Boxing Day History: The Origins, Meaning And Shopping Traditions

Today is Boxing Day, and crowds of shoppers are chasing Boxing Day specials while doing their Day After Christmas shopping. But many people are not aware of Boxing day history and what this day actually entails....

A TEA Party Christmas Wish for WE THE PEOPLE

Please read the remainder of my TEA Party Christmas Wish by following the Link to Examiner.com at the bottom of the page. " From December 19. 1777 to June 19, 1778, Valley Forge PA was the campground of 11,000...

Tim Kinley - MN refuses to release wrongfully jailed Christian

" This article is a follow up to my previous article publicising Tim Kinley's plight. Tim Kinley in jail for teaching bible lessons to his children using the bible and 10 Commandments Tueday December 22, 2009,...

HOLIDAY OF GUILT AND GIFTS: "MERRY SICKMAS!"

HOLIDAY OF GUILT AND GIFTS: MERRY SICKMAS!By Rein D. Gillstrom (12/25/09)Global Warming, Climate Change, and businesses “Going Green” is merely a mutual Conspiracy Reality committed to the formulation of a...

What?? KMart's Closed on Christmas???

One of the most popular Google searches this Christmas Day is “stores open on Christmas.” Yet a good, all-purpose department store is one of the least likely establishments to be open, just when you need it...

Monkey Bread Recipes

I wondered why everyone was looking for monkey bread recipes on Christmas Morning until I realized that it's the perfect breakfast recipe for a hectic family morning: monkey bread can be made with what many...

Pope Benedict gives Christmas message after assault

" The Pope spoke in a firm voice in front of thousands of pilgrims, appearing undaunted by the earlier incident. He said the Church was a "source of unity" for many people across the world and called for those...

Stores Open on Christmas Eve: What's Open on Christmas Eve?

For those of you who really like it cut it close, there are several stores open on Christmas Eve that are happy to serve frantic last-minute shoppers. Here are a brief rundown of what's open on Christmas Eve. Please note that these Christmas Eve store hours are general...

What's Open on Christmas Day? Stores, Restaurants Open Christmas

Okay, so you opened the presents. You had a lovely, argument-free family sit-down breakfast undistracted by the aforementioned presents, which the kids loved more than the boxes in which they came (your mileage may...

Jerusalem’s Wish

The people from Jerusalem are a diverse lot of Jews, Christians, and Muslims, and I bet what most of them want is peace. When human beings respect one another for being human, all of the dogma in the world makes...

Christmas Midnight Mass: Celebrations and Origins

 The Christmas Eve Midnight Mass happens at midnight on December 24 to commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ. The Mass marks the beginning of the Christmas Day. The word "Christmas" has originated from a combination of the words "Christ" and "Mass." "Christos" is Greek...

Anthony Finbar Burke Stabbed to Death After Snowball Fight

Anthony Finbar Burke, 20, was stabbed to death following a Snowball fight in Clos y Berllan in Rhuddlan on December 23. While a man has been arrested on suspicion of murder police are still calling for witnesses of the attack. An argument apparently broke out between the...

Sketchy Santa Holds Up Bank "To Pay His Elves"

A man dressed up as a decidedly sketchy Santa held up a bank in Nashville, Tennessee citing, in the third person, "Santa needs to pay his elves." Donning a traditional Santa outfit of a beard, a red and white jump...

Christmas is for Children

When I was a child, I lived in a house directly behind my Grandparents. Christmas Eve was when the entire family gathered at Grandpa and Grandma George’s for a very big dinner, followed by a gift exchange, followed...

Pakistan an abatoir for Christians, Baluch

Both Baluch and Christians are facing persecution in Pakistan and are natural allies." On the eve of Christmas my hearts goes out to the Christian victims who were targeted by religious goons in Pakistan, which is...

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