Sunday, January 05, 2020

How Long Will They Be Called Wise Men?

In this Sunday's reading from Matthew 2:1-12 we hear of the journey of the Magi to see the infant Jesus. 

In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, asking, ‘Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For we observed his star at its rising, and have come to pay him homage.’ When King Herod heard this, he was frightened, and all Jerusalem with him; and calling together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Messiah was to be born. They told him, ‘In Bethlehem of Judea; for so it has been written by the prophet: 
 “And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,   are by no means least among the rulers of Judah;for from you shall come a ruler   who is to shepherd my people Israel.” ’ 
 Then Herod secretly called for the wise men and learned from them the exact time when the star had appeared. Then he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, ‘Go and search diligently for the child; and when you have found him, bring me word so that I may also go and pay him homage.’ When they had heard the king, they set out; and there, ahead of them, went the star that they had seen at its rising, until it stopped over the place where the child was. When they saw that the star had stopped, they were overwhelmed with joy. On entering the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother; and they knelt down and paid him homage. Then, opening their treasure-chests, they offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they left for their own country by another road.
We typically think of the Magi as being men and three in number because of the three gifts, but there are those who claim that it might have been women who brought those gifts (see this uber-liberal National Catholic Reporter post).

Earlier, when Katherine Jefferts Schori was Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal organization, she sent out a Christmas card depicting the Magi as three women.

We even have seen the LGBT's portraying the magi as homosexual who shared their dream because they slept together.

In this day and age, when people are "gender neutralizing" just about anything, how long will it take before one of the wise men are portrayed as trans-sexual?

Oh yeah did that by claiming that the magi were eunuchs and therefore would be classified as trans-sexual by today's standards in the previous link.

By chipping away at the Christmas story, the Devil is doing what he does best, chipping away at people's faith in our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

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