Tell me this doesn’t sound like fodder for a bad comedy sketch: seven people were injured during a brawl between Greek Orthodox and Armenian priests at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. It wasn’t lofty theological differences that sparked this particular religious conflict, however:
The brawl apparently began when Greek Orthodox priests set up ladders [...]

Well, the Big Day is almost here, and things are likely to be a bit quiet here at TC until after Christmas. (Unless some of my fellow contributors decide to pull themselves away from the eggnog for a Christmas Eve post, that is.) So let me take the opportunity to wish you all a blessed [...]

For all you b-boys and b-girls that read this blog (any of you out there?):

(HT: Targuman)

The Wittenburg Door is well-known for its ultra-sarcastic outlook on everything Christian, so I was surprised to find a rather insightful article on Christmas on their site yesterday.
From the article:But most people who wanna fight about The Meaning of Christmas are Christians. And mostly they think we’re going in the wrong direction, that the true [...]

Found an article this morning on Ethics Daily about the Advent Conspiracy.
Sounds mysterious.“We celebrate Jesus’ birthday by giving ourselves presents,” McKinley says. “We don’t give him anything.” McKinley is pastor of the Imago Dei Community…
[Last year] McKinley and a few pastor friends from around the country hatched what they called the Advent Conspiracy. [...]