Christmas Really Isn't about Christ - Why I'm not Celebrating Christmas Even Though I'm a Christian

Kirchhoff's Law ^ | 12-14-2013 | Mary C. Kirchhoff

[Elsie]

...what was that about the rocks crying out?

[Elsie]

That certainly doesn't reflect my son or the many children I know in my life.

I'm quite sure you'd get way different results, depending on what factors assembled the 'group of children'.

[Elsie]

... what factors assembled the 'group of children'.

And the AGES of 'the children'.

[Elsie]

But I have yet to find anyone who can justify it from scripture.

Kind of like a LOT of the things done in church.

[Elsie]

I bet most Christians think Jesus was born on Christmas and that the wise men were there at his birth.

I'm afraid you'd be RIGHT about THAT part!

Early embedded images from the surrounding society are VERY hard to erase.

[Elsie]

Christmas lights were beautiful to me when I was an atheist, and they’re beautiful to me as a christian.

HAllelujah!

[Elsie]

MAth says that about 0.27% of us were....

[metmom]

I’d be happy with a bit of fruit cake on Christmas day.

You're the first person I know of who actually LIKES the stuff.

Yeah, I've tried it.

As Snoopy would say.... *Blech!!!*

[Elsie]

In a related note:

If a person WAS born on Christmas; what are the odds of him DYING on Easter?

[metmom]

Nobody can offend you if you don’t let them.

[Elsie]

Oh...

about 1 in 365...

[Elsie]

the Mormon Tabernacle Choir

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1mXX-6InMk

[CynicalBear]

>>We are perfectly free to coopt every pagan tradition and every substance in honor and celebration of the Christ, the crucified and risen One<<

Deuteronomy 12:30 Take heed to thyself that thou be not snared by following them, after that they be destroyed from before thee; and that thou enquire not after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise. 31 Thou shalt not do so unto the LORD thy God

[daniel1212]

The Winter Solstice for we that reside in the Northern Hemisphere is the shortest day of ‘sun’ light every year. This is the appointed time wherein Emmanuel = God with us was Divinely conceived.

I see, and as you assert this as a fact, where is your substantiation for this, or are we to understand as corresponding to your screen name?

For me it is an attempt to not allow the personal emotions of any one individual to draw my attention from that remembrance. For God so loved the world .....

That motive is only affirmed, but so was David's in having the ark carried by men, but good motives alone (which some liberals share) do not validate actions.

[CynicalBear]

Well done!

[AppyPappy]

Translation: It’s all about me

[daniel1212]

Doesn't sound like she was wrong about that, though. ;o)

Smile:) While many others will criticize her for her conscientious stand another will criticized her for saying she will be criticized!

[daniel1212]

Indeed.

[CityCenter]

As to your last question, my church does not hold a traditional Christmas Service. What we do is ask our attendees to go out in serve those in need and organize opportunities for them to do so.

[daniel1212]

The article sounds like someone who can’t afford fancy gifts and wants to justify not buying presents because the “Holy Spirit” told her to do it.

That may be your interpretation, by which attribution of motive you impugn her argument, in supporting your position due to motive (which is not to be impugned) and thus proudly displaying your Santa on the mantle.

But that is certainly not my motive, and i think my position is far more consistent with NT Christianity sola scriptura than Christianizing distinctively pagan holydays, and basically making observing the yearly observance of Rome mandatory.