Connecticut man fasts on bread, water for Christ-centered Christmas

December 23, 2010

A Connecticut activist began a bread-and-water fast on November 28 to “to get people to focus on Christmas as the focal point of human history, the birth of Christ, and to say ‘Merry Christmas.’”

“I think ‘happy holidays’ is a creation of Madison Avenue,” says Ned Coll, 70.

In the 1960s, Coll worked for racial integration, and in the 1970s, he sought to open Connecticut beaches to greater public use. Since a conversion experience in 1990, Coll has walked 1,300 miles to promote priestly vocations, according to his web site.

 

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Further information:

• Activist on a fast to urge focus on Christ at Christmas (New Haven Register)
• God Activism (Ned Coll’s web site)