The nativity scene at Claremont United Methodist church:

[demmiblue]

The nativity scene at Claremont United Methodist church.
HT Rev. Karen Clark Ristine.

Link to tweet

[ChubbyStar]

1. Haunting and powerful

K&R

[tblue37]

2. K&R for visibility. nt

[Shrike47]

3. Are you in Claremont? I lived there a long time ago. Nice town, loved it.

[demmiblue]

4. No, I am on the other side of the country (MI).

[Laura PourMeADrink]

25. Where is it? Seems missing in tweet

[Shrike47]

27. Well, I was thinking of Claremont, California, east of LA. Small town with several colleges.

Pomona, Scripps, Pitzer, Harvey Mudd and Claremont McKenna colleges. When I went to Pitzer, the Harvey Mudd and Pomona football team (it took both colleges to muster up a team) played CalTech in the Rose Bowl in a regular division game. There were maybe 300 spectators in a 100,000 seat arena.

At that time, all students were required to live on campus so the town wasn’t overwhelmed by students.

[SCVDem]

46. Harvey Mudd

Not to be confused with Harcourt Fenton Mudd!

If you know what I mean, you get it.

[NewJeffCT]

51. Harcourt Fenton Mudd!

[FailureToCommunicate]

35. Claremont, California, believe it or not. Even though it is home to five colleges, it is

a fairly conservative area, except for particularly one part of town where many retired missionaries and ministers live. THAT part is a hot bed of liberal progressives. (One townie was getting in to his Humvee, and quipped "I look at the signs on the lawns over in THAT neighborhood, and then vote for the other guy!" )

[magicarpet]

5. I like the barbed wire,...

.... at the top on the chain link fence,...

...that is such a nice touch.

Are there machine gun towers with snipers and assassins too ?

[Tree-Hugger]

6. Wow

Powerful

[keithbvadu2]

7. Where are the Three ICE Men?

Where are the Three ICE Men?

[CaptYossarian]

10. The Brown Shirts are picking up more brown people.

For Der Fuehrer.

[catrose]

31. Duzy

[StarryNite]

8. kick!

[Farmer-Rick]

9. It took me awhile, but I get it.

At first I thought they were trying to protect the statues from vandals and angry atheists.

But then I remembered how Dumpy Trumpy and his Slovenian sex worker like the concentration camps for children.

[CaptYossarian]

12. The Slovenian sex worker doesn't care. Do you?

[Tanuki]

11. This was the nativity scene last Christmas at St. Susana's Catholic Church in Dedham, Ma:

Father Stephen Josoma is the pastor.

[iluvtennis]

15. Wow, another good one.

[bronxiteforever]

13. Kick and recommend.

[iluvtennis]

14. Spot on. thanks for this post.

[Upthevibe]

16. Kick....:-( n/t

[zentrum]

17. Powerful. About time.

[Nature Man]

18. Amen

[PatrickforO]

19. Excellent. Thanks for posting. n/t

[Hekate]

20. Excellent. Back in Sept a Virgin of Guadalupe icon was posted:arrested by ICE, baby in cage...

It was really powerful.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212489872

[demmiblue]

21. A couple of their previous nativity scenes:

Claremont United Methodist Church features #TrayvonMartin in a nativity scene.Hoping to stir convo about gun violence

Link to tweet

Claremont United Methodist Church #NativityScenes Artist: John Zachary @UMNS @CalPacUMC @jahnzaq @UMCommunication

Link to tweet

[UniteFightBack]

22. Doesn't this just fill me with ideas as what to do with my Russiapublican sisters nativity scene. nt

[soldierant]

36. Pics please.

[Mersky]

23. Crushing. Poignant. Whoa.

Stark, visual truth telling.

[TruckFump]

24. Bravo!

KnR for the truth!

[Ligyron]

26. As far as I'm concerned...

It's fine w me if that particular church can continue to avoid paying taxes for ..
oh, say ... an 3 extra years no matter how they change the tax code.

There really are a few good eggs here and there in those institutions.

[SergeStorms]

28. Now THIS is religion with which I have no problem.

Evangelicals and the "prosperity gospel" assholes can go take a running jump.

[SCVDem]

47. Perfect!

[stopdiggin]

29. Thank you. If that doesn't hit you in the gut ...

no soul.

[Demovictory9]

32. wow

[ronatchig]

33. Powerful as it is

It would be even more so with 3 ICE agents ,with nightsticks, standing guard ready to give out some Trump justice. .

[democrank]

34. Gut-wrenching

[Karadeniz]

37. A church teaching what it's supposed to teach.

[Joinfortmill]

38. Whoa

That makes quite a statement.

[wnylib]

39. Fantastic!! Gonna recommend it to my church.

I went to a committee meetng today about how our local congregation can help the church' s national body with its legal and humanitarian aid st the border. Longer range hope is to work with other.progressive denominations in the community whose national bodies also have refugee and immigration aid programs to increase effectiveness.

[Rhiannon12866]

48. Excellent idea! We all should!

This is a powerful and effective message well worth spreading! Here's hoping that others see this and it takes off. Kudos!

[wnylib]

49. if the various churches raise awareness among their members

and get informed, they can make a difference. Besides legal and humanitarian aid, we want to start a letter writing campaign to senators and House representatives.

[cp]

40. Wow

[a kennedy]

41. OMGawd........

[BuffaloJackalope]

42. But try and tell those RW "Christians" that Christ began him life as a refugee...

[Ferrets are Cool]

43. One of the most powerful statements I've ever seen. nt

[Rebl2]

45. Yes indeed

[burrowowl]

44. Excellent social commentary

[NurseJackie]

50. OMG! A gut-punch. Anger and tears... it got the right reaction from me.

Well done!

[Nature Man]

52. Trumpsuckers

jerk off to this kind of imagery.