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Christmas Tree Farmers Upset Obama Delayed 'Tax' Proposal Over 'Internet Rumor'

Ryan J. Reilly | November 17, 2011, 5:40PM

Bending to a flash-in-the-pan controversy over a misunderstood 15-cent fee on Christmas tree sales that would allow farmers to run ads promoting natural trees, the Obama administration formally delayed a proposal for a so-called "Christmas tree tax."

The proposal was stayed indefinitely in a notice published in the Federal Register on Thursday.

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Topics: Barack Obama, War On Christmas, White House

Barack Obama

Tree Farmers Blast 'Sinister' 'Smear' Of 'Obama's Christmas Tree Tax'

Ryan J. Reilly | November 9, 2011, 1:35PM

No, America, President Obama didn't impose a 15-cent tax on Christmas trees because he "Hates Christians," or because he's keen to launch another front in the War on Christmas. Christmas tree growers had the plan all along.

Remember those "Got Milk?" and "Beef, It's What's For Dinner" ads? Well, Christmas tree farmers and retailers thought those are pretty nifty. Plus, with more and more people buying artificial trees instead of the natural ones, they wanted to protect their brand. So three years ago -- before Obama took office -- a group of them started studying the pluses and minuses of starting a so-called "checkoff promotion and research program" of their very own.

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Topics: Barack Obama, War On Christmas

Sandy McGriff

Pastor Accused Of Xmas Eve Robbery: I Was Just Trying To Help! (VIDEO)

Eric Lach | December 29, 2010, 8:57AM

A Dallas pastor accused of stealing more than $10,000 worth of fur coats, designer purses and electronics from a church member's home on Christmas Eve says that she's really innocent.

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Topics: Crime, Religion, Sandy McGriff, Texas, War On Christmas

The Biggest Battles In This Year's War On Christmas

Rachel Slajda | December 24, 2010, 8:53AM

Every year, there is a war that rages throughout the nation. The 76 percent of Americans who call themselves Christian face a nearly existential threat from the myriad forces that come together to conspire against them. This year, the battles raged on, and TPM was there to document them.

This, friends, is the story of the War on Christmas 2010.

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Topics: Jim DeMint, Jon Kyl, Tom Tancredo, War On Christmas

War On Christmas

Just In Time For The War On Christmas: 'America's War On Christianity'

Ryan J. Reilly | December 24, 2010, 8:35AM

If you were looking for the perfect stocking stuffer for the non-Jews and Muslims on your holiday gift list, World Net Daily Books had just the answer with their new book America's War on Christianity, which was released just in time for the War on Christmas.

World Net Daily was kind enough to send a review copy of the book, which author Brad O'Leary says he wrote because President Barack Obama "declared that America is not a Christian nation."