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Christians object to Borders 'O come all ye faithless' Christmas cards

A controversial Christmas card reading “O come all ye faithless” has been strongly criticised by Christians as an “ill judged and insensitive joke”. Borders bookshop began giving away the card free for everyone who bought Richard Dawkins’ well known atheist work, The God Delusion this Christmas.

Rev Jonathan Edwards, general secretary of the Baptist Union of Great Britain said the idea was “crass”.

Justin Thacker, head of theology at the Evangelical Alliance, said: “I think the atheists will love it because it's bashing Christians around the head. It's another thing to take a Christian festival and abuse it.

"Borders wouldn't do this to any other religious festival. Borders have made a strategic mistake and Christians will boycott it.”

Borders have responded to the criticism by issuing a statement which said it “did not intend it as anti-Christian or a swipe at the Christian faith”, and said that it “apologises to any of our customers who feel it was that”, reports Baptist Times.

Full story at Christian Today.