Don't they know that Jesus looked like Barry Gibb?
ROME (Reuters) – A nativity scene featuring a dark-skinned Jesus, Mary and Joseph that has gone on display in a Verona courthouse has created heated debate in a city with strong links to Italy's anti-immigration Northern League party.
The nativity's appearance coincides with the League's controversial operation "White Christmas," a two-month sweep ending on Christmas Day to ferret out foreigners without proper permits in Coccaglio, a small League-led town east of Milan.
The Christmas scene -- featuring a dark-skinned baby Jesus dressed in a red shirt and lying in a manger -- was the idea of Mario Giulio Schinaia, the chief Public Prosecutor in Verona.
"History teaches us that baby Jesus and his parents were very probably dark-skinned," Schinaia told Reuters. "This nativity belongs to a universal Christmas tradition that brings together the whole of Christianity in celebration."
History actually teaches us that the divinity of Jesus is a myth. But, I do love that "White Christmas" business.. a code word for removing all the darkies from town. I'm sure Jesus would have loved knowing that his followers are booting out immigrants that looked like he did.
I'm certainly enjoying this season of the war on the war on christmas. Too bad the holiday is a complete fraud. They Jesus freaks simply co-opted a pagan holiday in order to ease the natives into the spirit.
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