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Deputy Garrison Chaplain Lt. Col. Doug Wootten helps carry two of 106 bicycles that were purchased through the efforts of the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Training Battalion on Fort Huachuca. (Ed Honda • Herald/Review) FORT HUACHUCA — For six years, those who are involved in the unmanned aerial systems program at the Black Tower area of the post have been purchasing and putting together trikes and bikes to be given to children of soldiers as Christmas presents. This year, the largest number of the two-wheeled and three-wheeled vehicles  — 106 of them — were presented to the Post Chaplain’s Outreach Ministries on...

A majority of Americans believe religious displays, prayers at school and the Ten Commandments display in a court building should be legal in the United States, a new study showed.  While religious Americans were more likely to agree, a majority of those who are not religious also believe such religious expressions and practices should be allowed, according to Ellison Research which conducted the research on a sample of 1,007 adults. The study was released Thursday.Survey results revealed that 98 percent of born-again Americans compared to 81 percent of those not born again believe voluntary student-led prayer at public school events,...

12/18/2007 - BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq (AFPN) -- What began as a small idea soon became a big initiative for a Balad Air Base Airman. Senior Airman Amber Sams had no idea what she was in for when she asked her small hometown of Morocco, Ind., for Christmas cards. But soon, the boxes started pouring in. "Last time I was deployed through the holidays, the base exchange was in a tent," said Airman Sams, a 332nd Expeditionary Services Squadron recreation coordinator deployed from Langley Air Force Base, Va. "They didn't have a wide variety of holiday greeting cards or any...

BRYAN - Foreign competition is putting a dent in the holiday spirit at northwest Ohio's Spangler Candy Co., the world's largest maker of candy canes. The Bryan company is laying off 88 of its 400 workers indefinitely. A key reason: inroads by Chinese manufacturers into the U.S. candy-cane market.

© 2004 WorldNetDaily.com At today's White House news briefing, WND asked presidential press secretary Scott McClellan about reports of vandalism of Christmas displays and lawsuits against gun manufacturers. WND: What is the president's reaction to the record number of vandalisms of Christian Christmas displays across the country and the widespread removal of Christianity from college and store holiday displays? McCLELLAN: I haven't kept track of the number of vandals – vandalism that's gone on. But, obviously, we would condemn any vandalism. WND: Does the president agree or disagree with Wayne LaPierre of the National Rifle Association in his statement that if lawsuits...

<p>MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (AP) --A naked man got stuck in the chimney of a bookstore early Christmas morning.</p> <p>Don't worry, it wasn't Santa Claus.</p> <p>The 34-year-old man was treated Thursday for bruises and abrasions at Hennepin County Medical Center after being found naked and lodged in the furnace flue at Uncle Hugo's Bookstore. He was expected to be charged with attempted burglary on Friday.</p>

We Wish You a Merry...Chrismukah? Continuing the current trend of large-scale mergers and acquisitions, it was announced today at a press conference that Christmas and Hanukkah will merge. An industry source said that the deal had been in the works about 1300 years. While details were not available at press time, it is believed that the overhead cost of having twelve days of Christmas and eight days of Hanukkah was becoming prohibitive for both sides. By combining forces, we're told, the world will be able to enjoy consistently high-quality service during the Fifteen Days of Chrismukah, as the new holiday...

A church can display a cross and a sign reading "Jesus is the reason for the season" in a holiday lights attraction at a Broward County park, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. Calvary Chapel of Fort Lauderdale claimed unconstitutional censorship after months of wrangling with county officials over its plans to join community displays at the Holiday Festival of Lights. "This ruling clearly sends a message that the First Amendment protects religious speech just as it protects secular speech," said John W. Whitehead, president of The Rutherford Institute, which defends religious freedoms. "Government may not, in the name of political...