[SerpentDove]

Does Christmas really honor Christ?

It does the way I and many Christians celebrate it. Maybe the author would be happier if a holiday that celebrates the birth of Christ was eradicated, like sweeping the Ten Commandments from courtrooms. 1) Unrealistic. 2) Stupid.

Pardon me for saying so, but this self-righteous, sanctimonious approach is completely asinine.

[DouglasKC]

It does the way I and many Christians celebrate it. Maybe the author would be happier if a holiday that celebrates the birth of Christ was eradicated, like sweeping the Ten Commandments from courtrooms. 1) Unrealistic. 2) Stupid.

I'm fairly certain that the author would not advocate sweeping the Ten Commandments from courtrooms. I think the main objection to Christmas as a Christian holiday is that Christ created holy days, listed them in the bible, and told His worshippers when to observe them. When Christ incarnated, he observed the very same days he created. He did this for a very good reason. Christmas was not one of these days.

[coconutt2000]

Celebrating Christ's birth honors him in how we do so. So long as we treat it as a time for charity, generosity, forgiveness, and joy - it is a credit to His life and mission.

Merry Christmas!

[Conservative til I die]

Does Christmas really honor Christ?

It does the way I and many Christians celebrate it. Maybe the author would be happier if a holiday that celebrates the birth of Christ was eradicated, like sweeping the Ten Commandments from courtrooms. 1) Unrealistic. 2) Stupid.

Pardon me for saying so, but this self-righteous, sanctimonious approach is completely asinine.

The author is theologically infantile. He requires an Admiral Jesus to give marching orders on everything he is to do and not do. It's a wonder the author even goes to the bathroom, since Jesus didn't explicitly command it in lots of monosyllabic words in the Gospels.

[RightWhale]

While I suspect the story of the wise men et al is a remnant of older, superstitious traditions, I still feel something approaching hope on Christmas morning. The only other holiday type thing that comes close actually goes far beyond, and that is the Easter sunrise service. Yes, indeed.