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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 09, 2005

Page

7

Disney markets Narnia to faith and secular audiences

Disney promotes The Chronicles of Narnia The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe to churches and general moviegoers as a Christmas blockbuster. The film adapts C S Lewis famous series with limited faith based marketing, drawing debate over its Christian imagery and Lewis legacy among scholars and religious groups.

Clorado Springs Colo Walt Disney Co Mel Gibson Dennis Rice Disney Buena Vista Pictures Narnia Edmund Judas Peter Adam Aslan Jesus Christ Robert Thompson C.S. Lewis Cambridge Disney-Walden Media Lewis Americans United For Separation of Church and State Florida Jeb Bush U.S Christ Harper Collins Denver

Why December 25 Christmas Birthdates Then and Now

The piece surveys theories on why Christmas is celebrated on December 25 linking changes in Rome and early Christian calendar debates. It notes Epiphany in the East, Jerusalem adopting Dec 25 in AD 549, and explains Oxford’s Diction ary of the Christian Church and Encyclopedia of Christianity as strong reference works. It highlights editors Elizabeth Livingstone and John Bowden, discusses scope beyond Anglican and Catholic focus, and notes features like gateways articles, cross references, and the wealth of Christian heritage.

J.K. Rowling Lewis Warren J.R.R. Tolkien Tolkien Oxford Rings Narnia Jack” Lewis Christ God England Bryan Stone Boston University Divinity School Stone Alan Jacobs Wheaton College Illinois Philip Pullman Jacobs C.S. Lewis HarperSanFrancisco Saint Jack Rome Europe Jerusalem Oxford University Press Elizabeth A. Livingstone St. Anne’s College John Bowden Nottingham University King’s College, London Bowden Britain America

The Tale of the Christmas Tree in Public Debate

A long discussion traces the Christmas tree’s history from pagan origins to modern symbolism. It notes Jeremiah’s condemnation of tree worship, Puritan views, and the shift toward a cherished seasonal symbol while debating the term Holiday Tree versus Christmas Tree.

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