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"Christmas is not a date. It is a state of mind." -- Mary Ellen Chase, American writer (1887-1973)
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Welcome to my Christmas home where everyday is
a celebration of that most wonderful season of the year!
For your enjoyment, I have assembled a collection of fun things to do on these cold winter days, so let the snow fly and the wind blow, it is warm and comfortable here in my home. Grab a nice cup of hot coco, turn on the Portable Music Machine and come sit by the fire and have some fun with me! I have some very nice stories on my library bookshelf for you to enjoy. While there, don't miss the mouse sitting on the bookshelf and that little spider too, for they also would like to share their Christmas stories with you. The Nutcracker is a grouch, so best you leave him alone! Get a chuckle or two from my humor collection. My Game Room is open also, where you may go on a Turkey Hunt and even win a prize for finding that elusive bird. I have created a nice collection of JigSaw Puzzles for you to solve. Play a Slider Puzzle Game or test your memory with the Christmas Match Game. During the month of December, come join me counting down the days until Christmas with my Advent Calendar! A new surprise is revealed daily! OH! and don't forget to click on that Picture of Santa by the fireplace! There are other secret places around the fireplace as well, so click and explore! Finally, when your are ready to explore other sites, check out my very choice list of hand-picked Holiday Webrings. Lastly, you might want to if you feel inclined to do so...
Most of all, enjoy your visit and this most wonderful season!
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Supreme Court won't hear challenge to Christmas as U.S. holiday
CINCINNATI (Associated Press -- April 18, 2001) -- The U.S. Supreme Court has
rejected Richard Ganulin (AKA THE GRINCH --ed.), a Cincinnati lawyer's
argument that the federal government's observance of Christmas as a
legal public holiday violates the Constitution.
The Court on Monday declined to hear Ganulin's lawsuit. Two other
federal courts previously had ruled against him. The Supreme Court's
refusal to hear the case lets stand a ruling by the 6th U.S. Circuit
Court of Appeals rejecting Ganulin's argument.
Ganulin filed suit in 1998 arguing that Congress violated the
separation of church and state by embracing the Christian holiday more
than a century ago.
Lawyers for the government and a private organization, the Becket Fund
for Religious Liberty, responded that the Christmas federal holiday is
constitutional because celebrating it is not mandatory. The private
organization represented three federal employees who intervened in the
case to keep Christmas as a holiday.
Government lawyers defending the holiday said courts repeatedly have
recognized secular aspects of Christmas, including holly, ivy,
Christmas trees, Santa Claus, snowmen, jingling bells and presents on
Christmas morning.
Congress in 1870 established Christmas, New Year's Day and a day of
thanksgiving as holidays in the District of Columbia, government
lawyers said in written arguments filed in court.
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