Stop offending ME! ~ By Barbara Simpson

Write letters to officials, complain at meetings, get the media on the story, circulate petitions and if necessary, sue them.

Barbara Simpson has had it with the war on Christmas! She is offended by various officials being patsies, and bending over to satisfy those that are "offended" by anything that displays the Christian Christmas message:

That's my New Year's resolution – I'm going to be a holiday rabble-rouser. I'll let the powers that be know that I am offended.

I'm offended by "holiday" trees, decorations and Santa Claus visits for children that don't mention Christmas, the name of the holiday.

I'm an American. I pay taxes, and I'm tired of being dissed by spineless, elected officials who favor offended atheists and Muslims.

Can they hear me now? They'd better!

We may want to be asking what those that are "offended" by Christmas are really trying to accomplish. Could it just be that it's really a war on Christianity?

Stop offending ME!

BARBARA SIMPSON

By Barbara Simpson

December 27, 2010 ~ 1:00 am Eastern

© 2010

I can't believe it! I'd just mailed a check to the Red Cross when I discovered they'd caved to "offended" Muslims. I'll certainly think twice before I write another such check.

Admittedly, the capitulation is by the British Red Cross not the American Red Cross, but I've decided that I'm not going to be a patsy anymore when there are such blatant examples of catering to our veiled and robed friends in the name of ecumenism.

The British Red Cross decided to remove Christmas decorations from all 430 of their fundraising shops on the outside chance Muslims, atheists and others might be offended by a public display recognizing the Christian Christmas holiday.

Really? They did it to protect the sensitivities of those possibly "offended" people? Or did they do it because they feared violent repercussions if they didn't cave to those sensitivities?

Or are they just so cowed by political correctness that they've lost their minds?

Am I the only one to find it strange that Muslims, who are subject to the tough rules of Islam as well as the very strong punishments for believers who break those rules, suddenly develop very thin skins and delicate sensitivities when exposed to visible signs of other religions in the public square?

Oh please.

Some members of this group find it serves their offended selves to riot, destroy, maim and kill in retaliation for perceived offenses against Muhammad – remember the Danish cartoon riots – but when Jews, and particularly Christians, want their religious holidays to be visible in the public square, they're shut down in no uncertain terms when Muslims and others object.

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Christmas in America ~ By Patrice Lewis

But above all, this is the time of year when even non-religious folks are forced to remember what started it. "For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace."

Video provided by AlphabetPhotography ~ November 17, 2010

In her column, Patrice Lewis expresses the fact that even the secularized parts of the Christmas season isn't all that bad of a thing. She writes, "In some ways, Christians have the best of both worlds at this time of year." In other words, the Christian reason for the season can still be celebrated along with the holiday festivities and decorations.

Christmas in America

PATRICE LEWIS

By Patrice Lewis

December 25, 2010 ~ 1:00 am Eastern

© 2010

During the weeks leading up to Christmas, there have been a lot of complaints about the ever-increasing commercialization and secularization of this most holy holiday. These concerns are justified, of course. We've also heard far too many reports of ridiculous and absurd restrictions on expressing Christmas joy.

But I'm about to give you a different spin on the subject.

In the introduction to the photo essay "Christmas in America," the publishers wrote: "Just when the air turns frosty and the days shrink into darkness, the Christmas season arrives in America. It begins at Thanksgiving – with families, feasts and football. Then, during the next six weeks we shop and decorate, worship and make merry. Our hearts warm in the winter cold. We find compassion for strangers, and we remember there are miracles. Pious or festive or both, we join together in an extraordinary national festival."

These words neither condone nor condemn the sometimes excessive celebrations, both religious and secular, that take place during Christmas. And, frankly, I don't mind the celebrations, either.

Everyone from conservative Christians to tree-hugging greenies find the consumerism of Christmas offensive. But, in some ways, I find it wonderful. You see, I think it's rather grand that an entire nation can turn itself over for a giant party once a year.

Granted, we live on a farm far away from urban lights. We are surrounded by quiet, devout people who fully recognize the importance and significance of Christ's birth. When we want a dose of holiday hubbub, we go to the city and stroll the sidewalks. Then we drive home again to our quiet rural life.

But the hustle and bustle, the parties and the stores, the decorations and the lights – are these such bad things? Let me explain what I mean.

Like it or not, Christmas has become a secular holiday for many. But no matter how much it's corrupted by the Scrooges who try to squelch any expression of godly cheer, true Christians will never lose sight of the reason for the season. In some ways, Christians have the best of both worlds at this time of year. We have the holy contemplation and devout reading of the Gospels to celebrate the Gift we are given, and we also have the fun of jingle bells and decorated homes and pretty stores when we're in the mood for something festive and lively.

In other words, Christians are automatically granted a richness and depth to Christmas that secular celebrators cannot even begin to fathom.

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Obama's 'most important message'? ~ By Chuck Norris

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By Chuck Norris Posted: December 28, 2009 ~ 1:00 am Eastern © 2009 In my last column, "Away with the manger," I predicted that the religious content of President Obama's Christmas address to the nation was going to be the weakest in presidential history. I also mentioned that, in the first year of his presidency, "Every time President Obama has had an opportunity to stand for Christianity in any way, he has not only denied it but disdained it." Any chance he has to dive deeper into its creed, he rises to the surface and changes the subject. I was correct on both accounts, and he proved it (again) last week. But never did I expect to hear Obama during Christmas week dodge children on the main message of Christmas and then teach them a revised version. First, unlike preceding presidents who took pride in America's Judeo-Christian heritage and confessed the nature of Christ as Savior, our president (with the first lady at his side) brought the briefest and most impotent religious admonition in the history of presidential Christmas addresses on Dec. 24, describing the incomparable Bethlehem miracle as merely containing a benign "message of peace and brotherhood that continues to inspire more than 2,000 years after Jesus' birth." The presidential yuletide moment of the week and season, however, dipped far further under the radar just a few days before on Dec. 22. It was Obama's visit Monday to the Boys and Girls Club in Washington, D.C., during which he had a free exchange (non-teleprompter) discussion with the children about Christmas. All seemed to be going fine until after the president read "The Polar Express" and led a discussion on what the kids wanted from Santa, when a few children brought up the real reason for the season. READ FULL STORY >

Why the Grinch won't steal our Christmas ~ By Patrice Lewis

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By Patrice Lewis Posted: December 26, 2009 ~ 1:00 am Eastern © 2009 Recently I had an interesting e-mail exchange with a favorite long-time reader. On my blog entry for Thanksgiving he saw a photo of our dinner table and guest. He wrote: "Your Thanksgiving dinner and your home both look impossibly warm, cozy and homey." Ha ha, fooled him. Our house, cozy? Silly man. I wrote back, "LOL – our home is a fixer-upper with half the walls stripped, unpainted or missing. If you look closely at the panel behind our friend's head, you'll notice it's actually not there. What's showing is pink insulation. One of these days we'll fix it up. ..." He wrote back a scolding note: "Sheetrock doesn't make a home." He related the story of a wayward child who had caused him much heartbreak through her bad choices, but who had straightened out her life and returned to the fold, to his great joy. "Trust me, Patrice," he concluded. "That beats the hell out of sheetrock any day." He's right, of course. Absolutely positively dead-on right. I needed the kick-in-the-pants reminder. You see, for a moment I'd fallen into the classic trap: That externals count more than internals. That things are more important than people. That happiness is defined by income, not relationships. That a beautiful home supersedes those who live in it. It's kind of like the Tiger Woods syndrome: You can be the richest and most successful person in the world, but if your personal relationships are shot to hell, then what good is wealth and fame? Advertisers are very clever at making us feel inadequate if we don't have the Perfect House, the Perfect Tree, the Perfect Presents and other Perfect things during Christmas. Madison Avenue shows us beautiful skinny people dressed in designer clothing surrounded by adorable and well-behaved children opening beautifully wrapped gifts under a tree laden with exquisite hand-made ornaments in homes that could be lifted from the pages of Architectural Digest. They never show people sitting around in ratty sweat clothes with toys scattered on the floor, dirty dishes in the sink and major decorating defects like decades-old avocado-green appliances or scarred walls. They never show a lopsided Christmas tree under which are inexpensive gifts wrapped in brown paper grocery bags with bows saved from last year. They never show walls with missing sheetrock or no paint. It's the job of advertisers, after all, to make us feel defective, because only then can they convince us our defects will be cured by buying their product. As soon as our living environment achieves the shimmer and sophistication of the images they project, then we'll be … Perfect. What no advertiser can admit, though, is without a peaceful relationship with family, friends and our Maker, no amount of "perfect" will ever cut the mustard. Just ask Tiger if you don't believe me. READ FULL STORY >

Joy to the world, peace on Earth ~ By Pat Boone

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By Pat Boone Posted: December 26, 2009 ~ 1:00 am Eastern © 2009

It came upon the midnight clear, that glorious song of old From angels bending near the earth, to touch their harps of gold. "Peace on the earth, good will to men From Heaven's all gracious King" The world in solemn stillness lay, to hear the angels sing.

Time, date: 12:01 a.m., A.D. 1. Friend, this really happened. It's not some fairy tale or a nice fable with a moral. Not only do a billion-plus people believe this deeply, but they are willing to stake their eternal destiny on it. I know there are several other faith systems that have almost fanatical devotees – but there is no other religious figure from whose moment of birth we have structured our very calendar. Think of that, will you? From the moment a little Jewish baby left his teen mother's womb, in a humble, dirty, smoke-stained shepherd's cave, most of the world began to count the days. Yes, there's a Chinese calendar, and a Jewish one, maybe another one or two. But all the world calls this 2009, and in a week it will be 2010. My family and I have been in that little cave, in what is still called Shepherd's Field, not far from Bethlehem. We were doing a musical special called "Christmas in Bethlehem," with songs specially written for us to record and use in the special. It was important to us to try to enact and tell the Christmas story, on or near the places where the events actually happened, as near as scholarship could tell us. And so we came to the cave. Because it was a nighttime scene, we decided to videotape the songs at night. Up on the hillside above the cave – which we were told has been in constant use as a "manger" for over 2,000 years – there had just been an archeological discovery. And they came to the educated guess that this had either been a big, sprawling estate – or, more likely, an inn! And down the hillside, there was this small cave carved out of the rock, where shepherd and some of their flock, especially the newborn lambs, could come in from the cold and rain. The fires they made to keep them warm and to cook over stained the walls and ceilings for all time. It seemed just too perfect to be a coincidence. READ FULL STORY >

Al-Qaeda link in failed plane attack

From New York Post

STAFF REPORT Last Updated: 9:42 PM, December 25, 2009 Posted: 2:34 PM, December 25, 2009 DETROIT (AP) — A Northwest Airlines passenger from Nigeria, who said he was acting on al-Qaida’s instructions, set off an explosive device Friday in a failed terrorist attack on the plane as it was landing in Detroit, federal officials said. Flight 253 with 278 passengers aboard was 20 minutes from the airport when it sounded like a firecracker had exploded, witnesses said. One passenger jumped over others and tried to subdue the man. Shortly afterward, the suspect was taken to a front row seat with his pants cut off and his legs burned. The White House said it believed it was an attempted act of terrorism and stricter security measures were quickly imposed on airline travel, but were not specified. Law enforcement officials identified the suspect as 23-year-old Nigerian Umar Farouk Abdul Mutallab. Others had slightly different spellings. While Mudallah was not a no-fly list, his name was in a database indicating that he had significant terrorist connections, said Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y. One law enforcement source said the man claimed to have been instructed by al-Qaida to detonate the plane over U.S. soil. “It sounded like a firecracker in a pillowcase,” said Peter Smith, a passenger from the Netherlands. “First there was a pop, and then (there) was smoke.” At least one passenger acted heroically. Smith said the passenger, sitting opposite the man, climbed over passengers, went across the aisle and tried to restrain the man. The heroic passenger appeared to have been burned. The incident was reminiscent of convicted shoe bomber Richard Reid, who tried to destroy a trans-Atlantic flight in 2001 with explosives hidden in his shoes, but was subdued by other passengers. Reid is serving a life sentence. King ranking GOP member of the House Homeland Security Committee, said the flight began in Nigeria and went through Amsterdam en route to Detroit. A statement Delta, which acquired Northwest, said, “Upon approach to Detroit, a passenger caused a disturbance onboard Northwest Airlines Flight 253. The passenger was subdued immediately and the crew requested that law enforcement meet the flight upon arrival. “The flight, operated by Northwest using an Airbus 330-300 aircraft with 278 passengers onboard, landed safely. The passenger was taken into custody and questioned by law enforcement authorities.” The FBI and the Homeland Security Department issued an intelligence note on Nov. 20 about the threat picture for the 2009 holiday season from Thanksgiving through Jan. 1. At the time, intelligence officials said they had no specific information about attack plans by al-Qaida or other terrorist groups. The intelligence note was obtained by The Associated Press. READ FULL STORY >

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The long march to Bethlehem ~ By Joseph Farah

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By Joseph Farah Posted: December 24, 2009 ~ 1:00 am Eastern © 2009 Did you hear the news? The European Union earlier this month urged the International Monetary Fund to pursue a global tax on financial transactions to limit the risk of another economic crisis. Limit the risk of another economic crisis? Wouldn't a global tax ensure another economic crisis? Here we go again. As millions of Christians around the world prepare to celebrate the birth of Yeshua of Nazareth, there's more and more talk of global taxation and global government. Whether "global warming" or solving the world's financial problems is the excuse du jour, many are promoting the idea of one-world government complete with one-world taxes. What does this have to do with the birth of Yeshua about 2,000 years ago? Read the Book of Luke. A global tax preceded the birth of the Savior. That was the very reason Joseph and Mary had to travel to Bethlehem from their home in Nazareth to have the child. READ FULL STORY >

Christmas lumps of coal from Congress ~ By Herman Cain

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By Herman Cain Posted: December 21, 2009 ~ 1:00 am Eastern © 2009 As members of Congress headed out of town for the Christmas recess, they left behind some gifts for the taxpayers: The House passed a $155 billion jobs bill, a $1.1 trillion fiscal 2010 spending bill to fund operations of the federal government, and Sen. Ben Nelson's deciding 60th vote on the Senate's health-care bill. A few observations about each gift might lessen your appetite for Christmas dinner, but it's worth knowing the truth and avoiding a few calories as a bonus. Since the $787 billion so-called stimulus bill spent on roads, bridges and "shovel ready" projects produced monthly 2009 unemployment rates ranging from 8.1 percent to 10.2 percent, and a reported 480,000 new jobless claims last week, it is safe to conclude that we cannot spend our way to prosperity. Congress and the Obama administration believe we can, and that an additional $155 billion bill will be the economic surge we need. That's highly unlikely since they are spending the additional money on the same type of projects and government jobs for which the $787 billion was spent. Merry Christmas, taxpayers. We get some more ineffective spending of our money. The $1.1 trillion for fiscal year 2010 (Oct. 1, 2009 – Sept. 30, 2010) is a 10 percent increase over fiscal 2009 to fund operations of the federal government. The annual federal budget has increased every year in this decade, and this is the highest of the decade. When most people are just happy to have a job without a raise because of the recession, Uncle Sam gives itself a double-digit increase. Merry Christmas! Let's not forget the increase in the national debt limit that Congress had to approve to accommodate the 2010 fiscal year increase, and to make its spending binge look legal for another red-ink Christmas using our credit card. READ FULL STORY >

Merry Christmas ~ By Vox Day

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By Vox Day Posted: December 21, 2009 ~ 1:00 am Eastern © 2009 The commercialization of Christmas has long been a concern for American Christians, and the overt attempts to secularize the happy holiday have been a minor annoyance in recent years. Even Garrison Keillor, no staunch right-wing Christian fundamentalist, recently complained about the continuing attempts of non-Christians to subvert, co-opt or simply join in the festive Christian spirit of Christmas. And while I can't help but agree with him on the aesthetic abomination of unitarians attempting to rewrite "Silent Night," I think it is a mistake to bar non-Christians from joining us in celebrating the birth of Man's Lord and Savior. And if they don't wish to celebrate it, so be it. Let them go to work on Friday and pretend Christmas is a day like any other, if they like. For we were all non-Christians once. Regardless of whether one is raised in a Christian home and played a starring role as Baby Jesus in the church nativity play or in an atheist house where the only shrines are to Karl Marx, Karl Popper or Chairman Mao, sooner or later one must make the conscious choice to humble oneself before the King of Kings and accept that he is, in fact, Lord and Savior. For most people, particularly successful and intelligent people, it is not reason, nor science, nor evil that stands in the way of accepting Jesus Christ; it is pride. And it is, I think, perhaps a little easier to humble yourself and repent of your misdeeds if you understand that the Prince of Peace was not afraid to humble himself so men might be saved. READ FULL STORY >

Away with the manger ~ By Chuck Norris

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By Chuck Norris Posted: December 20, 2009 ~ 7:03 pm Eastern © 2009 I'm willing to bet that President Obama's Christmas address this week will shine with religious significance about as bright as his unusually short Thanksgiving Proclamation, which gave a token reference to God via a quote from George Washington. Even in Obama's superstar Christmas interviews with Oprah and Gloria Estefan, there were discussions about Santa, Christmas trees, ornaments, gingerbread houses and even their dog's Christmas stocking. Obama even gave a Christmas shout-out to all Hispanics. But there was not one discussion of religion or a hint of the real reason for the season. Gone are the days when presidents and most politicians publicly rejoice in the birth of Christ. But things were not always this way. As with many of you, I still remember a day even in Washington when Christ was central to Christmas. It was an America that was far less politically correct – an America that wasn't afraid to stand up for its belief in the babe who was born in Bethlehem. Here's a small sample of that America represented in personal and public presidential Christmas proclamations and events, as documented in presidential library archives, at WhiteHouseChristmasCards.com and by historian David Barton in his treatise "Christmas with the presidents." On Christmas Day, 1795, President George Washington celebrated Christmas with members of Congress at his Mount Vernon estate, complete with a fox hunt, feast including "Christmas pie," music, dancing and visiting that at times continued for a solid week. America's second president, John Adams, was the first to hold a White House Christmas party. Thomas Jefferson loved celebrating Christmas, from his youth considering the day as a time of "merriment" and "The day of greatest mirth and jollity." He threw elaborate parties at the White House and his Monticello estate for family and friends, played his violin, sang his favorite Christmas song, "Adeste Fideles" ("Oh Come All Ye Faithful"), and even gave his slaves a few days off each year to enjoy the holiday due to his abolitionist leanings. (And let's not forget, when at the White House during the eight years of his presidency, Jefferson attended church where he did each week in the Capitol building – something that continued through the Civil War – in 1867 it was the largest church in Washington with 2,000 people attending weekly.) During the 1835 Christmas season, President Andrew Jackson sent out invitations and cards (of sorts) to local children inviting them to an event in the East Room on Christmas Day, in memory of a boy who had never heard of Christmas, never knew his father and whose mother died at a young age. That boy was Jackson himself. President John Tyler also enjoyed hosting Christmas parties for children. After a chaotic political season in December 1848, in which intense debate ensued over issues relating to slavery and expanding U.S. territory, President James K. Polk described Christmas Day as "perhaps the most quiet day of my presidential term," despite apparently not accompanying Mrs. Polk and the children to church on that particular day. President James Buchanan, a devout Presbyterian, would have his southern Pennsylvania estate extravagantly decorated at Christmas for the community to enjoy (a tradition that is still done to this day). President Abraham Lincoln read the Bible throughout his life and attended services at the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church on a regular basis, including at Christmas time. During the Civil War, he and his wife would visit hospitals on Christmas to help care for the wounded. During one political campaign, he declared "I have never denied the truth of the Scriptures; and I have never spoken with intentional disrespect of religion in general. … I do not think I could myself be brought to support a man for office whom I knew to be an open enemy of … religion." READ FULL STORY >

Ronald Reagan Christmas address (12/23/81) Video provided by PatrioticToDaBone

Send Chuck Norris to the troops for Christmas

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Program dispatches best-selling book to cheer, encourage soldiers Posted: November 13, 2009 ~ 11:40 pm Eastern © 2009 WorldNetDaily Although Gen. John Pershing at one point in his fabled military career observed that "the deadliest weapon in the world is a Marine and his rifle," Marines and members of the other service branches also are regular people – sons, daughters, brothers, sisters, moms and dads. And it is to honor and support these special Americans that an organization called Give2TheTroops dispatches tons of gifts to members of the U.S. military as a matter of routine. Founder Andi Grant told WND that while her organization sends treats and gifts year-round, is it during the upcoming Christmas period when soldiers, sailors, Marines and airmen sometimes feel the lowest. "They're not seeing Christmas trees. Sometimes they can't even get tinsel or candy canes," she said. But there is a solution, at least to the issue of making sure troops know they are remembered, honored and supported: With the help of Chuck Norris and Tyndale House Publishing, the WND Superstore is offering to arrange to send our military copies of "The Official Chuck Norris Fact Book" by Chuck Norris himself – and you can help. You know Chuck Norris – the actor whose right and left fists are named "Law" and "Order." The man who was rumored to be dispatched by President Bush to secure the nation's southern border alone. Who reportedly has a sign on the front of his house warning thieves, "We don't call 911." Who in real life is an undefeated world martial arts champion and repeatedly has given of his time and talent to support the nation's men and women in uniform. It's as simple as making a purchase, and the gift will be designated for some special man or woman in service overseas and shipped anonymously, courtesy of you. [CLICK HERE TO READ MORE]

Editor's note to Chuck Norris: Please don't do any push-ups in 2012!

Glenn Beck Story Pulled Because of his Mormon Faith

A Special Message from Glenn: The Christmas Sweater is a story about the idea of Christmas as a time for redemption and atonement. Whatever your beliefs about my religion, the concept of religious tolerance is too important to be sacrificed in response to pressure from special interest groups, especially when it means bowing to censorship. (Italics mine) [Continue reading Glenn's Special Message] From the related story at TVNEWSER: James Dobson's Focus on the Family pulled an article about Glenn Beck's book "The Christmas Sweater" from one of its Websites after complaints from followers, the Mormon Times reports. Earlier this week, an anti-Mormon group called Underground Apologetics issued a release through Christian News Wire. [Read more of the story at TVNEWSER] digg story Related Story: Focus on the Family website yanks Glenn Beck interview - By Drew Zahn at WorldNetDaily.com

Focus on the Family website yanks Glenn Beck interview - By Drew Zahn

Focus on the Family, the evangelical organization founded by Dr. James Dobson, has removed from its website an interview with former CNN host Glenn Beck following complaints over the politically conservative TV personality's Mormon faith. read more | digg story, submitted by Picholine Related Story: Glenn Beck Story Pulled Because of his Mormon Faith - A Special Message from Glenn Beck

Christmas at Ground Zero

Yes, this is a little bit strange... But this is for all my fellow sick, twisted freaks out there. You know who you are.

Weird Al Yankovic, “Christmas at Ground Zero”, 1986

Read the lyrics

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Santa-science: How Santa Delivers His Presents in One Night

If you’re skeptical of Santa’s abilities to deliver presents to millions of homes and children in just one night, NC State University engineering professor Dr. Larry Silverberg can explain the scientific principles that allow the Jolly Old Elf to pull off the magical feat year after year. read more | digg story, submitted by lekahe

Is Santa liberal or conservative? - by Reb Bradley

It's that time of year when many are thinking about that jolly old guy in the red suit, famous for delivering gifts to children all over the world. He is a hero to many, but have you ever stopped to ask yourself – is Santa liberal or conservative? read more | digg story, submitted by ifnotnow

Remembering Electric Football - By Jack Cashill

This is a reprint of one of the greatest stories I ever read on WorldNetDaily (thank you WND for this "present" of presenting this again!). Jack talks about the times of Christmas, playing Electric Football with older brother Bob, and best of all, about his Dad. I submit this for all of you who have old memories that may not have been thought of.

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My Triumph Over Kwanzaa - By Ann Coulter

It is a fact that Kwanzaa was invented in 1966 by a black radical FBI stooge, Ron Karenga, aka Dr. Maulana Karenga. Karenga was a founder of United Slaves, a violent nationalist rival to the Black Panthers and a dupe of the FBI. read more | digg story, submitted by truth4freedom

Is this an angel captured on camera?

It showed up on the video capture in a pediatric ICU. And that very day, a 14-year-old patient recovered from a slew of illnesses that everyone had thought would kill her. Coincidence? A trick of the lighting? Or a genuine sign from heaven? You decide. read more | digg story, submitted by Temlakos

Politically correct Christmas - by Reb Bradley

By Reb Bradley

Merry Christmas everyone! I mean, Happy Holidays! Oh, wait – holiday means "holy day." We can't say that either, lest the irreligious take offense. Is "Winter Greetings" safe, or might that make summer-lovers distressed? How about "Season's Greetings"? That's an old standby that is probably innocuous enough. I'm sure, like me, you find it ridiculous that store clerks are afraid to wish anyone a Merry Christmas anymore. Frankly, I feel political correctness is robbing me of traditions treasured since childhood! I find it downright depressing when I drive through town and see fewer Christmas decorations every year – all because business owners and city governments fear they might offend those who are emotionally weak. You heard me right. At the very core of political correctness is weakness. [Continue reading]

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