I Was Taught "God Hates Christmas." Now, I Love It.

A village near Cascade Mountains on Christmas. (Connie Coleman)
On bridging past and present without burning it all down.
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Holidays are infamous for bringing up all kinds of complicated feelings in people, and I count myself among them: my family hates Christmas. It was never a matter of bickering over politics at Christmas dinner, or the frustration of gifts poorly chosen and received ungraciously. No, no—in my family, Christmas was a matter of eternal significance: “I hat…
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