Christmas with the Obamas

I was wondering about this: Since Obama put off going to church on Sundays ever since he was elected, what was his plan for when Christmas rolled around? Surely it would be hard to skip the monumental holiday, but it would also likely be difficult to choose a last-minute parish to attend when Christmas was nigh. The answer is here, on GetReligion.org .

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