Ahem...
In kind, for the moment I will assume you are basing your reply out of ignorance as opposed to intent to outright obfuscate. I will assume you are ignorant of the teachings espoused by the author and his 'church'. On what web site was it posted and what do the backers of that website espouse?
For your edification, this was posted on the Real Truth website from the Restored Church of God. You may remember The Plain Truth as the magazine mouthpiece of Herbert W. Armstrong and his 'Worldwide Church of God. Your linked website is from one of about three splinter groups that formed when WWCOG became unstable following their Messiah Armstrong's death. The quote in the previous post (that says among other things that HWA's 'church' the WWGOG is the only true church..) is from their 'about us' page.
I also note that you did not respond as to whether you thought that MSNBC properly used the Jeremiah verse taking into account a proper exegesis . In other words, did they interpret it properly, or did they, as many have done, stripped the verse out of its supporting context and then read their bias INTO the verse?
Also, I again rejoin that I did not know that Baptists of any stripe embraced the teachings of the man Herbert W. Armstrong. Either your Baptist church is extremely strange, or you are misrepresenting your affiliations.
The fact that you link to an RCOG/WWCOG website says much..
Maybe your mileage varies.
I choose the article because it was a good summary. What part besides its source do you find wrong? There are thousands of articles and historical books that show the Pagan origins of Christmas and the use of trees as a phallus symbol of Nimrod and Osiris in Babylon.
Yes, I believe that MSNBC more or less used the scripture correctly that God warns against doing as the heathen, and the heathen from Babylon on cut trees and decorated them. Its been my experience that most Christians don’t read the Bible or take it literally and instead follow the traditions and doctrines of men
Where in the Bible can you find scripture that justifies this practice of Tress as being from God? I only follow whats in God’s word and God’s word clearly warns not to do this.
And yes you are right I know nothing of that Church, but that doesn’t mean their article is wrong on the origins of Christmas.