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Jump forward a few months and we remember the worst thing that ever happened\u2013that mankind killed the Son of God who loved them\u2013and we call this Friday \u2018Good\u2019. The irony continues because in our society more and more people neglect Good Friday and worship on Black Friday. In fact, the reason they neglect Good Friday is because they worshipped another god on Black Friday. You cannot serve both the Son of Man and Mammon.<\/p>\n

So welcome to the great Christian country America\u2013where on Black Friday the Christians\u2013like everybody else\u2013spend hundreds of dollars for goodies while they give Jesus\u2013Good Friday.<\/p>\n

The Anchoress rants here<\/a> on Black Friday.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"