Ah Yes, Time marches On, Even For Nativity Scenes

[Skwim]

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BELLEVILLE • “Why does Mary have a coffee in her hands [and is exposing her bra]?”

The question comes from an incredulous kindergartner from Notre Dame Academy standing eye-level with one unusual Nativity scene.

“That is our hipster Nativity,” says Monsignor John Myler, rector of the Cathedral of St. Peter in Belleville.

Myler points out the details to a group of students: There’s Mary and Joseph taking a selfie with baby Jesus in the manger, the three wise men on Segways carrying Amazon Prime boxes, and the “100 percent organic” cow eating gluten-free feed.

The Nativity is just one of about 60 that will be on display in the “Nativities From Around the World” exhibit at the Cathedral of St. Peter through Tuesday.

“Each culture and each time assimilates the story of the birth of Christ to itself,” said Myler, who oversees the display. “Not every Nativity set depicts the year 1 A.D. in Bethlehem. Some are in Renaissance clothing, some are in tribal clothing, and of course this year we have the hipsters. It’s the same idea.”

The Nativities come to the cathedral through a partnership with the University of Dayton’s Marian Library, which curates a collection of more than 3,500 Nativities from more than 100 countries.
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Personally, I think it's delightful.

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[Laika]

I prefer the bakery, Gregg's, version of the nativity personally.

 

[Rival]

Social liberalism infecting everywhere again.

I look forward to the backlash.

 

[beenherebeforeagain]

I prefer the bakery, Gregg's, version of the nativity personally.

Uhhh...is that kosher?

 

[Nakosis]

 

[Laika]

Uhhh...is that kosher?

Its a sausage roll. There's definitely some pork content in there and its almost certainly the parts of the pig they couldn't sell otherwise. Maybe some highly processed parts of a few other animals as well.

So I'm going with "No".

 

[Subduction Zone]

Other religions are getting in on the act:

I was driving through my hometown today and saw this in the front lawn of the courthouse • r/atheism

 

[BSM1]

What's this have to do with refugees?

 

[BSM1]

Yep....

 

[sun rise]

Then there's the political aspect:

 

[Revoltingest]

Mrs Revolt showed me this nativity scene....

 

[Kemosloby]

It timelessly cool that the King of Kings would be born in a manger rather than in a palace.

 

[Skwim]

It timelessly cool that the King of Kings would be born in a manger rather than in a palace.

But why does he have jaundice?

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[Kemosloby]

But why does he have jaundice?

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Lets consult Web MD and find out.

Infant jaundice - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

 

[Skwim]

Lets consult Web MD and find out.

Infant jaundice - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

Hmmm . . . Seems there are several possibilities: hyperbilirubinemia,
or internal bleeding (hemorrhage),
or an infection of the blood (sepsis),
or Other viral or bacterial infections,
or an incompatibility between Mary's blood and his blood,
or a liver malfunction,
or an enzyme deficiency,
or an abnormality of his red blood cells that causes them to break.

Poor guy.

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[Kemosloby]

Hmmm . . . Seems there are several possibilities: hyperbilirubinemia,
or internal bleeding (hemorrhage),
or an infection of the blood (sepsis),
or Other viral or bacterial infections,
or an incompatibility between Mary's blood and his blood,
or a liver malfunction,
or an enzyme deficiency,
or an abnormality of his red blood cells that causes them to break.

Poor guy.

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or reading the paint by number schematics incorrectly.

 

[pearl]

But why does he have jaundice?

Either the RHneg factor or a Halo

 

[Shadow Wolf]

 

[sayak83]

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BELLEVILLE • “Why does Mary have a coffee in her hands [and is exposing her bra]?”

The question comes from an incredulous kindergartner from Notre Dame Academy standing eye-level with one unusual Nativity scene.

“That is our hipster Nativity,” says Monsignor John Myler, rector of the Cathedral of St. Peter in Belleville.

Myler points out the details to a group of students: There’s Mary and Joseph taking a selfie with baby Jesus in the manger, the three wise men on Segways carrying Amazon Prime boxes, and the “100 percent organic” cow eating gluten-free feed.

The Nativity is just one of about 60 that will be on display in the “Nativities From Around the World” exhibit at the Cathedral of St. Peter through Tuesday.

“Each culture and each time assimilates the story of the birth of Christ to itself,” said Myler, who oversees the display. “Not every Nativity set depicts the year 1 A.D. in Bethlehem. Some are in Renaissance clothing, some are in tribal clothing, and of course this year we have the hipsters. It’s the same idea.”

The Nativities come to the cathedral through a partnership with the University of Dayton’s Marian Library, which curates a collection of more than 3,500 Nativities from more than 100 countries.
source
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Personally, I think it's delightful.

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I am feeling sorry for the baby now. Sniff.