Christmas is a celebration of the birth of Christ, it is not His real birthday. It is not a Biblical holiday (holy day). So it is not a sacred holiday in that sense.
If retailers want to benefit from the event called Christmas (since one of it’s tenets is gift giving), they should stop trying to act like the reason they are advertising ISN’T Christmas.
That is all anyone wanted.
If they are trying to sell products based on Hanukah (sp) or even the made up communist Kwaanza celebration (barf), then they should mention those reasons, also.
I think at least some people are aware that Christmas isn’t Christ’s real Birthday. But honestly celebrating the birth, or the new life symbolically associated with Jesus being born is honestly better than the previous celebration which occurred in the Roman tradition on December 25. Plus, I find it convenient that his entire life isn’t celebrated in just one day, or just one time of year. I think most people forget the important part about what Jesus and his teachings. Sure, it’s not about whether or not it’s his real birthday, which was probably close to the time of Passover, actually, but the important part is the reason Why the day is important that counts. My original point is that if the retailers don’t bring up Christmas in their advertisements, I would not be bothered by it, it is not the same as other matters, this is also the choice of the private organization (the retailers) to do so. Choosing to admit the opposite is fine too, but the real point is that it is a choice of position that I don’t feel matters. You don’t have to agree with me, but that’s just my own opinion.
I think at least some people are aware that Christmas isn’t Christ’s real Birthday. But honestly celebrating the birth, or the new life symbolically associated with Jesus being born is honestly better than the previous celebration which occurred in the Roman tradition on December 25. Plus, I find it convenient that his entire life isn’t celebrated in just one day, or just one time of year. I think most people forget the important part about what Jesus and his teachings. Sure, it’s not about whether or not it’s his real birthday, which was probably close to the time of Passover, actually, but the important part is the reason Why the day is important that counts. My original point is that if the retailers don’t bring up Christmas in their advertisements, I would not be bothered by it, it is not the same as other matters, this is also the choice of the private organization (the retailers) to do so. Choosing to admit the opposite is fine too, but the real point is that it is a choice of position that I don’t feel matters. You don’t have to agree with me, and feel fine to disagree, but that’s just my own opinion.