Seriously disgusted with ...

[KeptByTheWord]

... at this time of year....


... all the Christmas materialism. Anyone else with me?

[shazeep]

yup. dont do it, mmmkay. it's bad.
danger, may make you unpopular tho

[phareztamar]

Originally Posted by KeptByTheWord

... at this time of year....


... all the Christmas materialism. Anyone else with me?

Right there with you my friend.

[KeptByTheWord]

If Christmas really was about celebrating the birth of Christ, and what his birth has meant to us, this would in no way bring about a desire to have heaps of gifts piled up under a tree for you and your loved ones, it would have nothing to do with a fat man in a red suit telling kids all their wishes have been granted, it would have nothing to do with the hundreds of bombardments of advertising by retailers to be sure you buy the perfect present for your loved one with fancy red bows on them, and it would have nothing to do with jingle bells, snowmen, candy canes, reindeer or sugar cookies.

All of it makes me sick.

I know there are threads about this every year. I just couldn't let this year go by without another one

[KeptByTheWord]

Originally Posted by shazeep

yup. dont do it, mmmkay. it's bad.
danger, may make you unpopular tho

Unpopular surely, but I do think more people are beginning to tire of the unending materialism pushed at you every where you go this time of year. Ugh.

[KeptByTheWord]

Originally Posted by phareztamar

Right there with you my friend.

[Lafon]

Nope! Not my "cup of tea" either! Never has been and never will be!

[Sasha]

I just don't see it that way at all. I guess I live in a different world.

[seguidordejesus]

Originally Posted by KeptByTheWord

If Christmas really was about celebrating the birth of Christ, and what his birth has meant to us, this would in no way bring about a desire to have heaps of gifts piled up under a tree for you and your loved ones, it would have nothing to do with a fat man in a red suit telling kids all their wishes have been granted, it would have nothing to do with the hundreds of bombardments of advertising by retailers to be sure you buy the perfect present for your loved one with fancy red bows on them, and it would have nothing to do with jingle bells, snowmen, candy canes, reindeer or sugar cookies.

All of it makes me sick.

I know there are threads about this every year. I just couldn't let this year go by without another one

So celebrate it yourself with the right focus and maybe you'll change someone else's life along the way.

[Michael The Disciple]

Its really a bad thing in my opinion. Teach children about a omnipresent invisible judge. Then when they find out it was all a lie.....try to preach the gospel of Jesus. So yes it is a lie and we should teach our children from scripture about the birth of Jesus.