Category Archives: Coptic

Santa Claus Is a Black Man

Posted on December 14, 2013 by Nathan

When Megyn Kelly of Fox News says she wants a white Christmas, she doesn’t mean it in quite the same way Irving Berlin did. By now there have been many responses to Kelly’s rant about how Santa Claus has to … Continue reading →

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Take Me to the Pilate

Posted on June 28, 2010 by Nathan

I forgot to mention on Friday that it was the feast day of a saint unique to the Coptic Church, Pontius Pilate. Yes, the guy who executed Jesus, which really doesn’t make a whole lot of sense at first glance. … Continue reading →

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