Stealing Baby Jesus

Ridiculous Crime

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True Crime, Comedy, History

4.6 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 25 December 2024

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

While leafing through 75 years of local newspapers, Zaron Burnett uncovers an American Christmas tradition as ingrained in our culture as the red-and-white Santa: sneaking up to a nativity scene and stealing the Baby Jesus. And, in many cases, immediately regretting it.

Note: Please do not steal Baby Jesus.

VERY SPECIAL CREDITS
Hosted by Dana Schwartz, Zaron Burnett, and Jason English
Written by Zaron Burnett
Produced by Josh Fisher
Editing and Sound Design by Chris Childs
Mixing and Mastering by Chris Childs
Voice Actors: Jonathan Washington, Chris Childs, Elizabeth Dutton, Katie Mattie, Josh Fisher, and Zaron Burnett
Original Music by Elise McCoy
Show Logo by Lucy Quintanilla
Executive Producer is Jason English

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0:40.8	When he was a teenager, the shock rock singer Marilyn Manson was in a war with Christianity.
0:47.5	Raised in evangelical religious schools in Florida, the teachings of Jesus didn't take root.
0:53.6	Instead, they ceded a desire to mock and
0:57.1	lampoon Christianity. This helps explain his whole deal. And it's also why Marilyn Manson and his
1:04.1	friends once went on a rampage one holiday season and stole various icons of baby Jesus from
1:10.6	nativity scenes.
1:12.3	But apparently, not only did they steal the infant savior, they exchanged baby Jesus for a ham.
1:19.0	Not like a spiral-cut, honey-bagged beauty, but a ham nonetheless.
1:25.1	The next day, the prankster teens sent a communique to the local newspaper.
1:29.8	They wished to claim credit for their baby Jesus stealing crime spree.
1:34.0	But here's where it gets extra Marilyn Manson.
1:37.3	The Florida teens claim they're a group of black radicals.
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