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A Few Reasons to Hate Christmas
12/16/08
| Jibaholic
Posted on 12/17/2008 8:14:14 AM PST by Jibaholic
- Christmas is really a pagan holiday to celebrate the winter solstice and the end of the harvast. Jesus was probably born in late September.
- Even if Jesus was born on December 25th,
an orgy of materialism showing friends and family how much you love them is not an appropriate way to celebrate his birth. - Many Christians recognize this paradox, hence the emphasis to "put Christ in Christmas." This means evening devotionals about the birth of Christ, special candles, and other rituals. Yet this has the effect of elevating Jesus' birth above his death and resurrection. Most Christians do not take comparable steps for Good Friday and Resurrection Sunday.
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To: Jibaholic
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posted on
12/17/2008 11:47:04 AM PST
by
stylecouncilor
(I'm a loner Dottie; a rebel.)
To: Reddy
“God’s appointed times- that we are told to celebrate, Christmas is not one of them.”
Neither is Easter.
Always find it interesting the contortions some people will go to to not have to celebrate the two most IMPORTANT events ever in history.
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posted on
12/17/2008 5:19:04 PM PST
by
swmobuffalo
("We didn't seek the approval of Code Pink and MoveOn.org before deciding what to do")
To: stylecouncilor
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posted on
12/17/2008 5:49:04 PM PST
by
darkangel82
(I don't have a superiority complex, I'm just better than you.)
To: swmobuffalo
Neither is Easter. Jesus tells us to remember his death. We can have the "Good Friday Church" versus "Easter Church" debate, but there is no getting around the fact that both events are much more important than his birth.
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posted on
12/18/2008 7:45:42 AM PST
by
Jibaholic
("Those people who are not ruled by God will be ruled by tyrants." --William Penn)
To: swmobuffalo
“Neither is Easter”
Right. But if you look into Passover, you will see the Messiah.
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posted on
12/18/2008 9:21:24 AM PST
by
Reddy
(VOTE CONSERVATIVE in '08!)
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