Daizy Gedeon’s Christmas Message: Remember What Jesus Actually Taught Us
December 24, 2025Jesus was born under occupation. He defended the marginalized. He taught us to “love thy neighbour” he preached “”Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for justice”” and he was killed for it.
This Christmas, what would the Son of Man say about Gaza? About the hypocrisy of those claiming to follow him while supporting genocide? Would he stand with those bombing hospitals? Would he justify killing children? Would his message of compassion extend to some but not others?
This Christmas, let’s honor the real message of Jesus —not with empty words, but with action, with courage, with love, and with unwavering commitment to justice.
Together, we are stronger than their lies. Together, we can create the world we want to see.
Merry Christmas, and thank you for standing with me in this fight for humanity.
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English Script:
Daizy Gedeon: As we approach Christmas, I want to speak about what this season truly means, and what we’re seeing unfold before our very eyes. Right now, in the land where Jesus Christ was born, children are being slaughtered, families are being erased. In Gaza, we’re witnessing a genocide in real time. In Lebanon, the destruction and killing continue unabated. In Jerusalem itself, Christians are being attacked, spat upon, and their churches are being desecrated. The Christian community that has existed there for two thousand years is being systematically driven out by extremist Zionist movements, while the world stays silent. This is happening as we celebrate the birth of Jesus the Son of Man who stood against oppression, defended the marginalized, and spoke truth to power, ultimately killed by an occupying force for doing exactly that. So, let me ask: What would Jesus say about what’s happening in Palestine today?
The Jesus, who was born under occupation, who taught us to love our neighbor as we love ourselves. Jesus who preached compassion for the suffering and forgiveness even for his enemies. Who said “Blessed are the peacemakers” “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for justice” and “Whatever you did for the least of these, you did for me.” Would he stand with those bombing hospitals? Would he justify killing children? Would his message of compassion extend to some but not others? Would his command to love our neighbor apply only to those who look like us, who pray like us, or who live where we live? We know the answer. That Jesus’s compassion wasn’t selective, it was universal. His forgiveness wasn’t conditional, it was radical. And his call to love our neighbor wasn’t limited by borders, religion, or politics, it was for all humanity. You might not be religious. You might not celebrate Christmas or follow any faith. But the fundamental values Jesus taught, echoing the Ten Commandments, are universal values and they’re universal human values. “Thou shalt not kill.” Yet we watch tens of thousands killed, and our leaders send the weapons to make it possible. “Thou shalt not bear false witness.” Yet we’re fed constant propaganda and false narratives. We’re told to ignore what our own eyes can see, that resistance is terrorism, that self-defense is aggression, and that genocide is security. “Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s land.” Yet we watch an entire population dispossessed, their homes bulldozed, their ancient olive groves burned. These aren’t just religious rules. These are what separate civilization from barbarism. And we’re watching them violated on an industrial scale. And here’s the heartbreak: the hypocrisy of those claiming to follow Jesus while supporting this nightmare. Right-wing Christian Evangelicals in America and across the world are the loudest voices claiming Christian values and are cheering on this genocide. They’ve twisted the gospel into a death cult that celebrates occupation and slaughter. World leaders who invoke God and Christian values are signing off on massacres, sending billions in weapons while families are crushed under rubble. They stand in churches on Sunday and sign death warrants on Monday. This isn’t Christianity. This is blasphemy.
And it’s not just Palestine. Sudan, where hundreds of thousands have died in an ignored conflict. Congo, where millions have perished for minerals in our iPhones and computers. The lies they told us about the COVID vaccines and its devastating impact on our health, and the buried truth about 9/11. The pattern is clear: those in power lie, people suffer, and speaking truth becomes dangerous. But here’s what gives me hope: You. You who’ve chosen to stand for truth and justice. You who’ve refused to look away, to be silent, to accept the lies. That’s the spirit that Jesus actually taught. That’s moral courage. We’re living through a moment where the mask has fallen. Where we can see exactly who stands for justice and who stands for power. Which leaders truly embody the values they claim, and which have sold their souls. Yes, it looks like we could be losing. The machinery of oppression is powerful. The propaganda is sophisticated. The price for resistance is high. But every movement for justice faced the same odds. Every truth-teller was told they couldn’t win. And yet, here we are. The truth keeps breaking through. People keep waking up. This Christmas, as we remember Jesus, let’s remember what he actually taught. Not the sanitized version used to justify empire, but the radical message of forgiveness, compassion, and human dignity. That Jesus taught us to love our neighbor, and when asked “who is my neighbor?” he made it clear: everyone. The stranger. The foreigner. Even the enemy. He taught forgiveness, not as weakness, but as strength. Not as acceptance of injustice, but as refusal to let hatred consume us. He taught compassion, not as pity from above, but as genuine solidarity with the suffering. These aren’t calls to be passive. They’re calls to be human. To oppose evil without becoming evil. To fight injustice without losing our souls in the process. Whether you’re Christian, Muslim, Jewish, atheist, or anything else, these values belong to all of us. They’re our shared humanity. The question isn’t whether you believe in God. The question is whether you believe in basic human decency. Whether killing children is wrong. Whether lying is wrong. Whether stealing land is wrong. And whether we can stand for justice while holding onto our compassion. Whether we can demand accountability while still believing in the possibility of change.
If you believe those things, you already follow the commandments that matter. So, this Christmas, I want to leave you with this: Hope is not naive optimism. Hope is the belief that truth matters, that justice matters, and that our collective voice matters. We are witnessing something unprecedented, a global awakening to decades of lies. People from every background, every faith, every nation are coming together and saying “enough.” That’s powerful, and that’s unstoppable. So, keep doing what you’re doing. Keep learning. Keep sharing. Keep caring. Keep being human in a world that wants to make us numb. Remember: every empire falls. Every lie is eventually exposed. Every injustice creates its own resistance. We’re on the right side of history. And history will remember who stood up and who stayed silent. This Christmas, let’s honor the real message of Jesus, not with empty words, but with action, with courage, with love, and with unwavering commitment to justice. Together, we are stronger than their lies. Together, we can create the world we want to see. I wish you all a Merry Christmas, and thank you for standing with me in this fight for humanity.
