Woman Dies After Falling During Nativity Play

A Tragic story out of Oakley, Ohio as a church was putting on a Nativity Play.  A cast member who was suspended some 20-25 feet above the scene fell to her death following her harness breaking."OAKLEY, Ohio -- A female cast member of a Christmas nativity show at a church...

Santa Claus is the Antichrist

Christian theology suggests that the Antichrist will be able to work counterfeit miracles, will oppose Christ, and substitute himself in Christ's place. The Antichrist is here, and his name is Santa Claus. Yes,...

Sir Paul McCartney visits Palestinian site during Israel visit

"Sir Paul McCartney said he was carrying a message of peace for Israel and Palestine as he toured the West Bank town of Bethlehem ahead of his planned concert in Tel Aviv. By Tim Butcher in Bethlehem Last...

Christmas Crimes & Misdemeanors

Beyond the list of ordinary crimes that persist during Christmas, certain misdeeds are unique to the season.  Consider the often-vandalized nativity scene at the Holy Family Church on Hilton Head Island,...

Baby Jesus Stolen

 This story of the stealing of Baby Jesus from a New York nativity scene is just one of many such stories from around the world - the Baby Jesus asleep in his manger just too easy a target for high spririted drunks on their way home from clubs, bars or office parties -...

No Asses or Oxen: "Nativity a Legend"

The Archbishop of Canterbury, in an interview with BBC Radio  5's Simon Mayo, described the Nativity story as "a legend", and debunking all those little details of Christ's birth that grace Christmas cards...

Baby Jesus, Joseph and Mary can stay another week at Green Bay’s City Hall;...

" In a 6-6 tie broken by the mayor, the City Council voted Tuesday night to leave a Nativity creche in place until Dec. 26. A moratorium on any other religious display until a set of guidelines is developed was also approved. This from the Green Bay Press-Gazette: The...

Banksy Bombs Bethlehem

British artist Banksy is back at it with another holiday provocation.Santa's Ghetto is an annual exhibition, now in its seventh year, that has previously been staged in London. This year's edition, however, seeks...

Man Sets Fire To Nativity Scene

" January 7, 2007 California - A man walked into a church, doused a nativity scene with a flammable liquid and set it ablaze in front of a practicing choir, police said. Robert Mills, 40, of San Pablo, was arrested Friday night while hiding in a park minutes after police said...

O'Reilly: "[I]s there a 50 Cent that we have to put up" for Kwanzaa?

"From the December 19 edition of Westwood One's The Radio Factor with Bill O'Reilly: CALLER: I don't think that any religious symbol other than the Nativity should be put up during Christmas because Christmas is a federal holiday. Hanukkah is not, and winter solstice...

Furor in Italy over "gay nativity" in parliament

"ROME (Reuters) - Two leftists in Italy's ruling coalition on Wednesday outraged fellow lawmakers by placing four dolls representing homosexual couples near the baby Jesus in the official nativity scene in parliament."

War on Xmas Enlists Dead Porn Star

"The War on Xmas continues overseas. I'm not sure how to comment on this one, so I'll just let it speak for itself."Catholic World News:The city council of Bologna, Italy, has decided to include a naked figurine...

Spanish school cancels Christmas

"MADRID (Reuters) - A school in traditionally Catholic Spain has cancelled Christmas celebrations so as not to offend children who are not Christians, ABC newspaper reported on Wednesday. The Hilarion Gimeno school in Zaragoza said teachers had put forward various reasons for...

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Pope Pimps Jesus Movie

"ime Warner's New Line Cinema scored a coup by winning an agreement to show its Christian holiday film, "The Nativity Story," a week before its release to U.S. theaters at an unusual venue: the Vatican. Some 7,000...

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