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  • Megachurches cancel services on Christmas

    12/07/2005 6:56:07 AM PST · by Pikamax · 164 replies · 2,748+ views
    AP ^ | 12/07/05 | Rachel Zoll
    Megachurches cancel services on Christmas By Rachel Zoll The Associated Press This Christmas, no prayers will be said in several megachurches around the country. Even though the holiday falls this year on a Sunday, when the churches normally host thousands for worship, pastors are canceling services, anticipating low attendance on what they call a family day. Critics within the evangelical community, more accustomed to doing battle with department stores and public schools over keeping religion in Christmas, are stunned by the shutdowns. It is almost unheard of for a Christian church to cancel services on a Sunday, and opponents of...