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‘The United States is 85 per cent Christian, which means it is more Christian than India is Hindu and Israel is Jewish. Moreover, 96 per cent of Americans celebrate Christmas. So why do we have to tippy-toe around the religious meaning of Christmas every December?’ This by the Catholic League appeared as an advertisement in Big Bagel papers, as no major American newspaper would have allowed a hack to write such politically incorrect stuff.

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