A house in Burlington, Ontario. Click on an image to see a bigger version.
The home-owner’s son was killed in a motorcycle accident; the motorcycle is dedicated to him:
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The Queen should be the next archbishop of Canterbury
Why? Because she seems to have a firmer grip on the significance of the Incarnation to ordinary people than either the current or soon to be Cantuar.
In her Christmas message, after a brief recap of the year, she spoke of Christ’s example in serving others:
“This is the time of year when we remember that God sent his only son ‘to serve, not to be served’. He restored love and service to the centre of our lives in the person of Jesus Christ.
“It is my prayer this Christmas Day that his example and teaching will continue to bring people together to give the best of themselves in the service of others.
In contrast to the Queen, Justin Welby simply couldn’t resist blathering on about cherished leftist articles of faith: wealth and the implied need for its redistribution, foreign aid, justice and the poor, inequality and higher taxes for the wealthy – encased in a thin veneer of Christianity.
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Ashu Solo wishes you a Miserable Christmas
Ashu Solo is a professional whiner or, to use the euphemism currently in vogue, “activist”. He complained about the saying of grace at a volunteer appreciation night and now he is complaining that the City of Saskatoon is wishing everyone Merry Christmas on its buses.
It violates his right to freedom from religion.
From here:
The city of Saskatoon is facing the possibility of a human rights complaint after it refused to yank the “Merry Christmas” message from the top of its buses despite allegations of discrimination.
On Monday, local activist Ashu Solo vowed to take the matter to the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission, claiming the Christmas greetings violate his right to be free from religion.
He said the salutation also favours Christianity over other religions, which is particularly problematic for Saskatoon’s immigrant community, many of whom rely on bus service.
“Christmas messages on Saskatoon Transit buses make them feel like they need to convert to Christianity to be first-class citizens,” he wrote in a complaint.
There is only one thing I can think of to say to Mr. Solo:
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Bullied by Baby Jesus
When something becomes a fad – and placing anything and everything in the category of bullying is a fad – then people normally regarded as sane are prone fall for the most extreme and ridiculous manifestations of the fad. Hence we have reached the point where carols about baby Jesus are a form of bullying.
Be warned: I will subdue any hint of disagreement with a rousing chorus of:
Bully, lullay, Thou little tiny Child,
Bye, bye, bully, lullay.
Lullay, thou little tiny Child,
Bye, bye, bully, lullay.
From here:
A group of parents in Missoula, Mont. are upset over the religious nature of Christmas songs performed at a local elementary school – alleging the songs about the Baby Jesus is unconstitutional and a “form of bullying.”
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St. Hilda's Christmas Dinner 2012
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We have been ejected from our building and our rectory has been sold, but nothing stops us eating or celebrating the arrival of the Incarnation, the Word made flesh.
Collecting the tickets:
The MC:
The people:
The tuba lesson:
The Three Tenors:
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Heavy metal Christmas Carols at Grimsby Minster
According to the clergy lady in the video below, the Metal Culture has a lot in common with Christianity. Who knew?
Using what people are familiar with to introduce them to Christ seems to me to be a good idea – after all, St. Paul did it.
I’m not sure that that is what is going on here, though; it could be just be a measure of the church’s desperation to lure people into its sanctuaries – and once they are there, not know what to do with them.
Is, as the event organiser Simon Cross says, the Incarnation really about having “a bit of a laugh for Christmas”?
From here:
The Very Heavy Christmas Carol Service was first held last year and is claimed by its organisers to be the only one in the UK.
As well as carols, the service on Saturday evening will include specially written “Punk Poetry” lessons.Event organiser Simon Cross said the service was a “a bit of a laugh for Christmas”.
Here is last year’s production:
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And now for something completely different: homosexuals mocking the Nativity
The Virgin Birth stretches the imagination of many western Anglican clergy beyond the breaking point.
The problem has been solved by a homosexual Columbian couple who have concocted a nativity scene with two gay Josephs and no Virgin Mary.
From here:
A gay couple has sparked outrage for displaying a ‘homosexual nativity scene’ in their Colombian home.
Andrés Vásquez and Felipe Cárdenas have come under fire for their all-male manger – where the baby Jesus has two father Josephs and the Virgin Mary is nowhere to be seen.
The country’s Catholic Church has labelled the display, in the northern city of Cartagena, as ‘sacrilege’.
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Turkish imam thinks Santa is dishonest because he comes down chimneys
From here:
The imam of the Turkish town of Kuzan has issued a warning to Muslims about Santa Claus, who he called a dishonest person, Italy’s Corriere della Sera wrote.
Imam Suleiman Eniceri said it was suspicious that Santa Claus brings presents into a house by climbing down a chimney or through windows. “If he was an honest person he would come through the door as we do,” the imam said. The imam cited a passage in the Koran that calls on the faithful to enter houses through doors.
At least the imam still believes in Santa, although he obviously didn’t receive what he was hoping for this Christmas. Maybe the rocket launcher got stuck in the chimney.
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Rowan on rioting
From here:
A minister hit out at the Archbishop of Canterbury yesterday for comparing City bankers to the rioters who tore apart Britain’s cities over the summer.
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Dr Rowan Williams raised eyebrows on Sunday by saying the rioters were no worse than the bankers and that ‘bonds of trust’ had broken throughout society.
In his Christmas sermon, he said: ‘Whether it is an urban rioter mindlessly burning down a small shop that serves his community, or a speculator turning his back on the question of who bears the ultimate cost for his acquisitive adventures in the virtual reality of today’s financial world, the picture is of atoms spinning apart in the dark.’
There is one very minor difference that seems to have escaped Rowan Williams’ attention: for the moment, banking is legal whereas burning down someone else’s shop isn’t. This must be a concept too mundane to impinge on the atoms in Rowans’ brain ‘spinning apart in the dark.’
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Hark, the Herald Angels Sing
Merry Christmas, everyone.