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"I think we've taken the meaning of Christmas out. People don't stop and think about Jesus or the bir..." — Billy Graham

I think we've taken the meaning of Christmas out. People don't stop and think about Jesus or the birth of Jesus. When they think of Christmas, they think of Santa Claus and - for the children, and they think of giving gifts and out-giving the next person of spending their time looking for the right thing for somebody who has everything.
Billy Graham
Billy Graham Clergyman • American
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