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We hear a lot about the “rules” of relationships – especially when it comes to marriage and family. If you are married, think back to the advice you got on the day of your nuptials. Chances are you got advice like “don’t go to bed angry” and “don’t let your kids see you fight.” There [...]

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Non-Christians take advantage of this holiday, often exchanging gifts and decorating trees, even though they don’t believe in Jesus, for whom the holiday was named. But, as many people probably know, Christmas didn’t start out as a Christian holiday. Various ancient cultures, from the Babylonians to the Celts, held celebrations around the time of the Winter Solstice, and many of our holiday traditions come from the pagan traditions of Saturnalia in ancient Rome and Yule across Scandinavian and other Northern European countries.

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Ideas for Holiday Tipping on a Budget

Money

There are many things to spend money on during the holidays, from entertaining to gift buying to holiday tips. Many people realize that holiday tipping is an important ritual when you receive regular services throughout the year. However, you may have had to cut back on the amount of services you have received recently, and [...]

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Social Media and Decline of the Civil Society

Culture and Arts

Liliana Dumitru-Steffens at Pamil Visions in her piece on Social Media and Society Decline takes on the question of whether freedom of expression means anyone should be able to post content on the social media sites that can easily be termed as pornographic. “How much is too much?” She asks, and “Where do we draw [...]

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