-Caveat Lector- Forwarded without comment. > http://www.newsmax.com/showinsidecover.shtml?a=2000/12/17/95740 > > > Sunday, Dec. 19, 2000 11:03 AM EST > > For Lesbian 'Inclined': Politically Correct Nativity Set Leaves > Joseph > Out > > UPI reports that European manufacturers eager to be politically > correct > are > retelling the story of Nativity to attract single-parent customers, > published surveys of shops decked out for Christmas showed Sunday. > > Gone are Joseph and dark-skinned kings from some Nativity sets, while > in > other examples Joseph appears as a rose-complexioned female. > > The traditional Nativity set, used at homes throughout the world as > part > of > Christmas festivities, depicts a baby Jesus with Mary and Joseph, her > carpenter fianc�e in biblical accounts. > > The Times newspaper said one London store it questioned about the > absence > of Joseph from many Nativity sets told its reporter: "Joseph has done > a > runner!" > > A spokesman said, "We have a variety of Nativity sets so people can > choose > what they like best." > > Some other sets on sale presented Joseph as a figure with rosy cheeks > and > curly hair, donning a headscarf and cloak and carrying a crook -- > almost > resembling but not quite like the shepherds that have featured in the > scene > through many years. > > The shop surveys showed that modified Nativity sets were designed to > appeal > to single parents or those with "Sapphic (lesbian) inclinations." > > The manufacturers also responded to customer needs and given buyers > the > option to choose the colour of the three wise men, traditionally > identified > as kings from Arabia, Persia and India and usually one with darker > skin > than the two others. Some sets on sale showed all three as > pale-skinned. > > George Austin, the former archdeacon of York in northern England, > commented > on the absence of Joseph from Nativity sets in one London store. He > told > The Times, "At least John Lewis clearly believes in the virgin > birth." __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Shopping - Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. http://shopping.yahoo.com/ <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
