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For the third year in a row, a Nativity Scene will stand in the Illinois State Capitol Rotunda Building this Christmas season. The Springfield Nativity Scene Committee (SNSC) sponsors the religious display which features statues of the baby Jesus, Mary and Joseph in a hand-crafted manger setting. The Nativity scene is underwritten by the Chicago-based Thomas More Society http://www.thomasmoresociety.org/. "I am very honored to once again be part of a group that will be celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ," said Daniel T. Zanoza, Chairman, Springfield (Illinois) Nativity Scene Committee. "Besides its religious significance, the Nativity scene is a wonderful...

L.A. Ports Already Forecast An Awesome Christmas Season Vincent Fernando, CFA Aug. 9, 2010, 6:14 AM Los Angeles port volumes continue to rebound, and the ports themselves believe that this could signal a strong holiday season in the U.S. this year, or at least stronger one than last year's: Hellenic Shipping News: “I think we’re seeing the imported goods and the containers like what you see here obviously filled with holiday items and we’re seeing those in larger numbers,” said Richard Steinke, the executive director of the Port of Long Beach, which sits on a complex alongside the Port of...

I'm leaning on the third choice. From the July 25, 2008 Telegraph: Barack Obama does not give birthday presents to childrenHe's given plenty of presents to our children and grandchildren, though, in the form of debt. In a magazine interview Obama and his wife Michelle revealed that one of their steadfast house rules is not giving Christmas or birthday presents to Malia, 10, and Sasha, seven. The couple explained that they spend "hundreds" on birthday slumber parties and want to "teach some limits". Santa Claus is still

Retailers hold Black Friday-style summer sales for Christmas shoppers By Ylan Q. Mui Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, July 23, 2010; A14 Looks as though Santa's summer vacation is getting cut short. Retailers are trying to drum up some Christmas magic five months early with Black Friday-style sales that they hope will put shoppers in the spending spirit. At Target, the clock begins ticking on its 24-hour sale Friday. Toys R Us had daily mystery discounts this week and bonus promotions Friday and Saturday. And Sears and Kmart, owned by the same company, have brought back Christmas-club savings plans. Some...

Will Obama, like U.K.’s Tony Blair, usher in ‘gay’ tyranny in the United States? Former British P.M. Tony Blair used state power to promote the acceptance of homosexuality in the U.K. He is now working to make Christianity "gay"-affirming. By Peter LaBarbera I was sent this must-watch CBN (Christian Broadcasting Network) video by my friend Gary Glenn, head of the American Family Association of Michigan. Glenn is backing a civil rights lawsuit by the Thomas More Law Center against Attorney Gen. Eric Holder over the new homosexuality/transsexuality–inclusive “hate crimes” law. This video deserves wide circulation as a warning to America....

The town’s primary retail area is Parker Square, which is full of independent shops and restaurants—a rarity in suburbia. A Jewish resident says she’d like to see more religious diversity, noting the Christian pre-football prayer and constant Christmas wishes at the local stores. “I couldn’t find a bar mitzvah card one time at the local drugstore, and you have to drive to Dallas to find a kosher grocery store,” she says.

UK Christmas billboard campaign showing Jesus in the womb has drawn fire from secularists and praise from Christian leaders and the pro-life lobby in Great Britain LONDON, UK - The "Ultrasound Jesus," a poster which shows a scan of a child in the womb with a halo above its head with the slogan, "He's on his way: Christmas starts with Christ," has provoked a storm of protests from secularists and praise from many Christian leaders and the pro-life lobby in the UK.

Shocked by the Bible, Changed by the Truth The Bible holds many shocking truths that few people have ever known or recognized. Fewer still are those who go beyond the shock of the Bible and allow themselves to be changed by the truth. Will you be one of them? by Jerold Aust Jack had a good thing going while stationed in Hawaii in the U.S. Navy. Everything was under control. He sang on a live television entertainment show, played football on a local navy team, performed at dances with a musical ensemble and drove to the beach in his baby-blue...

White House Visitor Logs: Obama Had Pro-Abortion Leader at Christmas Party Washington, DC -- The White House released a new set of visitor logs today and they revealed President Barack Obama invited Nancy Keenan, the head of the pro-abortion group NARAL for one of the Christmas parties it hosted on December 14. The logs show Keenan and the president of Planned Parenthood getting big access. http://www.LifeNews.com/nat6200.html

The following story sent chills down my spine. I guess its because I realize that there is really no Santa Clause and that presents have to be bought and paid for by real people. So who is footing the bill for this Christmas extravaganza? You guessed it; the American taxpayer.Playing the part of the bad Santa: Barack Obama with congress as the evil elves. I think I've seen this movie before. Its become apparent that the current administration has no qualms about throwing parties and buying presents as along as the money comes from the endless stream provided by working...

In light of the uninsured being quoted as saying that ObamaCare "is like Christmas". It has inspired me to write a song parody. I hope you like it. First the quote: "It's just going to be like Christmas," said DeCarlo Flythe, who lost health coverage for his family when he was laid off almost three years ago. "It's going to be great. You know, no worries (about) the bills. We are going to go ahead and pay our co-pay and be alright." Song to the Tune of "It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas" Its beginning to look a...

An eighth-grade teacher has accused her students of committing a "hate crime" and being "cruel" because they left a Bible on her desk and a Christmas card with the word "Christ" underlined. Melissa Hussain, an Apex, N.C., science teacher at West Lake Middle School, is suspended with pay and may lose her job after she purportedly clashed with students on the subject of religion and sent students to the school office when they asked about the role of God in creation during a lesson about evolution. Hussain wrote on her then-public Facebook page that it was a "hate crime" when...

A tape said to be from Osama Bin Laden says al-Qaeda was responsible for a Christmas plot to blow up a plane. In the newly released audio tape aired on al-Jazeera, Bin Laden also warns the US there will be more attacks if it continues to support Israel. "If it was possible to carry our messages to you by words we wouldn't have carried them to you by planes," the tape says. The authenticity of the tape has not been verified. It says: "The message sent to you with the attempt by the hero Nigerian Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab is a...

Suspects In Christmas Attack That Killed 7 In Southern Egypt Will Be Tried In Terrorism Court CAIRO (AP) - The suspects in a drive-by shooting that killed seven people outside an Egyptian church on Coptic Christmas Eve will be tried in an emergency state security court. Prosecutor General Abdel-Maguid Mahmoud on Saturday referred the three suspects to trial on murder charges.

January 10, 2010                                   The Baptism of the Lord       Reading 1Responsorial PsalmReading 2Gospel Reading IIs 42:1-4, 6-7 or Is  40:1-5, 9-11Thus says the LORD:Here is my servant whom I uphold,my chosen one with whom I am pleased,upon whom I have put my spirit;he shall bring forth justice to the nations,not crying out, not shouting,not making his voice heard in the street.a bruised reed he shall not break,and a smoldering wick he shall not quench,until he establishes justice on the earth;the coastlands will wait for his teaching. I, the LORD,...

On the first day of Christmas, we were attacked. On the second day of Christmas, the enemy combatant who had been dispatched from Yemen to attack us—who boarded a plane to Detroit with a valid multiple-entry visa despite our having been warned about him by his father, despite his having spent months with an al Qaeda leader in Yemen who was closely monitored by U.S. intelligence, and despite his buying a one-way ticket with cash and boarding without luggage—was arraigned before a judge, provided with a lawyer, and informed of his right to remain silent. The Transportation Security Administration ordered...