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    A Scandalous Christmas

    We have become accustomed to reading about scandals in the 24-hour news cycle. Whether political scandals, celebrity scandals, or the scandals we like to talk about in our small communities, we have become addicted to them, and I’m not sure that is a good thing. That said, every year on December 25th, we arguably celebrate the most scandalous story ever told. Over the years, we have domesticated the Nativity story in many ways. I am as guilty as anyone. We paint the picture through our “nice,” often middle-class, everyday lives. Not to say that any of that is terrible. I heard someone say the other day that all of the…