The Christmas Challenge
Christmas has always been a holiday celebrated carelessly. For millennia, pagans, Christians, and even Jews have been swept away in the season’s festivities, and very few people ever pause to consider the celebration’s intrinsic meaning, history, or origins.
Christmas celebrates the birth of the Christian god who came to rescue mankind
Christmas is a lie. There is no Christian church with a tradition that Jesus was really born on December 25th.
Many of the most popular Christmas customs – including Christmas trees, mistletoe, Christmas presents, and Santa Claus – are modern incarnations of pagan rituals.
Many who are excitedly preparing for their Christmas celebrations would prefer not knowing about the holiday’s real significance. If they do know the history, they often object that their celebration has nothing to do with the holiday’s monstrous history and meaning. “We are just having fun.”
Challenges and Questions:
Is it important to know, remember, and because of this knowledge not celebrate the day because you know the real history of Christmas? Or is it more important to learn and not repeat the errors of the past and know that the meaning of Christmas has changed for many of us?
Does knowing the history of Christmas, make any difference in how you celebrate the day?
What meaning do you hold in our hearts for this holiday?
This Christmas, how will you celebrate and what are you really celebrating? Are you celebrating the history of Christmas or are you celebrating the meaning of Christmas to you today?
Have a wonderful day. (I know the history of the day, but it does not change what it means to me today!)
Is it important to know, remember, and because of this knowledge not celebrate the day because you know the real history of Christmas? Or is it more important to learn and not repeat the errors of the past and know that the meaning of Christmas has changed for many of us?
Does knowing the history of Christmas, make any difference in how you celebrate the day?
What meaning do you hold in our hearts for this holiday?
This Christmas, how will you celebrate and what are you really celebrating? Are you celebrating the history of Christmas or are you celebrating the meaning of Christmas to you today?
Have a wonderful day. (I know the history of the day, but it does not change what it means to me today!)
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