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Nativity

Presenting the 2009 Ebenezer Award

Ken Blackwell | Posted 12.29.2009 | Politics

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Ken Blackwell

There are many models for accommodating a diversity of faiths in the public square, and excluding it altogether is among the worst.

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Who's the Government? Who's the God?

Reverend Billy | Posted 12.23.2009 | Green

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Reverend Billy

The secrecy and isolation of the Chinese/Obama meetings says it all. The rest of us are waiting outside with the rising seas and the fires and droughts and freak storms.

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Nativity Stories From The Donkey's Perspective

The Telegraph | Posted 12.14.2009 | Books

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Among the most famous to bring out their own version of the Christmas story is Jeanette Winterson, controversial author of the lesbian classic, "Orang...

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Sexy Nativity Scene Draws Criticism

Posted 12.09.2009 | Los Angeles

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Madison. a Third Street boutique famous for its celebrity clientele, has come under fire for a nativity scene portraying a scantily clad Virgin Mary i...

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The Solstice and the Stable

Reverend Billy | Posted 01.26.2009 | Living

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Reverend Billy

Christmas is the celebration of a birth--and so it celebrates a death, too. The heat and the light increase in each 24-hour period, and this day in wh...

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Gift of the Magi: Being Present

Suzette Standring | Posted 01.11.2009 | Living

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Suzette Standring

I fall prey to obligation, guilt, or the fear of appearing cheap or thoughtless. None of that is assuaged when I offer up potpourri. The cultural pressure to buy is deeply ingrained.

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