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I once overheard a conversation in which one of the conversing parties expressed frustration over a perceived constraint that prevented him from saying “Merry Christmas” and instead forced him to say “Happy Holidays”. He went on to describe how this was another example of modern American society stifling and persecuting Christians. “We can’t even say ‘Merry Christmas’ anymore”, he lamented to his friend.

I hear this argument often from so-called “persecuted” Christians; a frustration of not being able to profess their Christian belief in a public manner. My first issue with this is …read more »

If there’s one thing I’ve learned about Christmas trees it’s to not buy one pre-lit. We’ve spent more time trying to get our pre-lit tree to actually light than we would have ever spent on just stringing the lights ourselves. Buy a good tree in two or three sections; that makes it easy to assemble. Then just …read more »