A nativity scene without any Jews, Arabs, Africans, refugees or unwed mothers

[kpete]

https://twitter.com/FelicityMorse/status/809277996360155136

[madaboutharry]

1. Some of the comments

are disturbing. You can feel the Fox News Fog some of these people live in, brought on by watching Bill O'Rielly for too many years.

[7962]

2. and many of the rest are insulting religion, so its obviously a shit stream

but thats Twitter

[malthaussen]

3. Not too quibble too much...

... but even traditional creches don't contain unwed mothers.

-- Mal

[oberliner]

5. Mary wasn't an unwed mother?

I am pretty sure that's what they were going for.

[malthaussen]

9. Depends on whom you believe, I reckon.

Luke says "betrothed," and places the marriage after the birth. Matthew says they got married first, but didn't consummate it until after the birth.

-- Mal

[PDittie]

24. It's not difficult to consider Mary a rape victim

A supreme entity impregnated her without her knowing. Sounds like God* used a roofie to me.

Taken a step further, he brought his son into this world so that he could be tortured and killed by some other of God*'s children, also made in his own image, of course. To save us from eternal damnation, so the story goes.

It all strikes me as a bit too pathological for my taste.

*YMMV

[LanternWaste]

8. No one with wedding bands on the creche I have...

No one with wedding bands on the creche I have... but no doubt, you have evidence to support your allegation, regardless of your little quibble.

[malthaussen]

10. Did folks exchange rings then?

Can't say I know the answer to that one.

-- Mal

[yardwork]

17. Mary became pregnant by God before she was married to Joseph.

According to the Bible.

[40RatRod]

4. I posted this picture on an automotive forum and within 60 sec got these two reply's from members.

-This is a racist, and sexist cartoon.. and NOT amusing.

-What do you expect from a POS COMMIE!

They have a lot of pet names for me.

[progressoid]

13. Ha!

Good for you. Don't stop!

[yardwork]

18. How is it racist and sexist?

[yellowcanine]

6. Casey Dunham ‏@CaseyDunham Dec 15 @FelicityMorse @BrianHonan idk. That cow looks suspect...

[DK504]

7. Some guy at the gym

yesterday said Merry Christmas. I respond, Merry Christmas. Then he says 'it's great that we can say that again'. Seriously, he said that. I asked him why he couldn't say it before? I didn't stop. He was so confused. I told him Merry Christmas as he walked out.

[SHRED]

16. You were talking to a willful idiot

That's why he's confused.

[yardwork]

19. That's a perfect all-purpose statement for these times.

[IronLionZion]

20. Obama had outlawed Christmas and set up FEMA camps

[Beartracks]

23. Persecution complex - makes you see things that aren't there.

There's a local radio ad here for a glass repair company where a customer cautions the service rep against answering the phone with "Merry Christmas" because, you know, "Someone might get offended!"



It's such a bunch of malarky.

I've never heard of anyone being offended by folks saying "Merry Christmas." But I hear of LOTS of people offended when folks DON'T SAY "Merry Christmas"!

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[Doitnow]

11. Actually, the scene should be totally empty because thanks to

the no-climate-change world of the righties there won't even be any animals or trees left.

[calimary]

27. Welcome to DU, Doitnow!

Good one! That sounds like a pretty reasonable assumption, considering the multitudes of cockeyed mindsets we have to deal with anymore.

[keithbvadu2]

12. Our right wing 'Christians' don't like the fact that Jesus was a Jew.

Our right wing 'Christians' don't like the fact that Jesus was a Jew.

Some say that Jesus was a Christian.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

15. "Jesus was a Christian."

Yep, that's about their level of logical thinking.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

14. OMG, that is so good!

But then, the Jesus the RW worships has nothing in common with the one born in a manger.

[IronLionZion]

21. Many Trumpers are dreaming of a white Christmas

[dae]

22. LMBO...I saved that pic.

[Scurrilous]

25. K & R

[mainer]

28. As George Takei tweeted, all that's left are...

A bunch of sheep led by an ass.