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Catholic Church Christmas Bombing 2011: Boko Haram Means “Western Learning is Sinful”
The Islamist group that calls itself “Boko Haram”—northern Hausa language, meaning “Western learning is sinful”—and that blew up Catholics at a Christmas service yesterday, is described in the following manner by Reuters: The shadowy group from Nigeria’s Muslim north, blamed for … Continue reading
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Why It’s Better to Say “Happy Holidays” Than “Merry Christmas” to Strangers
Because saying “Happy Holidays” to a stranger is not “taking Christ out of Christmas”; instead, it’s acknowledging the plurality of ways that late December is treated in a world in which not everyone is Christian. “Happy Holidays” is a catch-all that … Continue reading
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Tagged 2011, agnostic, atheism, Christmas, etiquette, holidays, Jesus, life, merry christmas, new years, religion
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My New Favorite Christmas Song
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Tagged Christmas, experience, happy holidays, holidays, innocence lost, santa
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Adam Sandler’s “Happy Hanukkah” Song
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War is Over
If you want it. A nice holiday song if you’re worried (as I am) about 2010 and the prospects for war between Iran and Israel:
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Tagged 2010, Christmas, death, holidays, hope, Iran, Israel, john and yoko, John Lennon, life, middle east, new years
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