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Spirit of Christmas
Every Christmas season we are told to believe in the Spirit of Christmas, and as Christians we try to personalize this spirit as the Holy Spirit. But it’s not. It’s make-believe. The pagan’s inform us: “Take the spirit of Christmas … Continue reading
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Christmas Outlawed in Scotland
Scots… not only thrifty, but zealous. William Wallaces… the lot of them. We can trace back our modern “War on Christmas” to the height of The Reformation. The year was 1583. The culprit was a passionate kilt-laden people who had … Continue reading
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