Comments on: A Christmas Quarrel http://whiskeyandgunpowder.com/a-christmas-quarrel/ Whiskey and Gunpowder features articles on gold, oil, currencies, emerging markets, energy, and more. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:43:32 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: C Davis http://whiskeyandgunpowder.com/a-christmas-quarrel/comment-page-1/#comment-51 C Davis Wed, 10 Dec 2008 21:58:17 +0000 http://agoratestsite.com/wordpresswhiskey/?p=1071#comment-51 There was a time when the church (in England) pressured the government into disbanding the celebration of Christmas. It was the secular society that wanted it. The church (Puritans for the most part) wanted it stopped because it had turned into an excuse for drunkenness and disorder. Christmas was banned, for about 20 years or so, until the public demanded it reinstated. Who would cry the most if it was taken away - the Christian community or the stores? There was a time when the church (in England) pressured the government into disbanding the celebration of Christmas. It was the secular society that wanted it. The church (Puritans for the most part) wanted it stopped because it had turned into an excuse for drunkenness and disorder. Christmas was banned, for about 20 years or so, until the public demanded it reinstated.

Who would cry the most if it was taken away – the Christian community or the stores?

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