Why I’m Not Quite Sold on ‘Black Santa’
Like many areas in American life, the symbols of Christmas are haunted by the specter…
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I’m Dreaming of a White Christ(mas)
Megyn Kelly’s infamous comments on the color of Santa and Christ didn’t just spring fully formed from Fox News host’s mind.
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The Pope, The Chef & Krampus: Merry Yikesmas!
What do Pope Benedict XVI and celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain have in common? They both have a thing for Krampus.
Read MoreIt’s the Year of the Protester: Would Santa Occupy? How About Mother Teresa?
Elsewhere on the interwebs, people have considered which religious figures would or would not be joining the drum circle at their local Occupy encampment, were they alive today. Jesus? Ghandi? But what about other religious figures? A religion-nerdy parlor game…
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Lying about Santa: The Irrelevance of Proof to the Holiday Spirit
When a serious philosophical lecture on the origin and meaning of Santa Claus is interrupted by the tinkling of bells, jovial laughter, and the mysterious delivery of a case of beer, our writer has the chance to muse on his own former Christmastime convictions.
Read MoreChristmas Candy Jesus, Black Magi, Jewish Xmas
RD thinks the 73% of Americans who celebrate a Jesus-less Christmas are just fine.
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Santa Executed by Repent Amarillo
We would plead that the Lord have mercy on your soul, but you have no soul, as you exist only as a lie and nothing more.
Read MoreCornel West: Do Not “Santa-Clausify” MLK Jr.
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Cornel West celebrated the man and warned against the “Santa Clausification” of his life.
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