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Where will you shop for Christmas?

11-13-2008
 

Focus on the Family Action’s
2008 Christmas-Friendly Shopping Guide

 

How leading retailers’ messages rate

 

Last updated: 11/13/08

We welcome your use of these ratings in your shopping decisions. As an additional way to help you communicate with the retailers we evaluated, we are providing the convenience of a petition which you can sign by visiting focuspetitions.com.

Retailers will be presented with petitions — thanking those that embrace "Christmas," and alerting those that have purged or marginalized "Christmas" that you object to the secularization of Christmas. We hope you will "stand for Christmas" with us and encourage the continued acknowledgement of this historic Christian observance in our culture.

 

"Christmas-friendly" retailers — prominent acknowledgment of "Christmas"

Cabela's
Crate&Barrel
Dillard's
Eddie Bauer
JCPenney
Kohl's
L.L.Bean
Lands' End
Linens 'n Things
Lowe's
Macy's
Neiman Marcus
Nordstrom
Pier 1 Imports
Sears
The Home Depot
Target
Wal-Mart


"Christmas-negligent" retailers — marginalized use of "Christmas"

Barnes & Noble
Bed, Bath & Beyond
Best Buy
Borders
Circuit City
Dick's Sporting Goods
GAP
KB Toys
Kmart
Toys "R" Us
 

 

"Christmas-offensive" retailers — apparent abandonment of "Christmas"

American Eagle
Banana Republic
Bloomingdale's
Lane Bryant
Old Navy
  

 


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Our Next President

by Jason Brannagan

 

Wow!  Obama is going to be our next president. What were we thinking as a country? Obama spent the last 20 years in a church that teaches hatred towards whites and Jews. How is it possible that Americans don't think this has effected him. If this had been a white man who attended a church that taught hatred towards blacks, this country would be outraged. Where is the outrage when the tables are turned the other way? We are a country that is going to be in a lot of trouble.

I am proud to be an American. I am proud to be able to cast my vote, to live in the land of the free, and to have the freedom to worship when and where I choose.  President elect Obama has the right to worship where he chooses, but we belong keeping people that worship in a hate taught environment from holding any formal position in this country. Anyone who has been subject to 20 years of being taught hate should not be voted into city council or city mayor, forget being voted into becoming the next president of the United States of America.

The problem with voters in this country is that they don't get informed before they vote.  They listen to the media, and see what's on the surface.  Yes we want change in this country because we are headed down a tough road. Most voters either aren't aware that Obama has written books, or didn't bother reading them. Most voters didn't bother to find out where he stood on issues, unless it was the war and the economy. Although both of those are very important, did you bother to find out his stance on abortion, gay marriage, or any other issues?

Obama is for partial-birth abortions. This is where a baby that has been brought to full term is grabbed by his/her feet while they are still in the womb, with forcepts. The child is then pulled out feet first. Before the head becomes exposed, the doctor has to stab the child in the back of the neck. They then stick a tube in the back of the neck, up to the head and suck the brains out. Again, this is a full term pregnancy where the baby can feel the forcepts pulling at their feet, and can feel the stabbing sensation in the back of their neck. We should fight to protect these innocent children. We can all argue the first tri-mester all we want, but 9 months in the womb is a child.

When a failed abortion results in a full term baby being born with some problems, Obama wants to deny any medical treatment to that child. He wants us to let that child slowly die in pain.

What were we thinking as a nation? What were you thinking?

Now that he will be our president in January of 2009, we have the responsability of supporting President Obama. Even if we disagree with him, we are stuck with him for four years. Pray hard for Obama to see the evil of his ways. And pray for all those in congress, that they would make the right choices.

 

About the author;

Jason Brannagan is a Black American, he does not consider himself African-American, but rather just an American. He has direct ancestors that were brought over to the states as slaves. Jason is proud to be an American, and believes that we should all take the privilage of being American seriously.

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The Search For Party Supplies

There are so many party supply companies out there, how do you know if one is better than another, who has the best prices, or best customer service?  After searching the web, we have come across a company that beats out the rest.  This company is ever changing with new items being added almost daily.  Visit www.JBPartySupplies.com and look around.  We think you'll be happy with what you see.

Looking for a DJ?

Disc Jockey's are a dime a dozen these days, so how do you know if you've found the right one for your special event?  It's good to ask questions up front when interviewing DJ's over the phone so that you can choose the right one for you.  One good question to ask is if they have received any awards or accomodations as a disc jockey.  While there are many sites out there like www.gigmasters.com that allow you to look through multiple DJ's in one stop, still be sure to ask the DJ's any questions you may have in advance.

While doing my research, I did find one web site in Massachusetts (www.mavendorvote.com) that allowes clients to vote for their favorite mobile DJ's as well as event photographers.  You can find out each year which DJ received the most votes. 

Whatever your event, ask lots of questions.  It's good to write them down before you start your search.

Travel

Do you like to travel?  Have you noticed that travel agencies have become fewer over the last 10 years?  While many people have gone to booking their trips over the internet, travel agencies still play a major roll for many others.  If you'd like the added convenience of knowing that you can call someone to fix any travel issues, especially those last minute, then you might want to consider using a travel agency. 

The advantages of using travel agencies are too numerous to list here.  However, when you look for a travel agency, how do you know you've found a good agency.  One that will treat you fair, as if you are their only customer.  After much research on this topic and interviewing hundreds of travel agencies, as well as going through countless pages of comments from travel customers like yourself, there is one place that stands out from the crowd.

This is actually a fairly small office located out of Marblehead, MA.  They have clients from all over the US and Canada.  No matter how much research I've done, I cannot find one blemish on their record.  Each and every customer is treated like they are the only customer.  I have found each person in the office to be very knowledgable about just about every location you would want to vacation.

You can visit their website at www.flagshiptravelinc.com.

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