On Thursday, December 25, 2003, at 03:29 PM, Paul Russell wrote: >> >> Probably 15 million people who do not even know that today we >> celebrate the birth of the Saviour of the world > > That's interesting - I've never heard consumerism referred to as the > "saviour of the world" before. ;-) ...and i've never heard of extreme Capitalism (Money-ism) blamed on Consumers(-ism?). (i think big business is responsible for the dilution of holidays and traditions...) Festivis Merriments to ALL