Hail Santa! War-on-Christmas Outrage Over Satanic Tree Reveals the Self-Serving Ambiguity of ‘Religion’
Forget ugly sweater parties, this is our new national Christmas tradition: 1) a public venue…
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Why Virginia Governor’s ‘God is Everywhere’ Statement isn’t a Simple Answer to Those Who Want to Worship Together
On December 12, Bishop Robert Barron, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles founder…
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The Surprising Catholic Roots of the War on Xmas
The love between Donald Trump and white evangelical Protestants remains strong according to a new…
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It seems like not a day goes by when a reporter or political commentator declares…
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What Did the Puritans Have Against Christmas?
Another Christmas, another string of outrages about the supposed “War on Christmas.” In November there…
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Despising the Holidays: When Christians Led the ‘War on Christmas’
In the 1640s, during the years of the English civil wars, a popular broadsheet with…
Read MoreTrendwatch: Thieves Taking the Christ out of Christmas. Literally.
The war on Christmas, it’s been well documented, is not a real thing. Though there…
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Netherlands’ “War on Xmas” is “War on ‘Black Pete’”
In November, while governor Jay Nixon declared the controversy in Ferguson to be a state…
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I’m Dreaming of a White Christ(mas)
Megyn Kelly’s infamous comments on the color of Santa and Christ didn’t just spring fully formed from Fox News host’s mind.
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Taking the Christ Back Out of Christmas: Secularizing the Season
Despite the efforts of those eager to see a “War on Christmas” at every turn the origins of this season’s traditions are no more Christian than those of Easter eggs or the Easter bunny. This was a time of goodwill and generosity long before anyone heard of a baby born in a stable.
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