Chistmas is not the birthday of Jesus. It celebrates his birth, but no one knows when he was really born. It is actually based off of a Pagan winter holiday that the Christians decided to adopt and apply it to thier religion.
There's this huge debate over should we stop advertising Xmas so much or not, since we have such a religiously diverse country.
Ok, listen... people who want ban Christmas... please shut up. I'm Agnostic and I even celebrate Christmas, since most of my family is Christian. But, then again I have a few Muslim and Jewish friends who celebrate Christmas just because it's a fun holiday. And even in Non-Christian dominated countries like Japan, they still celebrate and advertise Christmas just as much as we do, because it's just a fun holiday.
Originally posted by Bardiel13
Chistmas is not the birthday of Jesus. It celebrates his birth, but no one knows when he was really born. It is actually based off of a Pagan winter holiday that the Christians decided to adopt and apply it to thier religion.
Each of us individually brings whatever meaning there is to Christmas.
Originally posted by Bardiel13
Chistmas is not the birthday of Jesus. It celebrates his birth, but no one knows when he was really born. It is actually based off of a Pagan winter holiday that the Christians decided to adopt and apply it to thier religion.There's this huge debate over should we stop advertising Xmas so much or not, since we have such a religiously diverse country.
Ok, listen... people who want ban Christmas... please shut up. I'm Agnostic and I even celebrate Christmas, since most of my family is Christian. But, then again I have a few Muslim and Jewish friends who celebrate Christmas just because it's a fun holiday. And even in Non-Christian dominated countries like Japan, they still celebrate and advertise Christmas just as much as we do, because it's just a fun holiday.
Its believed that Jesus was born somewhere around March.
Yes, the Christian holy days were borrowed from older pagan souces, just like Easter...
Personally, I don't think that it's that big of a deal. If the non-Christians, secularists, and who ever else doesn't believe in God want to take Christ out of Christmas, that's fine. But leave the Christians alone. What about the Jews' Hanukkah? Are they getting ripped? Of course not. Only Christians are. Leave them alone!
The War on Christmas is under discussion in the GDF.
Originally posted by debbiejo
Yes, the Christian holy days were borrowed from older pagan souces, just like Easter...
Not the true Christian Holy Days.