{"id":101887,"date":"2013-12-30T02:03:16","date_gmt":"2013-12-30T02:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/breaking-news\/gangsta-trayvon-martin-replaces-baby-jesus-in-california\/"},"modified":"2013-12-30T02:03:16","modified_gmt":"2013-12-30T02:03:16","slug":"gangsta-trayvon-martin-replaces-baby-jesus-in-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/breaking-news\/gangsta-trayvon-martin-replaces-baby-jesus-in-california\/","title":{"rendered":"Gangsta Trayvon Martin Replaces Baby Jesus in California"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- START CONTENT --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kurt Nimmo<\/strong><br \/>Infowars.com<br \/>December 29, 2013<\/p>\n<p>In an effort to further demonize the Second Amendment and the right of individuals to protect themselves against violence, an artist in California has rearranged a Christmas cr\u00c3\u00a8che on the lawn of the Claremont Methodist Church. Instead of the infant Jesus, the nativity scene now features a representation of a bloody Trayvon Martin.<\/p>\n<p><small>Obama&#8217;s son would look like Trayvon martin.<\/small><\/p>\n<p>The artist, John Zachary, told the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/local\/la-me-trayvon-martin-nativity-20131229,0,5775391.story#axzz2osi3j3r6\">Los Angeles Times<\/a> he wanted to make the Nativity \u201crelevant to modern times and generate a community conversation\u201d about \u201cgun violence.\u201d Zachary told the newspaper he has repeatedly exploited the Christmastime scene to \u201cspread messages of social justice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Members of the community told the Los Angeles Times they disagreed with the brazen politicization of the Christmas scene. The church and its reverend, Dan Lewis, face withering criticism for allowing the exploitation of the birth of Jesus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo Christian I know would ever disparage Jesus Christ with such a repulsive image,\u201d a message posted on Facebook stated. \u201cI would never attend your church as a fellow Methodist and you ought to be ashamed of yourselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Although Trayvon Martin has been repeatedly portrayed as an innocent victim of gun violence by the corporate media, his alleged assailant, George Zimmerman, was acquitted on second-degree murder and manslaughter charges on July 13, 2013.<\/p>\n<p>The case was exploited by the establishment media, Democrats, anti-gun activists, and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/obama-if-i-had-a-son-hed-look-like-trayvon\/\">President Barack Obama<\/a>, who said prior to the trial that if he had a son he would look like Trayvon Martin.<\/p>\n<p>In May, 2013, during the trial, the Zimmerman defense presented evidence that Trayvon Martin had <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2013\/05\/24\/us\/zimmermans-lawyers-release-text-messages-of-trayvon-martin.html?_r=0\">characterized himself as a \u201cgangsta\u201d<\/a> and was involved in a number of fights at school, according to the New York Times.<\/p>\n<p>Gangsta rap, a sub-genre of hip-hop, often promotes and glorifies violence, crime, serial killing, racism, sexism, and homophobia.<\/p>\n<p>This article was posted: Sunday, December 29, 2013  at  7:55 pm<\/p>\n<hr>\n<hr>\n<p><!-- share and follow --><!-- end of share and follow --><\/p>\n<hr>\n<hr>\n<p>&lt;!&#8211; this is where we need to show the related articles  <\/p>\n<div class=\"related_articles_container\">\n<h3 class=\"sub_titles\">Related Articles<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8211;&gt; <\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.infowars.com\/gangsta-trayvon-martin-replaces-baby-jesus-in-california\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Gangsta Trayvon Martin Replaces Baby Jesus in California\">Infowars<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kurt NimmoInfowars.comDecember 29, 2013 In an effort to further demonize the Second Amendment and the right of individuals to protect themselves against violence, an artist in California has rearranged a Christmas cr\u00c3\u00a8che on the lawn of the Claremont Methodist Church. 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