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After reading this article it reminded me of the fact that every year I make time to read ,"A Christmas Carol" and watch the History of Christmas on the History Channel. It's very enlightening.
The thing that I have noticed about the Christin Right is that they can not face up to thier own Christian History. Jesus was a JEW. Most missionaries incorporated old mythic celebrations into their teachings so the local culture could keep its own identity. That was the only true way for the Christians to convert anyone. That is a histoical fact.
What I don't understand is this new sgenda on "Scrooging" Christmas. If anyone is getting "Scrooged" this year is the working man. He has had to pay more for basic fuel, food, and housing than any other time that at least I can remember. The rich are getting more tax breaks while the poor and middle class are taking up the slack. Most people I know are living day to day. That was why Dickens wrote "A Christmas Carol" in the first place as a social commentary on the way big buisness and the rich deal with the common man. Perhaps all the talking heads need to read this story and the history of Christmas itself before they deem to pass judegment on the rest us.
