The connection between Saint Francis of Assisi (1182-1226) and the first recorded Nativity re-enactment has been well documented by sources close to him. The year was 1223, and Francis enlisted the help of a friend to stage a reverent live rendering of the scene which had taken place in the stable at Bethlehem. The setting was Greccio, a small Italian town located about 55 miles north of Rome.
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In her haste to defend alternative family arrangements, MSNBC's Melissa Harris-Perry mangled the story of Jesus' birth in order to advance her liberal talking points.
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