Caesar, Jesus Christ and Christmas?
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It used to be that many Americans would deplore the commercialization of the Christmas holidays (or, originally, âholy daysâ).
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Christians around the world have begun celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ, with observances marking Christmas Eve. In Bethlehem, the town of Jesus&#39;s birth, Israel has relaxed travel restrictions
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Tycho:  The memories of those who came of age in the eighties have become a kind of ghastly rummage sale, a tilled up cemetery where icons lay tilted over bones draped in ancient finery.  Pork caught a preview of Transformers on Monday, and he claims that it is not, in fact, heresy - but I don't know how calibrated our respective tastes are.  I was going to make a statement about how any constantly shifting image could entertain him, enthrall him, command him, until I realized that this viewing was late at night, in the twilight period we call Pork After Hours, when his medication wanes and his blood is frenzied by some dark moon.  For him to have focused on anything at any time after nine o'clock is actually high praise.
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LOS ANGELES  - When it comes to Americana, Cleveland has collected a number of calling cards. It is home to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. It is the birthplace of Superman creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. And it also is the setting for the 1983 holiday classic "A Christmas Story," directed by Bob Clark.
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Comment is free: Simon Jenkins: I'm an atheist but still I resent this joker in Rome slighting my community. A residual theological chauvinism is aroused.
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Frankly Speaking: Frank Hayes relates a chat Santa had with an elf about annual gift giving to the IT world. And what's with all the penguins? Santa wants to know.
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Tycho: Our third book is now available on the store, if you haven't purchased it elsewhere. Entitled The Warsun Prophecies, it incorporates all the strips from 2002. I'm usually scared to read something I've written once I've written it, which may help you to understand the state these posts sometimes arrive in - but I think this one turned out really well.I've just now finished the final edits on the fourth book, which will be released... in the future. Also, on the very same store, our Fire Sale continues to rage - with the heat of a thousand bargains! Huge savings in every department, etc.(CW)TB
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VATICAN CITY, DEC. 25, 2004 .- John Paul II made a strong plea to the Infant Jesus for peace on earth, as the Holy Father observed the 27th Christmas of his pontificate.
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The mysteries of the Nativity: Time and Newsweek parse out the discrepancies between Matthew's and Luke's accounts of the Nativity, addressing how the actual circumstances of Jesus' birth may differ from ...
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Letâs not forget the true meaning of Christmas. And, while weâre at it, the true meaning of Christmas sweaters.
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BETHLEHEM, West Bank  - Hundreds of millions around the world prepared Friday to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, a Christmas festival of religious joy for many and commercial excess for others, against a backdrop of continuing global security
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Christian symbols are being denigrated over Christmas says a leader of the Catholic Church of England and Wales.
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Masses are held in Bethlehem and Rome as millions of Christians around the world mark the birth of Jesus Christ.
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The following events to celebrate Christmas Eve and Christmas Day are all open to the public. The earliest services are listed first; some churches offer more than one.
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'Tis the day before Christmas and all through D.C.
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The church where the tradition of celebrating Christmas on Dec. 25 may have begun was built near a pagan shrine as part of an effort to spread Christianity, a leading Italian scholar says.
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Exclusive 'Twas the night before Christmas...