1. One of these days I''ll do a whole song and dance about Sikh Christmas celebrations. But for now there's this.https://twitter.com/hassannb/status/680031947557613568 …
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@HeerJeet My (Catholic) mother also baked a Happy Birthday Jesus cake on Christmas. -
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@HeerJeet Aaaaaaaaaaaaaah hahaha Hahahahahaha Hahahahaha HahahahahahaThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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4. Anyways, point of this story is cultural appropriation is inevitable part of life and a two-way street.
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5. Non-Christian response to Christmas can run a full spectrum from outright rejection to cultural appropriation & (secular) participation
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@HeerJeet much better then FrankincenseThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet We used to do that in Sunday school - complete with song - so your mom wasn't off base at all.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet I am reminded of the scene in "Full Metal Jacket" where the drill instructor leads the recruits singing "Happy Birthday" to Jesus.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet when I was a kid, we had a children's mass where Santa Claus arrived with a birthday cake for Jesus as part of the mass. Really.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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