Christmas Under Attack: Fox News conducted a survey 11/29 asking: •Do you consider Christmas a religious holiday or cultural holiday? Religious: 57% ... Cultural 14% ... Both: 12% •Do you agree there is a war on Christmas in the U.S.? Agree: 42% ... Disagree: 48% •Does it seem that the public display of Christian/Christmas symbols is under attack more this year than normal? More: 58% ... Less: 13% ... Same: 15% •When greeting people you don’t know well during the coming month, are you more likely to say “Merry Christmas” or “Happy Holidays”? Merry Christmas: 61% ... Happy Holidays: 26% ... Depends: 10% •Are you offended by stores that instruct employees not to say “Merry Christmas”? Yes: 45% ... No: 49% •Do you agree or disagree that the courts have gone too far in taking religion out of public life? Agree: 77% ... Disagree: 17%. (Pastor’s Weekly Briefing 12/9/05)
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