From The Other McCain - Fact Check: Jesus Was NOT an ‘Undocumented Immigrant’ (and Also, Joseph and Mary Weren’t Homeless)
It’s that time of year, when ignorant liberals try to turn Christmas into a political talking point. We can expect, for example, a repetition of the claim that Jesus and Mary were homeless. This popular Democratic Party holiday theme was pioneered by the Rev. Jesse Jackson.
They weren't homeless. They'd been ordered to travel to Bethlehem in order to partake in a census for the purposes of being taxed. This also means that they were not 'undocumented.'
It works both ways of course.
Conservative Christian must beware of the danger of co-opting religion for political purposes. Some years ago, I read an article by a conservative theologian criticizing the idea of “All-American Jesus” — a corruption of faith, an idolatrous fiction making the Gospel an endorsement of suburban middle-class life. It is easy for some people to be seduced by such ideas, which appeal to their vanity.
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