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Results: The War On Christmas

Published on 12/09/2019
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Starting with Bill O'Reilly in the early 2000s, many figures on the American political right have argued that there is an ongoing war on Christmas. Some assert that there's a concerted effort in American society to secularize or erase Christmas, while others call this belief ludicrous. But that doesn't mean that there hasn't actually been real wars on Christmas, starting when England's Puritan Parliament banned outright Christmas in 1647. The Puritans had just seized the country from King Charles I. The sect's central quest was to purge the Church of England of all Catholic influences. Christmas only returned to England in an official capacity when Charles II restored the monarchy in 1660. Are you familiar with this war on Christmas?
Yes
19%
446 votes
No
69%
1617 votes
Undecided
12%
283 votes
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The pilgrims of Thanksgiving fame shunned the holiday in 1620 and did not observe it. Nor did the Puritans who arrived in later years. In fact, much to the dismay of the non-Puritans living in New England, observance of the holiday was banned in Boston until 1659. Did you know this?
Yes
14%
329 votes
No
74%
1732 votes
Undecided
12%
285 votes
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Jesus' status as a Jewish preacher proved problematic in Nazi Germany. But instead of doing away with the holiday altogether, the fascist regime twisted the celebration. The Nazis focused on any alleged neo-pagan — and, in their minds, Germanic — origins of some of the holiday's traditions. They even rewrote Christmas carols to reflect their ideology. Were you aware of this?
Yes
16%
368 votes
No
71%
1662 votes
Undecided
13%
316 votes
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Fidel Castro was never a fan of Christmas. In 1959, Santa Claus was labeled a symbol of American imperialism in Cuba. And, in 1969, Castro took it a step further, when he banned Christmas, because he wanted to keep people from getting distracted from the ongoing sugar harvest. Did you know this?
Yes
12%
288 votes
No
76%
1775 votes
Undecided
12%
283 votes
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Christians in Brunei are free to celebrate Christmas — as long as they keep in quiet and alert the authorities first. The country's ministry of religious affairs argued people "celebrating Christmas excessively and openly" could "damage" the beliefs of the country's Muslim majority. Were you aware of this?
Yes
8%
197 votes
No
80%
1878 votes
Undecided
12%
271 votes
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In Saudi Arabia, planning a Christmas party is a risky undertaking. The country's religious police arrested 41 people who were "plotting to celebrate Christmas" in 2012. Saudi Arabia doesn't recognize any religion other than Islam, despite the fact that about 1.2 million Christians likely live in the country. Were you familiar with this?
Yes
15%
362 votes
No
73%
1712 votes
Undecided
12%
272 votes
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