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O Holy Fight

By Clayton Neuman Monday, Dec. 12, 2005

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Politically correct holiday greetings are all the rage this year, so much so that Christian groups are slamming each other--not to mention our born-again President--for insufficient reverence. Can Christmas merchandise heal the rift?

CHURCH ON DEMAND An Illinois megachurch is catching flak for giving out a religious DVD, above, in lieu of having Sunday services on Christmas Day

MISTLE-ITO A conservative group is running Internet ads touting Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito's judicial support for religious displays on public property

HOLIDAY HYPOCRISY Fox News, after calling out retailers for not using the word Christmas, got slammed for selling a "Bill O'Reilly Holiday Ornament"

DECK THE HALLMARK Critics have assailed the President's greeting for not using the word Christmas and for quoting a Psalm and not a Gospel verse

GOD WRIST YE MERRY GENTLEMEN Tired of generic greetings, a Catholic couple in recent weeks sold some 25,000 "Just Say Merry Christmas" wristbands, at $2 each

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