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	<title>Defend Christmas &#187; Political Correctness</title>
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	<description>The War on the War on Christmas</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. 
The faux-ultrasound image is part of an ad campaign that will be featured on billboards with the [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Baby Jesus Christmas Billboard Stirs Abortion Debate in UK", url: "http://defendchristmas.com/2010/06/09/baby-jesus-christmas-billboard-stirs-abortion-debate-in-uk/" });</script>]]></description>
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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>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 14:02:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Westover</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Christmas News]]></category>
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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>Virginia County Grapples with Christmas Controversy</title>
		<link>http://defendchristmas.com/2009/12/17/virginia-county-grapples-with-christmas-controversy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 06:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Westover</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Christmas News]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Debate is stirring in Loudon County, Virginia over a Christmas display.
The Board of Supervisors overturned a committee decision to ban all displays on courthouse property and was then asked to place a Christmas tree on county property. That brought a flood of requests from other groups including atheists and an individual representing an organization that [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Virginia County Grapples with Christmas Controversy", url: "http://defendchristmas.com/2009/12/17/virginia-county-grapples-with-christmas-controversy/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>New York Grocery Store Takes Heat for Menorah and Christmas Tree</title>
		<link>http://defendchristmas.com/2009/12/17/new-york-grocery-store-takes-heat-for-menorah-and-christmas-tree/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 05:56:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Westover</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Windsor Terrace grocery store manager came under fire from customers for installing and promptly removing a menorah and a Christmas tree he had placed in front of his store. For the second year in a row, Key Food manager Mike Jordings allowed Rabbi Moshe Hecht to put a 10-foot tall menorah in front of [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "New York Grocery Store Takes Heat for Menorah and Christmas Tree", url: "http://defendchristmas.com/2009/12/17/new-york-grocery-store-takes-heat-for-menorah-and-christmas-tree/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Cultural Events Attack Christmas Nationwide</title>
		<link>http://defendchristmas.com/2009/12/12/u-s-cultural-events-attack-christmas-nationwide/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 18:46:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Westover</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Christmas News]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Christmas is questioned, lampooned, satirized, and mocked from coast-to-coast in the name of entertainment advancing the political agendas of groups who will stop at nothing in their quest for attention. Here is a list of shocking events playing somewhere in America:
- Columbia University hosts &#8220;XMAS!&#8221;, a production where the Virgin Mary is seen begging for [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "U.S. Cultural Events Attack Christmas Nationwide", url: "http://defendchristmas.com/2009/12/12/u-s-cultural-events-attack-christmas-nationwide/" });</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>
		<comments>http://defendchristmas.com/2009/12/10/obamas-criticized-for-sending-christmas-cards-without-christmas/#comments</comments>
		<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>Church Group Retells Christmas Story as a Horse Race</title>
		<link>http://defendchristmas.com/2008/10/02/church-group-retells-christmas-story-as-a-horse-race/</link>
		<comments>http://defendchristmas.com/2008/10/02/church-group-retells-christmas-story-as-a-horse-race/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 13:43:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Westover</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following posters depicting Jesus Christ as Che Guevara, Santa Claus and the foam on a pint glass, the Church Advertising Network is now &#8220;re-branding&#8221; the Christmas story as a sporting event. 
In one of the joke-filled recordings, which will be broadcast on commercial radio stations across Britain during December, a commentator tells the tale of [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Church Group Retells Christmas Story as a Horse Race", url: "http://defendchristmas.com/2008/10/02/church-group-retells-christmas-story-as-a-horse-race/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>South Park Christmas Under Fire in Russia</title>
		<link>http://defendchristmas.com/2008/09/13/south-park-christmas-under-fire-in-russia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Sep 2008 15:32:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Westover</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A nearly 10-year old Christmas episode of &#8220;South Park&#8221; could be banned by prosecutors in Russia. The US series is aimed at adults and features a group of nine-year-olds in a Colorado ski town.
It has courted controversy from its 1997 debut, parodying celebrities, politicians, religion, gay marriage and Saddam Hussein.
Basmanny regional prosecutors office spokeswoman Valentina [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "South Park Christmas Under Fire in Russia", url: "http://defendchristmas.com/2008/09/13/south-park-christmas-under-fire-in-russia/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>Baptist Convention Calls for Defense of Christmas</title>
		<link>http://defendchristmas.com/2008/06/11/baptist-convention-calls-for-defense-of-christmas/</link>
		<comments>http://defendchristmas.com/2008/06/11/baptist-convention-calls-for-defense-of-christmas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:26:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Westover</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Christmas News]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Southern Baptists called on Christians to “use their influence to restore Christmas to its proper place in the culture” during the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Indianapolis June 11.
Schools, communities, businesses and other public institutions are being pressured to replace “Christmas” with “winter celebration” or “holiday festival,” the Resolutions Committee noted.
So, messengers voted to [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Baptist Convention Calls for Defense of Christmas", url: "http://defendchristmas.com/2008/06/11/baptist-convention-calls-for-defense-of-christmas/" });</script>]]></description>
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