What is wrong with being a Christian?

Question

Huh? I am SOO happy being a Christian and having a God love me...but I am suppose to stay silent because it might offend other religons...but they can say have a "Happy Winter?". I want to stand up for my right to be a Christian, yes I respect other religon's but I will say out loud and proud "I AM A CHRISTIAN AND HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS!"

Answer 1

Hey I'm a Christian too and it makes me mad also that they won't let us say Merry Christmas, but I still say it anyways! I don't care what they think cause they're wrong and God is right. Stick up for what you believe.

Answer 2

There is nothing wrong with being a Christian. I'm very happy for you that you're so confident and happy in your religious beliefs. What is wrong is when we say, "And a Blessed Yule" in response to "Have a Merry Christmas" and either get "the look" or a diatribe about how Jesus is the Savior and we need to repent and accept him so that our sins will be forgiven and we can go to heaven, because the path we're treading now is a false one that Satan has tempted us into and witchcraft is evil blah blah blah (can you tell I've been subjected to more than one of these rants?).

I'm not saying you would do that. I'm saying that's "what's wrong" with being a Christian.

Answer 3

Hey dani! How are you? So i just have a few things to say. I know where you are coming from.. But it is not just Christians who do this. Athens believe they are right because in their head they think there is no God. Christians believe there is a God and they will do anything to support their believes. Now i understand that some Christians do fall under the impression that they can not be wrong , but it wasn't to long ago when the smartest people in the world thought the earth was flat. Everyone needs to be open minded. No one quite knows what is truly right and what is truly wrong. But the one thing that i can say about Christians is they should be the most open , messy , imperfect people on this plant. They know their sins and cant hide them because God sees everything. So they should be able to execpt the ugly in their life and turn it into something beautiful.. Oh and just a ps. When my dad was a teen his brother died and he began to hate and despite God , then some one told him what of their is a God? It's better to believe in one and go to heaven then not believe in one and may as well go to.. And if their is not one well then that's ok.

Answer 4

Nothing. I say Happy Holidays to people if I am not sure of their religion. I don't see the point of wishing a Jew a Merry Christmas since most Jews do not celebrate Christmas. And I think showing sensittivity to other people's beliefs is part of being respectful.

Answer 5

No, this is the classic misrepresentation of the dominant group wanting to portray itself as being victimized because its long-standing agendas aren't being promoted. You can pray all you want in school, you can wear a cross anywhere, you can say 'merry christmas' all you want, etc. This is all guaranteed by our separation of church and state. What's at issues is that the state (its representatives such as teachers) can't endorse a particular practice with a 'quiet time' or displaying the 10 commandments or having people stop 5 times a day to pray to Mecca. What I have seen is people misread the intentions of some stores and cities to be more inclusive by saying 'Happy Holidays' as being somehow attacking of christianity. It's untrue.

Answer 6

It's nothing wrong with it. Be proud of what and who you are at all times. What I feel is wrong are Christians or any other person from a religious group who try to force their opinions and belittle those who do not believe what they believe. That's the only problem I have. But as long as you are respectful to others and not shoving your beliefs down our throats, then you are alright with me. And yes, MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Answer 7

A True Christian may have a problem with celebrating X'mas.

M’Clintock and Strong’s Cyclopædia says: “The observance of Christmas is not of divine appointment, nor is it of N[ew] T[estament] origin. The day of Christ’s birth cannot be ascertained from the N[ew] T[estament], or, indeed, from any other source.”—(New York, 1871), Vol. II, p. 276.

Luke 2:8-11 shows that shepherds were in the fields at night at the time of Jesus’ birth. The book Daily Life in the Time of Jesus states: “The flocks . . . passed the winter under cover; and from this alone it may be seen that the traditional date for Christmas, in the winter, is unlikely to be right, since the Gospel says that the shepherds were in the fields.”—(New York, 1962), Henri Daniel-Rops, p. 228.

The Encyclopedia Americana informs us: “The reason for establishing December 25 as Christmas is somewhat obscure, but it is usually held that the day was chosen to correspond to pagan festivals that took place around the time of the winter solstice, when the days begin to lengthen, to celebrate the ‘rebirth of the sun.’ . . . The Roman Saturnalia (a festival dedicated to Saturn, the god of agriculture, and to the renewed power of the sun), also took place at this time, and some Christmas customs are thought to be rooted in this ancient pagan celebration.”—(1977), Vol. 6, p. 666.

The New Catholic Encyclopedia acknowledges: “The date of Christ’s birth is not known. The Gospels indicate neither the day nor the month . . . According to the hypothesis suggested by H. Usener . . . and accepted by most scholars today, the birth of Christ was assigned the date of the winter solstice (December 25 in the Julian calendar, January 6 in the Egyptian), because on this day, as the sun began its return to northern skies, the pagan devotees of Mithra celebrated the dies natalis Solis Invicti (birthday of the invincible sun). On Dec. 25, 274, Aurelian had proclaimed the sun-god principal patron of the empire and dedicated a temple to him in the Campus Martius. Christmas originated at a time when the cult of the sun was particularly strong at Rome.”—(1967), Vol. III, p. 656.

Answer 8

Nothing is wrong with being a Christian! I don't know why many people are asking so many negative questions about christianity on this website. But There is nothing wrong with being a Christian! That is why I think we as Christians should be asking possitivie questions about why we like being christians and not be silent even though they want us too.

Answer 9

Have at it Girl be loud and proud Merry Christmas

Answer 10

I'm happy being Christian too! Nothing is wrong with being Christian. I don't believe you're offending other religions by saying 'Merry Christmas', as long as you're not saying things like "Christmas is the true holiday", or things of that nature.