Churches across the country are using Christmas nativity scenes to make political statements and protests, from putting the Holy Family in cages, to a creeping tide about to overtake Jesus, Mary and Joseph.
Lindsay SchnellThe Rev. Steve Josoma had no intention of his church becoming known for politics.
epa08064011 A nativity scene on display out side of Saint Susanna's Church shows the wisemen and the camels in deep water and other animals under water while beneath a banner that reads 'God so loved the earth, will we?' in Dedham, Massachusetts, USA, 11 December 2019. In years prior, the nativity scene has had other themes including immigration issues and victims of mass gun shootings.
'detains' Jesus, Mary, Joseph to protest Trump's immigration policyHe’s guessing that in Southern California, the leadership at Claremont United Methodist had a similar motivation when it revealed its nativity scene earlier this month with each member of the Holy Family in its own separate cage. On Facebook, the Rev.
At St. Susanna, things got particularly heated last year when Fox News anchor Sean Hannity used St. Susanna as an example of how Christmas was “under attack.” Despite messages of support from its direct congregation and community, St. Susanna heard from hundreds of Fox viewers who were encouraged by Hannity to voice their displeasure at Josoma & Co.
When Moore set out the fence outside Fellowship Congregation, “I did it with a little contrition,” he says. “It was part confession, too — like, hey, maybe I didn’t do enough around this issue before. It was also an action on myself.”
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