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The Lead<\/a> highlights a post by Paul Flesher<\/a> about something that most Americans complaining about a \u201cwar on Christmas\u201d have forgotten: earlier in American history, it was devout Christians who were waging a war against Christmas! Read Paul\u2019s post and get a dose of irony sufficient to last you until Christmas!<\/p>\n

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The Lead highlights a post by Paul Flesher about something that most Americans complaining about a \u201cwar on Christmas\u201d have forgotten: earlier in American history, it was devout Christians who were waging a war against Christmas! 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