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It\u2019s time for this year\u2019s War on Christmas episode! Keeping with the new format, it starts with a memo from the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem and opens a can of historical worms.\n\n\n\n \tThe feedback form is at htotw.com/contact\n \tLeave us voice message at htotw.com/speakpipe\n \tSupport the show at htotw.com/donate\n \tSubscribe at htotw.com/subscribe\n \tJoin our Discord server at htotw.com/discord\n\nChristmas in Jerusalem\n\n \tStory of the current crisis\n \tChristianity in the Levant\n\n \tEarly church\n \tJewish Roman Wars\n \tChalcedonian Schism:\n\n \tPatriarch of Jerusalem created in 451\n \tMalkite Orthodox\n \tSyriac Orthodox\n\n\n \tConquests\n\n \tPersians conquer Palestine in 614\n\n \tOrthodox Christians retain Greek language and culture\n\n\n \tBattle of Yarmuk 636 - Syria and Palestine removed from Byzantine control\n\n \tSyrian Malkite\u2019s adopt Arab language and culture\n\n\n\n\n \tGreat Schism and Crusades\n\n \t1054 Great Schism\n \t1099 Crusaders conquer Jerusalem - Exile Greek Patriarch, appoint Latin Patriarch\n \t1187 Arabs retake Jerusalem - Latin Patriarch flees to Rome, Greek Patriarch returns\n \t1847 Ottomans allow Latin Patriarch to Return\n\n\n \tMalkite Orthodox Schism\n \tModern Christianity in Israel\n \tGreek Orthodox Patriarch controversy\n\n\n\nSources\n\n \tReligion News Service - Patriarch of Jerusalem\u2019s Christmas Edict\n \tWikipedia - Christianity in Israel\n \tWikipedia - Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem\n \tWikipedia - Melkite Greek Catholic Church\n\nOther News\n\n \tTrump takes credit for people saying Merry Christmas\n\nThis episode is brought to you by:\n\n \tHenry K\n \tDanielle\n \tPat Acks from the Humanists of Idaho\n \tSoJo\n \tBig Easy Blasphemy\n \tDarryl G\n \tArthur K\n \tSamuel C\n \tBeatriz A\n \tLevi C\n \tRichard G\n \tBal\xe1zs\n \tSteve F\n \tBrad R\n\nAnd by our $1 patrons and those who want no reward.\n\n\n\nContact information, show notes, and links to Social Media and the like can be found at https://htotw.com\n\nTheme music is provided by Sturdy Fred.\n\n\n\nFull shownotes can always be found at https://htotw.com/438\n\nDownload episode