BlackVoices Preach!: A Christmas Story

On Christmas, we often get so buried under wrapping paper and big meals that we forget the meaning of this special day. Luckily, this Sunday we have three great pieces to help bring us back to reality.

First, Reverend Thomas Bowen calls us all to forgo the presents completely. "Each and every year we need to be reminded of the real meaning of Christmas and our role in it."

Princeton Parker explores the complex emotions that plagued King Herod upon the announcement of Jesus' birth and how we can too often relate more to the murderous king than Jesus. "Insecurity kills. Herod's insecurity lead to the death of others... Insecure people may not do any physical killing, but many try to kill a persons' influence, spirit, dreams, goals, joy, inspiration, motivation, or even their emotions. "

Reverend Nicholas Richards takes on our tendency to invest in false stories promoted on TV shows and pop songs, while ignoring to the truth of Jesus' birth.

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[thegodlessgeneration]

02:48 PM on 12/25/2011

It should be noted that there is no historical evidence supporting Herod ordering the death of every boy under the age of two-years-old in Bethlehem and the surrounding area. But it continues to be taught to kids as fact.

[messy]

09:53 AM on 12/25/2011

Okay, as to the part about Jesus being born in a mangier...Joseph and Mary were a middle class couple living in Nazereth. What exactly were they doing in Bethlehem anyway?

Sure they said that Caesar Augustus said all the world should be taxed, but he had said that again and again going back to his first counsulship in 43 BC. Why would anyone leave their homes and go to their ancestral villiage for the census?

Wouldn't Joseph have contacted relations down there to tell them he was coming?

Also, Quirinius didn't become governor of Syria until EIGHT years after Herod died.

[cibersatan]

08:52 AM on 12/25/2011

why is it that we as blacks are always talking about rising up and throwing off the shackles of slavery, yet we will never be able to throw off the slavemasters religion

[messy]

09:55 AM on 12/25/2011

Islam is even more of a slavemasters religion. So what do you suggest you worship? the Emperor of Voodoo?

[cibersatan]

10:10 PM on 12/25/2011

this hasn't a thing to do with Islam.....don't get pissy because it's the truth

[phyrro]

03:16 AM on 12/26/2011

So if you don't worship Christian God or Islam Allah you only have the Voodoo Emporer left. What a narrow minded opinion. Open your mind to the world of possibilities.