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Sunday in Outer Blogness: It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like the “War on Christmas” Edition!

12.12.2010 · Posted in Christmas, Sunday in Outer Blogness

Seems like the “War on Christmas” starts earlier every year, doesn’t it? Mostly because people (like me!) would rather cover a humorous culture-war non-issue than tackle real politics. Real political news is so depressing these days! Just to give you a taste, have a look at some of the reactions to the latest breaking political ...

Sunday in Outer Blogness: The Reason for the Season Edition!

I know it’s only December sixth, but it seems the “War on Christmas” starts earlier and earlier every year! As usual, the Christmas-warriors are trying to ruin everyone’s jolly holiday with their death-worshiping kitsch. Then there’s one of my personal favorite holiday traditions: lamenting how commercial Christmas has become. Rosalynde Welch gives us some historical ...

Christmas Story Tradition!

12.24.2008 · Posted in Christmas, The Spirit, Traditions

In my family, growing up, we had a tradition that on Christmas Eve, we’d sit together in the living room beside the Christmas tree and read a Christmas story or two. Sometimes it would be something explicitly religious — like the Christmas story from the New Testament — or semi-religious, like The Best Christmas Pageant ...

The True Meaning of Christmas…

12.18.2008 · Posted in Christmas

After reading the news this morning, it dawned on me that I should really write a short blog post about “The True Meaning of Christmas.” While other people have put similar ideas on paper before, I wanted something I could refer back to easily for future reference. I also wanted to extend those ideas slightly. ...

Wishing you well…

12.15.2008 · Posted in Christmas, ex-Mormon, post-Mormon, Traditions

I was reading somewhere on the internets (not linked to protect the innocent) where someone wrote that they were surprised to find out recently how happy some former mormon friends of theirs are. They were a little shocked (and embarassed of themselves) for realizing that former mormons’ lives aren’t that bad. Surprisingly, for many former ...

Now wait a minute…

12.04.2008 · Posted in Christmas, Rights

From the Salt Lake Tribune: Sen. Chris Buttars wants Utah’s Legislature to declare its opposition to the “war on Christmas.” The West Jordan Republican is sponsoring a resolution encouraging retailers to embrace Christmas in their promotions rather than the generic “holidays.” “It would encourage the use of ‘Merry Christmas,’” Buttars said of the non-binding statement ...