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For those who find the parody religion Pastafarianism funny, you won\u2019t want to miss the FSM nativity scenes that were recently shared<\/a>. Here\u2019s a sample:<\/p>\n

$\"spaghettimanger\"$ <\/p>\n

Finally, a religion that gets what a manger is supposed to be for\u2026<\/p>\n

On a more serious note, see the survey data<\/a> suggesting that most people are not offended when they are wished \u201chappy holidays\u201d or something similar.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"