Merry Christmas!

By Chris Henrichsen on December 25, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

Merry Christmas to the small, but loyal, team of Approaching Justice readers!

Here are some stories and images that stood out to me over the last few days (including some of my family Christmas Eve pictures). Enjoy!

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The religious part of our Christmas Eve celebration.

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"All I Want For Christmas Is Justice" protests in Milwaukee are large and energized. #DontreHamilton pic.twitter.com/UGaPFMCzbg

— John Nichols (@NicholsUprising) December 24, 2014

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I really love this lady.

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Patti Smith just killing O Holy Night (h/t @Kathy__Gee) https://t.co/svFLrddSco at last year's Vatican Christmas Concert. Merry Christmas.

— Harold Pollack (@haroldpollack) December 25, 2014

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They are my reason for the season.

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David Bowie & Bing Crosby Sing “The Little Drummer Boy” (1977). And the neat backstory. http://t.co/4i90ddPK4D pic.twitter.com/lnUXdrLZu1

— Open Culture (@openculture) December 25, 2014

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Merry Christmas! God loves us so much that God became one of us, so that we could understand God, and know that God understands us.

A post shared by James Martin SJ (@jamesmartinsj) on Dec 25, 2014 at 4:41am PST

Happy holidays from Cult of Mac! http://t.co/jFdQ6rdZwS pic.twitter.com/xs7B4xb5uh

— Cult of Mac (@cultofmac) December 25, 2014

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Taking the bus down to the Las Vegas Strip was one of Lyndee's Christmas Eve wishes.

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Let us not forget that today also is the 15th anniversary of the best Star Trek film ever, released 12/25/1999! pic.twitter.com/JecL86icJH

— Dayton Ward (@daytonward) December 25, 2014

Ohio town orders man to take down zombie nativity scene. http://t.co/gIIggKkLhb pic.twitter.com/YjP9Ox2p26

— Talking Points Memo (@TPM) December 25, 2014

Postcards from winters past: Winter in mid-century Washington http://t.co/58pP7tQUqt pic.twitter.com/fJDR6MC3ej

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) December 25, 2014