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In recent years, the celebration of Christmas has become part of the "[[culture wars]]." [[Fox News]] analysts [[John Gibson]] and [[Bill O'Reilly]] claim that Christmas has come under attack by "[[liberal]]s." Some Christian conservatives want an increased recognition of the religious core of the holiday, and want to maintain a separation between Christmas and other holidays occurring at the same time of year.
In recent years, the celebration of Christmas has become part of the "[[culture wars]]." [[Fox News]] analysts [[John Gibson]] and [[Bill O'Reilly]] claim that Christmas has come under attack by "[[liberal]]s." Some Christian conservatives want an increased recognition of the religious core of the holiday, and want to maintain a separation between Christmas and other holidays occurring at the same time of year.
Outside of America, in Britain for example, powerful lobbies are trying to remove all the Christian connotations in the name of being [[politically correct]].<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/religion/6726491/Bishop-of-Ludlow-warns-that-secular-Britain-wants-to-do-away-with-the-manger-at-Christmas.</ref> This is similar to the idea of [[CE]] in that it ignores the religious/historical basis of Christmas.
==See also==
==See also==