Openness fortified interfaith marriage

By Pat Gee

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Dec 15, 2012

~~<p>As a child growing up in New Jersey, Sandra Armstrong never felt the envy some Jewish children experience when their Christian friends get to open oodles of gifts, hang decorations on a fragrant tree and enjoy other glitzy festivities of Christmas.</p>
<p>"I did visualize Santa Claus flying over my house with reindeer, but I knew Santa Claus didn't stop at our house" because Jewish people don't celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, Armstrong said.</p>
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As a child growing up in New Jersey, Sandra Armstrong never felt the envy some Jewish children experience when their Christian friends get to open oodles of gifts, hang decorations on a fragrant tree and enjoy other glitzy festivities of Christmas.

"I did visualize Santa Claus flying over my house with reindeer, but I knew Santa Claus didn't stop at our house" because Jewish people don't celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, Armstrong said. Login for more...