down-sizing submitted:

“It’s the time of year where we celebrate the birth of a Jewish man of color, born homeless to an unwed teenager, who spent his formative years as an illegal immigrant before returning to his home country to hang out with twelve men, prostitutes, and socially untouchable tax collectors while he taught a radical social doctrine of equality, love, and forgiveness that included paying taxes, free healthcare, and the sharing of resources within a community.”

Merry Christmas - remember to be like Christ this year.

This was my Facebook status on Christmas, because even though I celebrate Christmas, I’m sick of self-satisfied Christians acting like it’s the only December holiday ever.  I work in retail and I’ve noticed that the people who bitch when I very intentionally wish them “Happy holidays!” are not people who wish I’d said “Happy Hanukkah” or “Joyful Yule.”