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Originally Posted by revrandy
It comes from Christ's Mass...a celebration beginning when Christians didn't want to celebrate Roman Pagan Holidays...So Christmas was created to Celebrate the Birth of Christ.. which is fine by me...that we buy gifts for each and give to those less fortunate although generally done throughout the year is okay by me.. and of course the commercialism that has crept in...but as a Christian I feel confident that I am merely celebrating the Greatest Gift to Mankind since the beginning of time...The Birth of Jesus...God's Gift of Himself to Humanity...
So I celebrate Christmas...
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a little step further. It was originally called mass of Christ instituted by the Catholic church.
Anyways I regress for now, maybe on the anti x-mass thread I post the errors of it.
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Today pull up the little weeds,
The sinful thoughts subdue,
Or they will take the reins themselves
And someday master you. --Anon.
The most deadly sins do not leap upon us, they creep up on us.
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