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[Re: Isaiah Thompson, Man Overboard!, "Village Idiocy," Dec. 9] THANK YOU!!!!! I have read about three other columns about [the Christmas Village sign] issue, and several letters. You were the only one who came close to getting it 100 percent correct. It is about separation of church and state. And you stated it very simply and elegantly. It was about "respect and sensitivity." Not even the law professor from Villanova who wrote a piece in the Daily News got it entirely correct. I am not a "hater" because I believe in this concept. Have a Merry Christmas, if you do indeed celebrate the holiday. But above all, have a happy, prosperous and healthy new year!

The whole idea that Christmas is under attack and needs some kind of defending is so ridiculous it defies comprehension, much less belief. One cannot turn on a radio station, go into a store or exit from your home without being bombarded with Xmas music, decorations and wishes. That is, on this part of the planet.

I don't know what part of the planet the Xmas-deprived people are living on, but it's not here. This is just another way to make everyone angry and decide that anyone who's for a modicum of decency and concern for the feelings of one's neighbors (i.e. liberals) is downright demonic. And it works. Appalling. Yes, I'm Jewish, and I don't like being made to feel guilty for not loving Xmas enough, and, obviously, I'm the Antichrist.

What I ate on my weekend vacation

[From Meal Ticket's "Notes from the Weekend"]: I started out at my new neighborhood bar, Kennett. I drank plenty of Yards and had their cheese and meat platter. It was enough for two, but I munched on it all night. Saturday was spent hopping all the Christmas events around City Hall, supplemented by Brauhaus sausages and warm Holiday Spice wine at the Christmas Village. We hit Nodding Head for three Triples, then ... dinner at the Khyber. The pulled pork BBQ was amazing paired with Port Brewing Mongo DIPA.

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