This story highlights the fact:
A 40-year-old man who had never been to church before, was invited to church on Christmas day.
After the church service, he commented:
"Joseph and Mary are amazing, you know!! I mean - the Bible says Jesus was born in the stable because there was no more room in the Inn - Don't they know that Christmas is such a busy period - Why didn't they book a room in advance."
2006-11-28 19:37:06 · 13 answers · asked by vusimhl 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The story highlights the fact that education is key!
Human being are born knowing nothing and they have to learn everything.
The story indicates that the person did not know that Jesus Christ changed the calendar and the holidays and that the holiday of Christmas did not exist before Jesus Christ.
Support the Christian Church and continue its teachings - you will feel good about yourself.
2006-11-28 19:39:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
Maybe people should drop their ridiculous "war on Christmas".
If you say Merry Christmas, you assume that the other person celebrates Christmas — often a fair bet, but not as guaranteed as it once was. As the religious pluralism of America increases, so must the sensitivity of its citizens. The fewer traditional Christians there are around, the less people can assume that everyone is celebrating the usual Christian holidays & doing the usual Christian things. It’s impolite to make assumptions about people you don’t know.
Some people are turning the phrase Merry Christmas into a fetish, something done for its own sake instead of using it as a sincere greeting. It’s an aggressive statement about one’s own identity that is thrown in the face of others as a challenge or even an insult. It’s not about defending religious meaning in Christmas, but defending a religious identity & a set of traditional privileges.
2006-11-28 19:44:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I'm thinking this year, for the first time, that this problem may just solve itself.
Kids and grandkids are showered with gifts all the time, due to so many divided families, parents of children not married to each other, step-parents, step-grandparents...the list goes on and on.
But the message of the Christmas story (the most important part) IS unique, and always will be. After all is said and done, the true meaning of Christmas will still impact children after all, if we see that they are exposed to it.
2006-11-28 20:13:26 · answer #3 · answered by nancy jo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the individuals like the ACLU who're taking Christ out of Christmas are killing it. It change into in a bind besides because the merchants were making use of pressure in the season. Then the liberals eliminate Manger scenes, public reflects of Christmas on public belongings by way of " separation of Church and State", and the feeling of Christmas is going away. The Secular Progressives experience in the journey that they could rip down traditions, like Easter, Christmas, Marriage and such, then they could regulate us. Its a kind of communism and we are turning the different cheek fairly of stomping some butt. examine the Bible, the Jews stood their floor with God in the back of them and certain, even now, they don't turn the different cheek so instantly, they slap decrease back.
2016-10-07 22:56:37 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
By essence of Christmas, what do you mean? Almost every Christmas tradition has a pagen begining. The church compromised with pagens way back when and added to Christ to cover up. We should celebrate Christ everyday.
2006-11-28 19:42:40 · answer #5 · answered by 4CHRIST 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Christmas has gone major corpeate. Corperations plan around getting new and/or improved products out for that main event. Not the birth of Christ, the largest shopping time of the year.
2006-11-28 19:51:22 · answer #6 · answered by mary57whalen 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The essence of Christmas is Yule which is a pagan holiday. If you want to help restore Christmas to the Pagan holiday it originally was... sure I'll help.
2006-11-28 20:05:42 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't exchange gifts with adults. Just spend time with your family. It's much more rewarding and there's no credit card hang over. If you ask me, that's how to restore the Christmas spirit -- take out the consumerism and buying.
2006-11-28 19:40:01 · answer #8 · answered by STFU Dude 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Study Mithras and remember the real reason for the season.
Of course, that means returning to calling it Saturnia and removing all mention of Jesus from it, but I agree. It should be restored to its original meaning.
2006-11-28 19:39:38 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Nothing. Christmas is a pagan holiday.
2006-11-28 19:42:19 · answer #10 · answered by LineDancer 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋