It was beginning to look - and feel - a lot like Christmas Tuesday night at Florida Hospital's annual holiday tree lighting event. ...more

December 4, 2008

The minor dustup over the Greater Wesley Chapel Chamber of Commerce's first "Holiday Tree Lighting Event" this month is a reminder that respect should always play a role in how people celebrate holidays and seasons, or how they refrain from recognizing them. ...more

December 23, 2007

Spirit Of Community Over the past couple of weeks there has been some discussion regarding the Holiday Tree Lighting event hosted by the Greater Wesley Chapel Chamber of Commerce. As a pastor I am pleased to be part of this chamber, where I can express my Christian faith through love for my neighbors, and on the whole I have no problem participating in family-friendly events that appeal to a wider, diverse audience. ...more

November 30, 2007

Tree, As In Christmas The consensus of the Wesley Chapel Chamber of Commerce not to promote an event as "faith-based" slipped in the censorship of the word "Christmas" from its first "Holiday Tree Lighting" coming up Saturday in a Pasco County park. ...more

November 26, 2007