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Going to Church on Christmas: A Vanishing Tradition (Time.com) Posted: 25 Dec 2008 12:30 AM CST Time.com - While Christmas eve services are more popular than ever, Americans tend to stay home the next day

Pope greets Christmas with appeal for abused kids (AP) Posted: 24 Dec 2008 08:31 PM CST AP - Pope Benedict XVI celebrated Christmas Midnight Mass early Thursday by sending out an appeal for children who are abused, forced to live on the street or serve as soldiers.

Muslim scarf arrest prompts court worker training (AP) Posted: 24 Dec 2008 03:18 PM CST AP - City court workers including a municipal judge in an Atlanta suburb will undergo sensitivity training after police arrested a Muslim woman for refusing to remove her religious headscarf before attending a hearing.

Jewish groups reel from losses to Madoff scheme (AFP) Posted: 24 Dec 2008 01:51 PM CST AFP - American Jewish groups were reeling Wednesday from multi-million dollar losses due to investments in the alleged fraud scheme run by Wall Street baron Bernard Madoff.

400 dress as Jesus to put Christ back in Christmas (AP) Posted: 24 Dec 2008 12:28 PM CST AP - Dressed in flowing robes and thorny crowns, about 400 churchgoers promised their pastor they'd dress like Jesus as a hard-to-miss reminder of the holiday's religious roots.

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