Is it any wonder the Roman Catholic Church incorporated pagan practices, rituals, holidays and such into her practices to attract and retain the pagans as members? I see the vitriol and carnal reasoning for holding on to familiar customs and celebrations with little or no regard to what scripture has to say on the subject. I have read through the thread and not once have I seen support from scripture, God’s word to us, for their attachment to Christmas. The complete lack of interest in the views and wishes of the only hope we have is sad. They claim to have Christ as their savior but give little thought to His words on the subject. God said don’t serve me like the pagans serve their gods yet people ignore those words and tell God how they will do what they think is good. The Israelites did that and it didn’t turn out well for them.
Those who truly wish to honor their only hope for salvation would do well to put His wishes first rather than customs of man. The total lack of concern for the will of God by those who purport to serve Him is telling.