Humanists Take on the World

438 War on Christmas 2021

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It’s time for this year’s War on Christmas episode! Keeping with the new format, it starts with a memo from the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem and opens a can of historical worms.

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    • Christmas in Jerusalem
    • Story of the current crisis
    • Christianity in the Levant
      • Early church
      • Jewish Roman Wars
      • Chalcedonian Schism:
        • Patriarch of Jerusalem created in 451
        • Malkite Orthodox
        • Syriac Orthodox
        • Conquests
          • Persians conquer Palestine in 614
            • Orthodox Christians retain Greek language and culture
            • Battle of Yarmuk 636 – Syria and Palestine removed from Byzantine control
              • Syrian Malkite’s adopt Arab language and culture
              • Great Schism and Crusades
                • 1054 Great Schism
                • 1099 Crusaders conquer Jerusalem – Exile Greek Patriarch, appoint Latin Patriarch
                • 1187 Arabs retake Jerusalem – Latin Patriarch flees to Rome, Greek Patriarch returns
                • 1847 Ottomans allow Latin Patriarch to Return
                • Malkite Orthodox Schism
                • Modern Christianity in Israel
                • Greek Orthodox Patriarch controversy
                  • Sources
                  • Religion News Service – Patriarch of Jerusalem’s Christmas Edict
                  • Wikipedia – Christianity in Israel
                  • Wikipedia – Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem
                  • Wikipedia – Melkite Greek Catholic Church
                    • Other News
                    • Trump takes credit for people saying Merry Christmas

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