Seriously disgusted with ...

[Abiding Now]

[thephnxman]

Originally Posted by Abiding Now

You make it difficult to refute your post...I mean...who wants to argue against Linus???

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by BrotherEastman

Strange? Traditionally speaking? perhaps not. However, I digress there does seem to be an element of materialism involved.

Originally Posted by KeptByTheWord

Thanks PO. I realize that setting aside a day out of the year to celebrate the birth of the Lord really has become something that is NOT about Him, and more about tradition. I don't know how to separate out the two, or if I should. I just know that every year at Christmas I cringe when people talk about all the stress in their life because of the holidays, how much they have gone into debt to provide gifts for their family, and how much gluttony is involved with all the cakes, candy, cookies and more that are just everywhere. Where is Christ in that?

But, I do know that on the flip side, many people become very generous this time of year, donating their time, money, and efforts to helping people who are less fortunate than they. That really is the true spirit of Christmas, and so I know that Christmas isn't "all" bad.

It is just like you said though - sitting around a dead tree, eating candy out of a sock... all the silly things that are done this time of year because of a tradition... really have no connection to Christ, much as we may try to think they do.

I was actually referring to this by Maxine. LOL!



Merry Christmas. My company has just now arrived! I am out until next year. Love ya!

[KeptByTheWord]

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

I was actually referring to this by Maxine. LOL!

Merry Christmas. My company has just now arrived! I am out until next year. Love ya!

Have a blessed time with your company over the holidays!

[KeptByTheWord]

AbidingNow - that was a great post! Just loved it actually! Pretty much sums up how I feel about Christmas. It never really was about Christ in the beginning, but was a combining of pagan and Christian beliefs from the get go. Which, in my opinion, makes celebrating Christmas the bigger question. Should we combine a celebration of the Lord's birth with a pagan celebration?

[shazeep]

ty i mean look what it's turned into arg. pass. look what you do to your kids with that
keep the linus part tho