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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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Posted by: Ed Clarke | December 23, 2007 at 05:18 PM
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.
Posted by: WSJM | December 24, 2007 at 01:06 PM