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Claremont United Methodist Church put up a Nativity scene that shows Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus in front of a wall of people wearing masks and carrying signs that read “Black Lives Matter,” “I can’t breathe” and “Jesus wept,” along with Bible verses. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times/TNS)
Calif. church depicts Black Lives Matter protest in Nativity scene
According to the Bible, Jesus’ birth was a crowded affair – Mary and Joseph, a menagerie of animals and some shepherd visitors. But protesters?
Claremont United Methodist Church, in keeping with its tradition of eye-catching Nativity scenes, situated the Holy Family this year in front of a painting of masked people holding signs reading “I can’t breathe!” and “Black Lives Matter,” alongside Bible verses and other quotes.
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Calif. church depicts Black Lives Matter protest in Nativity scene [Los Angeles Times :: BC-RELIG-NATIVITY-BLACKLIVESMATTER:LA]
According to the Bible, Jesus’ birth was a crowded affair Mary and Joseph, a menagerie of animals and some shepherd visitors. But protesters?
Claremont United Methodist Church, in keeping with its tradition of eye-catching Nativity scenes, situated the Holy Family this year in front of a painting of masked people holding signs reading “I can’t breathe!” and “Black Lives Matter,” alongside Bible verses and other quotes.
“We couldn’t think of any other issue that we wanted to keep under the light of the Bethlehem star than the need to address racism,” said the Rev. Karen Clark Ristine, the church’s senior minister.
California church creates Black Lives Matter Nativity display
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California church creates Black Lives Matter Nativity display
California church creates Black Lives Matter Nativity display
Claremont United Methodist Church of Claremont, California, erected a Black Lives Matter-themed Nativity display for Christmas 2020. | Facebook/Karen Clark Ristine
A theologically progressive congregation in California erected a nativity display that centered on the message of Black Lives Matter and included the names of African Americans who were killed.
Claremont United Methodist Church recently created the display, which features the Virgin Mary, Joseph, and baby Jesus in front of a wall of BLM demonstrators holding protest signs.