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Nothing against Adventists, I assure you, but quite a few years ago, they tried hard to get Christmas outlawed in Williamsburg, VA.

Are you sure that was Adventists? That doesn't sound at all like the church I've been a member of for 48 years now. We celebrate Christmas, have Christmas trees and wreaths, and a good share of us have a good time and take our kids trick or treating on Halloween. We seem to be frequently mistaken for Mormons, Christian Scientists, and Jehovah's witnesses, all of which are quite far from our own beliefs, which are probably closest related to those of the Methodists. Our lawyers are very active in preserving religious liberty NOT in suppressing it. One of our SDA chaplains (much to the disgust of the Baptists in the town) went to bat for the Wiccans when they wanted a place to celebrate at Ft. Hood, again in the spirit of religious liberty.

We celebrate Christmas, have Christmas trees and wreaths, and a good share of us have a good time and take our kids trick or treating on Halloween.

...to the chagrin of most real, traditional Adventists who would not consider participating in such pagan notions.

I owe you an abject apology. I rechecked with my wife, who told me the story, and she said it was the Jehovah's Witnesses who did this little trick.

I'm very sorry for a terrible mistake on my part. I blame it on faulty memory. No excuse for it, I should have double checked before posting.