438 War on Christmas 2021

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.

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

Other News

This episode is brought to you by:

  • Henry K
  • Danielle
  • Pat Acks from the Humanists of Idaho
  • SoJo
  • Big Easy Blasphemy
  • Darryl G
  • Arthur K
  • Samuel C
  • Beatriz A
  • Levi C
  • Richard G
  • Balázs
  • Steve F
  • Brad R

And by our $1 patrons and those who want no reward.


Contact information, show notes, and links to Social Media and the like can be found at https://htotw.com

Theme music is provided by Sturdy Fred.


Full shownotes can always be found at https://htotw.com/438

Download episode