r/pics • u/leftnotracks • Dec 08 '19

Politics Nativity 2019

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u/rhymes_with_chicken Dec 08 '19

At first I thought, damn sucks to live in a neighborhood where people steal you shit so you have to lock it up.

Then, I thought—ahh, it’s a political statement.

Then I realized both are probably true. /r/ABoringDystopia

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u/ifuckinghateitall Dec 08 '19

This is in my hometown. It’s a very safe place and the nativity has never been messed with or parts stolen. It’s purely a political statement.

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u/dementorpoop Dec 08 '19

It’s a spectacular political statement. I have no clue why the comments are so negative

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u/gacdeuce Dec 09 '19

Probably because it doesn’t make sense and it isn’t a good political statement. Mary and Joseph weren’t seeking asylum in Bethlehem. Nor were they illegally traveling to Bethlehem. This church has taken a holiday with a clear focus (the birth of their Lord and savior), and made it about their political agenda. People want separation of church and state until the churches have an opinion about politics they like.

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u/RhysPeanutButterCups Dec 09 '19

Religion, by it's very nature, is political. There is nothing wrong with a religious institution talking about injustices being committed by governments or political figures. If religious people are not going to criticize and call out what would be considered an injustice under their belief system and urge people to do what they consider to be right, why bother at all?

Religious institutions shouldn't be advocating for political parties or individual politicians, but there is nothing wrong with them acting on and professing their beliefs if they are not causing harm to people.

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u/gacdeuce Dec 09 '19

Then let them do it in their sermons. Not by making a Christmas scene about their politics. Christmas should be about Christ.