Luke 2:16 says the wise men saw Jesus lying in a 'manger'. A manger is an animal food bin about the same size as a baby's cradle. It seems that Mary and Joseph were not fully prepared when Jesus was born so they cleaned up an old food bin and took it into their house where they used it as a makeshift cradle until they could get themselves better organised.
If you look at the picture in the article (above) you will see that the wise men are certainly observing baby Jesus lying in a manger - but they are at a stable!
Somehow the Christians have got it wrong because Matthew 2:11 clearly states that the wise men went into a "house" to see Jesus. Look through the bible for as long as you like, but nowhere will you find any mention of Jesus being born in a stable. That is just one of the many myths that have been added to the Jesus story long after the New Testament was put together in its current form.
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We should first understand that it is illegal for government departments to give privilege to religious organisations. It is therefore against the law to allow a Christian nativity scene to be erected on the Courthouse Square while all other organisations are prevented from doing something similar - yet the article tells us that,
Brookville has presented a Nativity scene for Christmas for the last 50 years ... The scene sits on the Franklin County Courthouse square.
So the Brookville County Commission has been breaking the law for the last fifty years.
But that doesn't concern the local Christians who have been enjoying their privileged status for those fifty years. The privileged Christians say that it has become traditional to break the law and they want the practice to continue. Local resident, Wayne Monroe says,
But that doesn't concern the local Christians who have been enjoying their privileged status for those fifty years. The privileged Christians say that it has become traditional to break the law and they want the practice to continue. Local resident, Wayne Monroe says,
I don’t think anybody else should tell us what to do.
In effect, he is saying that if he can get away with breaking the law for a long time, then he should be forgiven and allowed to continue breaking the law for as long as he likes!
Monroe also says:
If people don’t like the look of it I think they can look the other way, or don’t look at all.
So if he sees someone committing a crime he doesn't think of trying to stop it, or report it to the police. He solves the problem by averting his eyes until the criminals have got away to freedom (and then probably congratulates himself for his bravery and morality!)
Scott McDonough complains that the lawbreaking Christians are being bullied by those who are trying to have the law upheld. He advises potential lawbreakers to,
Stop letting them bully you.(Unless, I assume, the criminals are stealing his stuff; in which case he will immediately call on them to cease and desist.)
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