Furthermore, some of us who are Christians don't celebrate it as a religious holiday. I don't view it as a "Christian" holiday since there is no scriptural mandate for such a thing. I just observe it as a secular holiday like the 4th of July.
None is required. It's Christian because it is something Christians celebrate. The birth of the savior. The gift of salvation from God.
People who don't believe in salvation or that Jesus of Nazareth is the savior have nothing to celebrate.
I just observe it as a secular holiday like the 4th of July.
It has a different meaning and importance to most Christians. Those who think their salvation and God's kingdom as more important than the day a group of people signed a document in which they announced their decision to no longer concider themselves under the control of the King of England.
It ain't secular, despite what you view it as.