In a controversial take on the classic nativity scene, some churches are replacing the baby Jesus’s traditional blanket with a keffiyeh — a symbol of pro-Palestine activism.

In an early December Facebook meme, a cartoon man ponders this: “They said ‘keep Christ in Christmas.’ ... The baby Jesus lies in a manger of broken rocks and bricks.

“Dressing baby Jesus in a keffiyeh is not only a cynical exploitation of the manger scene for political and propagandistic purposes, but it is also an absurd rewriting of history,” Dr. André ...

By the way, Jesus, the baby in the manger, was a Jew and he was not white. More:What Louisville restaurants are open Christmas Day? Here are 16+ dine-in and to-go options.

It is always important to give credit to songwriters but it is almost a certainty that we will never find out who did Away in a Manger. But no matter. Whoever he was deserves a huge thank you for ...