[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.

[HarleyD]

I'm not impugning anyone's motives anymore than anyone else is. Just to keep everyone straight:

The author's argument is: Frankly, Christmas is farce, and I’m betting the whole thing makes God very angry.

So God is very angry at us having Christmas and it's a farce.

Your position is:Christianizing distinctively pagan holydays, and basically making observing the yearly observance of Rome mandatory.

So Christmas is a pagan ritual and you're doing your part to support Christianity.

My position is: Bring on the eggnog. God is most please when we are celebrating Him.

Three different views. But people would do well to check their bibles on how many times God talks about feasts and celebrations.