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1 | XMAS RELIGION OR MAN MADE | Luke 2:13 | Morant61 | 61721 | ||
Greetings Hank! I really don't say this to poke fun at anyone who holds a different position than I, but I have never understood this whole 'secular holiday' argument. Does Scripture say anywhere that we are forbidden to celebrate secular holidays? Should we not celebrate the 4th of July? How about Mother's Day? How about Birthdays? There simply isn't any verse in the Bible which says we "CANNOT" celebrate a secular holiday. Further, as you have already alluded to, Christmas is more than just a secular holiday - at least for many! It seems to me that people are simply drawn to conspiracy theories. The line of reasoning usually seems to be: 1) The holiday had mixed beginnings. It was celebrated on the same day as such and such. 2) Therefore, it is pagan and/or secular and is evil. To me, taking a pagan holiday, and co-opting it and trasforming its meaning would be a good thing! :-) Well, I have to go! Blessings my friend! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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2 | XMAS RELIGION OR MAN MADE | Luke 2:13 | Hank | 61724 | ||
Greetings to you, Tim. Both C. S. Lewis and I concur with your perspective on holidays, especially Christmas. I feel sure you will be comforted by the knowledge that two such eminent scholars agree with you :-) C.S. Lewis wrote a remarkable essay on the subject, the name of which escapes me at the moment, but which is doubtlessly buried in my library some place. In his essay, Lewis in a humorous and engaging manner ridiculed the silly practice among families and friends of exchanging ridiculous gifts that no one in his right mind would ever buy for himself, and lambasted what he called the "commercial claptrap" that the secular world calls Christmas. But he balanced his essay by concluding that Christians indeed should celebrate Christmas (Christ mass) as the singular and supremely glorious time when God became man on this earth. So, in the spirit of Lewis' essay, I would say that there are, in fact, two Christmases. One, about which there is much too much ado, is the "commercial claptrap" of the secular Christmas. The other, to which Christians ought to devote more time and attention, is the joyous celebration of the Advent of our Lord. --Hank | ||||||