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December 23, 2007

More shots fired in War on Advent...

Archbishop of Canterbury's Comments on Nativity Spark Debate Among American Christians
By Catherine Donaldson-Evans
FOX News
December 21, 2007

Days after the Anglican Church's Archbishop of Canterbury called portions of the Christmas story "legend," American Christian leaders shied away from attacking Rowan Williams or calling his comments offensive — and some defended him, saying his words were misrepresented by the British media.

In an interview with BBC Radio Five earlier this week, Archbishop Williams debunked various details Christians have come to associate with the birth of Jesus Christ — including the number of wise men, whether they were kings, the snowy weather and the Dec. 25 date.

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---"and don't miss FOX news' next big breaking story: Santa Claus isn't in the Bible. Neither is Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer or Frosty the Snowman. Film at eleven". Very good. I liked it. Good editorial comment! Humorous too!

Archbishop Williams' comments (all of which were quite mainstream, even slightly conservative) would have attracted a lot less moaning and whining if people would actually just read the texts of Matthew and Luke a little more carefully.

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