognized then and now as a Christian observance &#8212; a national holiday. This weekend marks the 140th anniversary of that declaration. 
Christmas in America has always been controversial. Pilgrims arriving on America&#8217;s shores didn&#8217;t want to observe Christmas due to their [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "America to Mark 140 Years Since Declaring Christmas a National Holiday", url: "http://defendchristmas.com/2010/06/23/america-to-mark-140-years-since-declaring-christmas-a-national-holiday/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>Baby Jesus Christmas Billboard Stirs Abortion Debate in UK</title>
		<link>http://defendchristmas.com/2010/06/09/baby-jesus-christmas-billboard-stirs-abortion-debate-in-uk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Westover</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ People see Jesus in a lot of things: Shrouds, grilled cheese sandwiches, ultrasounds. And in Britain this December, you&#8217;ll be able to see the baby Jesus in a simulation of what his own ultrasound would&#8217;ve looked like. 
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		<title>Minnesota School Board Moves to Bring Back Christmas</title>
		<link>http://defendchristmas.com/2010/05/05/minnesota-school-board-moves-to-bring-back-christmas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 03:39:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Westover</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Christmas break and Good Friday might be back &#8211; at least on the Brainerd School District calendar.
The Brainerd School District&#8217;s Finance Committee Tuesday recommended the school board take back its earlier motion and make reference to religious holidays in the 2010-11 school calendar.
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		<title>Boston Area School District Changes Christmas to Winter</title>
		<link>http://defendchristmas.com/2010/05/05/boston-area-school-district-changes-christmas-to-winter/</link>
		<comments>http://defendchristmas.com/2010/05/05/boston-area-school-district-changes-christmas-to-winter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 14:02:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Westover</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is becoming more and more a common practice for a school district to change the word &#8220;Christmas&#8221; to &#8220;Winter&#8221; on calendars. Even though the holiday is federally recognized, school boards cite political sensitivity while never exposing just who is offended by the use of the word Christmas. The latest to do so is a [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Boston Area School District Changes Christmas to Winter", url: "http://defendchristmas.com/2010/05/05/boston-area-school-district-changes-christmas-to-winter/" });</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>Forced Christmas Music Measure Dies in California</title>
		<link>http://defendchristmas.com/2010/04/20/forced-christmas-music-measure-dies-in-california/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 13:29:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Westover</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Californians apparently weren’t feeling the Christmas spirit during Merry Susan Hyatt’s five-month carol initiative signature collection effort.
The measure failed Friday when the final signature count turned out to be only half a percent of the required 433,971, according to the secretary of state’s office. In all, 2,176 signatures were collected in California between Nov. 2 [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Forced Christmas Music Measure Dies in California", url: "http://defendchristmas.com/2010/04/20/forced-christmas-music-measure-dies-in-california/" });</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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