Major UK Retail Chain Pulls Blasphemous Merchandise After Backlash

Debenhams, sort of a UK version of JC Penney, has chosen this Christmas season to unveil a revolting new way to insult Christians. The controversy centers on a line of so-called "festive" merchandise emblazoned with the phrase "A Gay in a Manger."

Among the worst offenders was a gaudy purple jumper, complete with cartoonish depictions of nativity imagery and a mug bearing the same slogan in gold print—because nothing says reverence for the birth of Christ quite like weaponizing it for cheap LGBTQ pandering.