A Christmas without Jesus

            "Listen. I am Roman. I believe in the God's. We need them
        to keep our faith strong." Joy announced to applause.
        "Well I'm Jewish does that make me less moral?" Barbera
        interjected, "God commanded Abraham to commit genocide.
        Is that good? If all God's conduct is good no matter what happens,
        then the word good is meaningless." The anorexic blond girl on
        the view stood up, "I am proud to be German. My God Odin will not
        be mocked!" She walked off the set to applause.
        "I guess I need another Viking." Barbera chuckled. "Abraham was
        black. He was born on the African continent .. I know we are not
        going to continue to fight eight thousand year old tribal wars?"
        Whoopie smirked. There is laughter in the studio. "Well, let's
        hope the middle east can find a reasonable path to peace."
        Barbera responded, "My first guest is a vestal virgin of the Temple
        Hera. She says that Apollo is the father of her child." The audience
        hoots and jeers.
            A girl walked out. "How old are you?" Joy asks. "I'm thirteen."
        she answered timidly. "This must be terrible news for your parents."
        Joy queried. "They want me beheaded." she sniffled, holding back
        tears. "Well, that is their right under Roman law." Joy answered.
        "You have a right to asylum in any Jewish Temple." Barbera put her
        hand on the girls knee. "If the God's exist, then a virgin birth is not
        impossible!" Whoopie shouted, holding the girl. The anorexic blond
        girl returned to the stage and stood in front of the vestal virgin,
        "You are a whore! You should be burned!" The blond Viking pointed
        her finger and spit on the girl .. The audience stood up and cheered.
        "Apollo loves me!" the girl sobbed. "At least we have a constitution
        that keeps religion separate from the state." Barbera answered and
        wiped the girls face with a towel. "This is a Roman Empire under Roman
        law she should be beheaded to stop moral degenerates." Joy shouted,
        tossing her water into the girl's face. Barbera knelt before the girl,
        "Do you want to be Jewish? We have daycare."

       
      Reflections: In the vastness of space and time all things are possible
                        even a world without Christ' Mass.+