The Shopping Truth About Christmas
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Fran Bennewith. The Shopping Truth About Christmas
The Shopping Truth About Christmas. We’ve been DUPED! Elizabeth Smith
Introduction
Why Do We Do It?
Christmas Statistics
The Christian Essence of Christmas
The Reality of Christmas
Winter Solstice
Christmas Stories - Santa Claus
Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer
Nimrod
Christmas Trees
Real Christmas Trees
Artificial Christmas Trees
Christmas Decorations
The Nativity Scene
Christmas Lights
Christmas Gifts and Toys
Christmas Feasting
Christmas Recipes
Christmas Carols
Summary
Christmas in Crete
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The Shopping Truth must not be regarded as a highly accurate historical or theological account of Christmas. Initially, my intention was merely to discourage the exaggerated and stressful commercialism of a Holy Christian tradition. I was unaware of the enormity and intrigue that my investigation would uncover.
The deeper I delved, the more widespread and contradicting the facts became. I chose only a fraction of the material available which I thought relevant to my booklet, but for those interested, I recommend further investigation.
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So Herod secretly called the Magi and found out from them the exact time of the star’s appearance. He sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and make a careful search for the child. As soon as you have found him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship him.”
After they had heard the king they went on their way and the star from the East went ahead of them and stopped over the place where the child was. They were overjoyed. When they reached the house they saw the child with his mother Mary and bowed down and worshipped him. They opened their treasures and presented them to Him - gold, incense and myrrh. Having been warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their country by another route.
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