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One town in Virginia is fed up with an inclusive policy for holiday displays that has brought a "Flying Spaghetti Monster" and "Skele-Claus" to its courthouse lawn. Across the country, some secular activists and atheists are taking provocative measures to kick religion off of government property.

The man behind Nine Inch Nails discusses composing film music, his early days making music in Cleveland and his music. Also, Kevin Clash, the man behind Elmo,talks about performing with Jim Henson, and creating a fun, educational experience for preschool-aged children.

The New Testament is constantly being re-interpreted from a variety of perspectives — from feminists, to socialists, to traditionalists; there's even a version as seen through the prism of Star Wars. Now you can add to the collection The Jewish Annotated New Testament, the first annotated version of the New Testament from an entirely Jewish point of view.

The Christmas holidays always mean big money for Hollywood. The week between Christmas and New Year's Eve is traditionally the biggest box-office week of the year. But this year something weird is going on: more movies are opening on Sunday instead of the traditional Friday. Weekends on All Things Considered host Guy Raz talks with NPR's movie critic Bob Mondello about what this will mean for the holiday movie season.

The wise men would be one gift short at the manger — frankincense, one of the gifts given to the baby Jesus, is now in short supply. The trees from which the fragrant resin is produced are declining, and in 15 years, frankincense production could be cut in half.

Teacher John Hunter invented the World Peace Game to get his elementary students to think about major world issues. He also wanted to teach them compassion and kindness. At least two of his former students are on the path he helped to pave.

In 2011, people used Instagram to share their pictures — at a rate of 90 pictures every second. It's Apple's iPhone App of the Year, and people use it to take pictures and then share them.

When Alabama passed its tough immigration law, it affected a lot of farms and farmers, including tomato farmer Jamie Boatwright. Back in October he was worried about his harvest, but now he has to worry about the new planting season and the future of his tomato business.

Harold O'Neal, whose new album is an homage to the music of silent films, performs live at NPR.

The days of keeping large files on your home or office computer are waning. Instead, documents and files are accessible from nearly any device, anytime from anywhere. But what exactly is this place called the cloud?