Every year around this time, we’re told to think about Jesus, if only for a minute, while we wait in line at the mall, but how much do we really know about the man? Truthdig turned to a religious scholar to find out.
The culture wars have clearly gotten out of hand when the front line is Christmas.
The Rev. Madison Shockley is a minister of the United Church of Christ in Carlsbad, Calif., and a regular commentator on religion, race, politics and popular culture.