The former president is still feeding the Christian rightās persecution complex
In recent campaign stops and on social media, Donald Trump has reprised lies aimed at inciting his Christian-right base against Joe Biden. These tirades, centered on the false charge that the Biden administration is persecuting Christians, arenāt just Trumpās typically dubious claims. Much like Trumpās lies about a stolen election, they are designed to immerse his loyalists in a grievance-laden alternative reality in which Trump alone can rescue them from an evil government threatening their freedom.
In a Dec. 19 speech in Iowa, for example, Trump pledged, āAs soon as I get back in the Oval Office, Iāll also immediately end the war on Christians. I donāt know if you feel it. You have a war. Thereās a war.ā Speaking just after the Colorado Supreme Court disqualified him from appearing on the stateās GOP primary ballot, Trump tied this āwarā to his own legal woes. āUnder crooked Joe Biden, Christians and Americans of faith are being persecuted and government has been weaponized against religion like never before. And also presidents like never before,ā he added. āI always say Al Capone was treated better than I was treated.ā
Trump has promoted the theme of Christian persecution in the past, but is elevating it again as these legal issues mount. His clear purpose is to deflect attention from his own criminal liabilities by insinuating that the same Biden administration he falsely claims is unfairly targeting him for prosecution is similarly persecuting religious Americans.
Whatās even better is that Christmas isnāt even a religious holiday (not in the way they think it is). The current version of Santa was created by Coca-Cola in the 30s iirc and Jesusā birthday would have actually been sometime in the summer or early fall. Basically, Xmas as we know it here is less than a century old and originally had nothing to do with Jesus or any other religious nonsense.
Xmas, Easter and more have been preempted by the catholic church. They were originally pagan holidays based around the seasons, the sun, etc
Youāre mixing things up a little. Santa wears red and white because of Coca Cola advertising. He used to wear all kinds of crazy colors. Jesusās ābirthdayā is celebrated in December to coincide with winter solstice celebrations that already existed in Roman times. Itās hard to tell when it āshould have beenā, but there wouldnāt be shepards outside with their flock at night in December. Maybe Spring.
The shepherd at night is probably a red herring. Shepherds stay out at night during lambing season which is February-April in Europe and North America but November-March in Israel
Possibly. But also a census (the reason for Mary and Joseph going to Bethlehem) in wintertime would not have been practical in Ancient Judea.
Thereās a surprising number of people writing about this:
https://biblearchaeology.org/abr-projects-main/the-daniel-9-24-27-project-2/4368-pinpointing-the-date-of-christ-s-birth
Santa also used to put things like coal in peopleās shoes when they left them on the front stoop. Saint Nicholas" colors also vary from country to country. I am specifically talking about the USA here as that is what this is about.
Ye exact details donāt really matter because itās all history at this point. What matters is that neither xmas or easter or whatever other holiday the church took over, isnāt as old as time and the original version of it was nothing like how we see it now. Basically, the church can get fucked and we should take this shit back.
Whoās with me to start celebrating winter instead of Xmas, fertility instead of when a mythical person supposedly came back to life after being killed for speaking about peace and love? Does any of that sound familiar? Jesus was a got damn hippy, I tell ya hwat.