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	<description>The War on the War on Christmas</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>US Government Uses Joseph and Mary Imaging to Promote Census</title>
		<link>http://defendchristmas.com/2009/12/19/us-government-uses-joseph-and-mary-imaging-to-promote-census/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 08:29:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Westover</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A poster showing Mary and Joseph heading to Bethlehem for a census and the birth of Jesus is raising eyebrows among some evangelicals, who consider it an inappropriate use of Christian symbolism for the headcount the government will conduct next year. 
The posters, created by the National Association of Latino Elected Officials (NALEO), have been [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "US Government Uses Joseph and Mary Imaging to Promote Census", url: "http://defendchristmas.com/2009/12/19/us-government-uses-joseph-and-mary-imaging-to-promote-census/" });</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>Jail Inmates Forced to Listen to Sheriff&#8217;s Christmas Music</title>
		<link>http://defendchristmas.com/2009/12/19/jail-inmates-forced-to-listen-to-sheriffs-christmas-music/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 08:17:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Westover</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sheriff Joe Arpaio &#8211; the self-proclaimed &#8220;toughest sheriff&#8221; in America &#8211; likes Christmas music, especially &#8220;Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer&#8221; and anything by Alvin and the Chipmunks, and apparently he thinks the 8,000 inmates inside his Phoenix jail should, too. 
So it was with some glee that his Maricopa County office announced Thursday in a red-and-green [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Jail Inmates Forced to Listen to Sheriff&#8217;s Christmas Music", url: "http://defendchristmas.com/2009/12/19/jail-inmates-forced-to-listen-to-sheriffs-christmas-music/" });</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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		<title>Florida Pastor Wants Equal Time to Compete with Menorahs</title>
		<link>http://defendchristmas.com/2009/12/17/florida-pastor-wants-equal-time-to-compete-with-menorahs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 06:06:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Westover</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Rev. Mark Boykin knows how to fill up the airwaves.
&#8220;Welcome to our show today, Crossfire Live,&#8221; Boykin said into a radio microphone on 1230 WBZT.
This day in particular, the talk on his radio show was coming extra easily. That&#8217;s because the pastor is debating something he&#8217;s passionate about: Boca Raton&#8217;s holiday display.
&#8220;I&#8217;m going in, [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Florida Pastor Wants Equal Time to Compete with Menorahs", url: "http://defendchristmas.com/2009/12/17/florida-pastor-wants-equal-time-to-compete-with-menorahs/" });</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>
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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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