San Francisco police increased security at a school that received threats when a fake online story on the so-called war on Christmas went viral, officials said. READ FULL ARTICLE
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A Salvation Army bell ringer in Phoenix said she was assaulted outside a Walmart store for saying "Happy Holidays" instead of "Merry Christmas." READ FULL ARTICLE
Megyn Kelly caused controversy Wednesday night when she responded to a Slate article questioning the depiction of Santa Claus as white. "For all you kids watching at home, Santa just is white," Kelly told her viewers on The Kelly File. "But this person is arguing that we should also have a black Santa, but, you know, Santa is what he is — just so you know, we're just debating this." READ FULL ARTICLE SEE STEPHEN COLBERT'S HILARIOUS RESPONSE HERE Many Mormons presume anyone returning early committed some serious sin, broke mission rules, just couldn’t cut it, or was “unworthy” to wear the badge in some other way. Mormon missions are often described as “the best two years.” Many who serve talk about spiritual highs, miracles, faith-building and mind-expanding experiences. Former missionaries rarely detail how tough the work can be, how rigorous, how stressful. READ FULL ARTICLE
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) At prayer healing services in some Pentecostal churches, pastors invite people infected with HIV to come forward for a public healing, after which they burn the person’s anti-retroviral medications and declare the person cured. The “cure” is not free, and some people say they shell out their
life savings to receive a miracle blessing and quit taking the drugs. READ FULL ARTICLE A Pensacola judge has green lighted the government seizure of Pensacola's Dinosaur Adventure Land, a creationist theme park whose owners, Kent and Jo Hovind, owe $430,400 in federal taxes. The Hovinds' excuse for not paying was that they were employed by God and thus could claim zero income and property. READ FULL ARTICLE
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