It's the 2023 Modern Relics Christmas special
Also, what if Mary was on TikTok Live?
Hello and welcome to a special Christmas edition of Modern Relics, the newsletter that's all about religion, pop culture and the internet.
Cookie Monster is going to heaven
History of the Christmas tree
Religion For Breakfast usually does a mythbusting video around Christmas and Easter putting certain traditions in their historical context.
It's not too late to make a biblically accurate angel for the top of your tree
@northof.theborder I made a biblically accurate angel - Six Pack( ing paper) Abs. Why am I like this? Occular Excellence. I see everything #art #clay #clayart #sesamestreet #northoftheborder #biblicallyaccurate #angel #christmas
♬ Victory - Nevvlife
Thanks for sending me that second one Kali!
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Cat Christmas
Surprising no-one, my husband sent me this
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- My husband loves Star Wars
- Saint Jar Jar Binks
If Mary was on TikTok Live (a series)
@heyitatay Thanks for the donos #influencer #live #parody #funny #tiktok #tiktoklive
♬ original sound - Heyitatay
@heyitatay Replying to @Lynn unboxing haul 😝 #tiktok #tiktoklive #parody #character #influencer
♬ original sound - Heyitatay
@heyitatay Replying to @Kellie nativity live 🥰 #tiktok #tiktoklive #influencer #influencers #character #parody #funny #meme
♬ Always Be My Baby - Mariah Carey
@heyitatay #stitch with @Brett #greenscreen
♬ original sound - Heyitatay
*citation needed
Christ back in Christmas
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Amen and amen
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Bob Katter reminds us what Christmas is all about
@betootaadvocate Never forget the true meaning of Christmas this festive season #auspol #australia #bobkatter #december #fyp
♬ original sound - Betoota Advocate
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It's tough out there for Christmas and Easter Catholics
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Lastly, an evergreen classic
This is a video btw
And that's it for 2023! Thank you so much for reading this year. I'll be back sometime in January.
How did you feel about the bullet point context lists btw? Sometimes I worry about over-explaining the joke, but I’ve had a few people say they’re missing the religion part or the pop culture part of a post and don’t know where to look. Maybe this is a good way to go find what you’re looking for without it taking up a lot of space? Or is that over-explaining in a different way?? Also is it fair to assume everyone knows what the Cookie Monster is? What about Mary from the Bible and the inkeeper? How much is too much???
Anyway, please keep sending me posts and I'll do my best not to lose any of them!