A Christmas Celebration

[Renauda]

Years ago The Vicar of Dibley Christmas special had a live nativity scene as well. Alice Springs was playing Mary and went into labour during the cattle manger scene. Mayhem ensued:

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[Doctor Phibes]

@Aqua-Letifer said in A Christmas Celebration:

I find it funny that the folks most outraged over this are outraged on behalf of Christian beliefs they themselves don't even share.

What’s even funnier is how gay the shows are

[Aqua Letifer]

@Doctor-Phibes said in A Christmas Celebration:

@Aqua-Letifer said in A Christmas Celebration:

I find it funny that the folks most outraged over this are outraged on behalf of Christian beliefs they themselves don't even share.

What’s even funnier is how gay the shows are

I'd say that tracks. Unlike, say, the Jew-hating wokes, Jesus takes all comers.

[Doctor Phibes]

@Aqua-Letifer said in A Christmas Celebration:

@Doctor-Phibes said in A Christmas Celebration:

@Aqua-Letifer said in A Christmas Celebration:

I find it funny that the folks most outraged over this are outraged on behalf of Christian beliefs they themselves don't even share.

What’s even funnier is how gay the shows are

I'd say that tracks. Unlike, say, the Jew-hating wokes, Jesus takes all comers.

It’s not really what JC thinks that’s at issue here. I’m pretty sure he’d be down with the gays, since he seems to have opinions similar to mine on most things, at least as far as I can tell. Mega churches maybe not so much.

[Aqua Letifer]

@Doctor-Phibes said in A Christmas Celebration:

@Aqua-Letifer said in A Christmas Celebration:

@Doctor-Phibes said in A Christmas Celebration:

@Aqua-Letifer said in A Christmas Celebration:

I find it funny that the folks most outraged over this are outraged on behalf of Christian beliefs they themselves don't even share.

What’s even funnier is how gay the shows are

I'd say that tracks. Unlike, say, the Jew-hating wokes, Jesus takes all comers.

It’s not really what JC thinks that’s at issue here. I’m pretty sure he’d be down with the gays, since he seems to have opinions similar to mine on most things, at least as far as I can tell. Mega churches maybe not so much.

Let's compare open calls for genocide tallies and you tell me who lately has been looser with 'em.

[Doctor Phibes]

@Aqua-Letifer said in A Christmas Celebration:

Let's compare open calls for genocide tallies and you tell me who lately has been looser with 'em.

Dude, buzz-kill. I'm just laughing at how gay the shows are. We don't have to compare everything to genocide, although I guess we could. It would probably make my speeding ticket seem less awful.

[Jolly]

Prithee, tell me if you've been to one of these?

[George K]

@Jolly said in A Christmas Celebration:

Prithee, tell me if you've been to one of these?

I, for one, have not.

However, your comment raises an interesting point: When does "entertainment" cross over into "worship?" Are they mutually exclusive?

If you get bodies into the pews seats, is that a bad thing? OTOH, how many of the congregation are there, just for the show?

***heh.***

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(did you see, I said "cross"?)

[Doctor Phibes]

@Jolly said in A Christmas Celebration:

Prithee, tell me if you've been to one of these?

Zounds!, I abrook this every twelve-month, forsooth!

[jon-nyc]

The people seem to be having a good time, just like at the Pride March in San Francisco.

Doesn’t mean we can’t call them over the top.

[Jolly]

You're right. The Pride March in San Francisco is usually over the top.

[Doctor Phibes]

I'm Church of England (membership expired). Our idea of a heady night out is a tombola followed by a small sherry.

[George K]

@jon-nyc said in A Christmas Celebration:

The people seem to be having a good time, just like at the Pride March in San Francisco.

Well, not quite "just like." I didn't zoom in, but I didn't see anyone ejaculating on someone else.

But, yeah, I get your point.

[Doctor Phibes]

You chaps should embrace British Pantomime. Blokes dressed as women, women dressed as blokes, and at a fraction of the cost of that American thing! And, it goes without saying, no ejaculating other than the traditional shout of "HE'S BEHIND YOU!"

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[Axtremus]

@LuFins-Dad said in A Christmas Celebration:

Make the girls topless, put them on a stage in Vegas, and charge $100 per person, and everyone is fine with it…

I have seen the nativity scene staged as part of a topless show in Vegas. It's actually very well done. It's only the last 15~20 minute of a 2 hour show, but the actors/dancers did cover up for the nativity scene. And no Santa for the scene; I think the Vegas troupe's nativity scene adhered to tradition even more closely than the Texas Mega Church's version.

[Jolly]

@Axtremus said in A Christmas Celebration:

@LuFins-Dad said in A Christmas Celebration:

Make the girls topless, put them on a stage in Vegas, and charge $100 per person, and everyone is fine with it…

I have seen the nativity scene staged as part of a topless show in Vegas. It's actually very well done. It's only the last 15~20 minute of a 2 hour show, but the actors/dancers did cover up for the nativity scene. And no Santa for the scene; I think the Vegas troupe's nativity scene adhered to tradition even more closely than the Texas Mega Church's version.

And so I tell you, every kind of sin and slander can be forgiven, but blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.

That's what Jesus said. Now, ponder on that a bit...

[jon-nyc]

@LuFins-Dad said in A Christmas Celebration:

Make the girls topless, put them on a stage in Vegas, and charge $100 per person, and everyone is fine with it…

I for one will reserve judgement until I find out if there are VIP rooms available.

[Doctor Phibes]

@Jolly said in A Christmas Celebration:

And so I tell you, every kind of sin and slander can be forgiven, but blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.

Monty Python are so fucked.

[Renauda]

@Jolly said in A Christmas Celebration:

@Axtremus said in A Christmas Celebration:

@LuFins-Dad said in A Christmas Celebration:

Make the girls topless, put them on a stage in Vegas, and charge $100 per person, and everyone is fine with it…

I have seen the nativity scene staged as part of a topless show in Vegas. It's actually very well done. It's only the last 15~20 minute of a 2 hour show, but the actors/dancers did cover up for the nativity scene. And no Santa for the scene; I think the Vegas troupe's nativity scene adhered to tradition even more closely than the Texas Mega Church's version.

And so I tell you, every kind of sin and slander can be forgiven, but blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.

That's what Jesus said. Now, ponder on that a bit...

How is no Santa for the scene Ax described blasphemous?