Comments on: Minimalist Nativity Set

By: Peach

Peach — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:26:06 +0000

Couldn’t we all just imagine a Nativity scene? That would truly be less… and more!

By: PH

PH — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:19:17 +0000

Hmm…modernity has come down to this, eh? The emperor really has no clothes. Why not just type out the letters on paper and forget the wood to be realllly minimalist? As Charlie Brown would say..Good Grief.

By: lansing wedding photographer

lansing wedding photographer — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 05:59:09 +0000

my parents got my wife and I a nativity set for christmas last year, I should get them this one to return the favor

By: Gauldar

Gauldar — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:57:51 +0000

@ted

Well, you could look at the piece symbolically, as where they stand and coexist with the other blocks represents the whole idea of the nativity scene, without the need for highly detailed models which only enforce the materialism that Christianity speaks out against. I could be reading too deep into this, but ya. And Ted, aren’t we all children of God?

By: ted

ted — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:49:11 +0000

I get how it’s less, but how is it more?

More would mean something like taking it to some level that no other nativity scene does.

This just looks like a child’s blocks.

By: Gauldar

Gauldar — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:35:52 +0000

@Melissa

Well, it was made by a German guy. Maybe he doesn’t know that.

By: Another Tim

Another Tim — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:34:15 +0000

That is not minimalist because it has too many pieces. If it wanted to be minimalist, it should ditch the wise men since they were not there anyway. The wise men showed up when Jesus was about 2 years old (perhaps a bit younger but definitely some time after He was born–why do you think King Herod had all boys aged 2 and younger killed as opposed to just newborns? Also, when the wise men showed up, they were looking for a child, not a baby).

By: Melissa

Melissa — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:26:23 +0000

The English version uses “Maria” instead of “Mary”. I find that odd.

By: Tim Giachetti

Tim Giachetti — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:28:14 +0000

Christian Jenga anyone?

By: Gauldar

Gauldar — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:05:10 +0000

How is it offensive?

By: christine

christine — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:46:41 +0000

so stupid, and offensive.

By: Robert

Robert — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:30:56 +0000

good present for the nearly religious

By: somealien

somealien — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:49:33 +0000

or you can just buy Jenga and write on the pieces…

By: Gauldar

Gauldar — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:08:06 +0000

Does it come with a Caganer or do I have to add my own?