The Rev. Jason Armstrong was confused by an e-mail this week from PETA, which admonished him for subjecting animals "to cruel treatment and danger," by forcing them into roles in the church's annual manger scene.
"We've never had live animals, so I just figured this was some spam thing," Armstrong said. "It's rough enough on us people standing out there in the cold. So we're definitely not using animals."
"We have some puppet camel things we put out," Armstrong said. "We have a cow hood thing that a person will wear that actually just looks spooky."
The volunteers stand beneath a brightly lit electric star as Christmas music fills the frosty air. They don't even speak.
The temperatures here in town have hovered between -10 degrees fahrenheit and 10 degrees above zero. You know if you are a Darwinian, PETA is still correct that some dumb animals are being subjected to inhumane conditions.
Maybe I will mount a rescue effort and drag those poor parishioners into a warm safe building and tell them they do not have to subject themselves to such harsh conditions. I just feel like helping those who are too dumb to help themselves.
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