[antisocial]

"Christian fundamentalist screed against the alleged "paganism" of Christmas"

I am one of those Christian fundamentalists, maybe you can tell me where in the Bible it tells about celebrating Christmas.

[Steve_Seattle]

"I am one of those Christian fundamentalists, maybe you can tell me where in the Bible it tells about celebrating Christmas."

The Bible does not mention celebrating Christmas, but it does not prohibit anyone from commemorating the birth of Jesus, nor does it prohibit people giving gifts to one another. And the U.S Constitution does not mention Thanksgiving or turkeys, but we have the holiday and celebrate it, and no one thinks there's something sinister about that. And the fact that Jesus and his followers drank wine does not prevent some fundamentalists from prohibiting wine. Moreover, the Christian version of the Bible did not even exist during the time of Jesus or for 200-300 years later; in other words, the rules and criteria for compiling the Bible are not themselves found in the Bible, but were decided by - oh my - tradition, as determined by the Catholic bishops long after the deaths of Jesus and the early apostles.