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'Inaccurate' Christmas Carols Have Turned Birth of Jesus Into A Pantomime Story, Claims Bishop
Telegraph(UK) ^ | November 29th 2009

Posted on 11/29/2009 9:40:10 AM PST by Steelfish

'Inaccurate' Christmas Carols Have Turned Birth of Jesus Into A Pantomime Story, Claims Bishop

ARTHUR MARTIN 29th November 2009

Crusading: Right Reverend Nick Baines, the Bishop of Croydon, believes carols make the story of Christ seem fictitious [Pic in URL]

Popular Christmas carols are 'nonsense' and have turned the birth of Jesus Christ into a fairy story, according to a respected bishop. In a new book on the festive period, The Right Reverend Nick Baines, the Bishop of Croydon, claims some of the nation's favourite carols are 'embarrassing' and 'inaccurate'.

He says the songs encourage people to believe that the story of Christ's birth is as fictitious as Father Christmas or a pantomime story.

Carol lovers, however, defended the traditional songs and say they help people to look beyond a 'commercialised' Christmas. The bishop was particularly scornful of Away In A Manger - a popular feature of nativity plays - which cannot be sung 'without embarrassment'.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: christmas; haveamerrychristmas; merrychristmas; merrymerrychristmas

1 posted on 11/29/2009 9:40:11 AM PST by Steelfish
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To: Steelfish

The dude needs to lighten up...


2 posted on 11/29/2009 9:52:35 AM PST by Sans-Culotte (Make Hasan the new Willie Horton; brand the left as dangerous Diversity freaks!)
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To: Steelfish

And a Merry & Blessed Christmas to you, too, padre.


3 posted on 11/29/2009 9:53:17 AM PST by dtrpscout (A bad dog is better than most good people.)
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To: Steelfish

Well, that bishop sure looks like an overly anal-retentive twit.


4 posted on 11/29/2009 9:55:25 AM PST by FroggyTheGremlim
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To: Steelfish

The Anglican Church in England has certainly become an embarrassment in recent years to the point of becoming irrelevant. I suppose in some way they might be trying to ingratiate themselves with their soon-to-be new masters the Muslims. In any event to watch the formerlly “Great’’ Britain prostrate itself on the altar of political correctness is disgusting.


5 posted on 11/29/2009 9:55:35 AM PST by JoeMac (''Dats all I can stands 'cuz I can't stands no more''. Popeye The Sailorman)
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To: JoeMac

Yes- I would extend your comment to the Episcopal and Lutheran Churches as well in the US. They have in one word become “irrelevant”


6 posted on 11/29/2009 9:57:14 AM PST by Steelfish
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To: Steelfish

irreverent


7 posted on 11/29/2009 10:00:17 AM PST by hoosierham (Waddaya mean Freedom isn't free ?;will you take a credit card?)
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To: Steelfish
There are lots of other reasons for a person to have a crisis of faith, I don't believe that fun and joyful Christmas carols are a big factor. I do not believe that modern Christians wish to become like Wahabi Muslims and suck all the fun out of life.
8 posted on 11/29/2009 10:22:50 AM PST by dog breath
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To: Steelfish

That bishop needs to get his head out of his a$$.


9 posted on 11/29/2009 11:45:07 AM PST by swmobuffalo ("We didn't seek the approval of Code Pink and MoveOn.org before deciding what to do")
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To: Steelfish
the bishop also criticised schools which introduce snakes and grizzly bears to nativity plays.

--- Uhhh, OK, I can go with that.

10 posted on 11/29/2009 12:09:14 PM PST by Izzy Dunne (Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
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To: Steelfish
He said that Jesus would be abnormal if he had not cried as a baby.

Yeah, well, I kind of thought that THE WHOLE POINT was that Jesus was NOT a normal baby...

11 posted on 11/29/2009 12:10:13 PM PST by Izzy Dunne (Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
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