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SALT LAKE CITY -- A surprising number of Americans dread "having to be nice" during the holidays, according to a new poll.
Consumer Reports says crowds and long lines of shoppers top the list of what people dread most about this time of year. But surprisingly, 35 million Americans despise "having to be nice."
What people dread most about the holidays:
- Crowds and long lines: 68 percent
- Gaining weight: 37 percent
- Getting into debt: 37 percent
- Gift shopping: 28 percent
- Traveling: 25 percent
- Seeing certain relatives: 24 percent
- Seasonal music: 23 percent
- Disappointing gifts: 19 percent
- Having to attend holiday parties or events: 16 percent
- Having to be nice: 15 percent
- Holiday tipping: 12 percent
In other religion news- Charitable donations are slowly increasing but they could take years to return to pre-recession levels, USA Today reports. Giving totaled $291 billion in 2010, according to the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University. That's up 3.8 percent from 2009 and follows two consecutive years of declines. Little change is expected this year.
- The Kyiv Ukraine Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints won a first place award for the best religious building constructed in Ukraine in 2010. The church's public affairs blog reports the award was given by the Ministry of Regional Development, Construction, Housing and Communal Services of Ukraine in September. The Kyiv Ukraine Temple was dedicated in August 2010 by Church President Thomas S. Monson and is the Church's first temple in the former Soviet Union.
