2006-12-12 22:43:45 · 4 answers · asked by manna eater 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Lets see,
The Bible does not give the date of Christ’s birth.
His followers never celebrated birthdays.
He is no longer a baby in a manger.
He was actually about 2 years old when the Magi came to see him. So that means the celebration is based on a false premise. Do you celebrate your birthday looking at you as a baby?
The Magi were actually spies and as a result of their not reporting the finding of the child, all males 2 years and younger were killed. I sure would not want to be associated with that. Eeek.
The celebration originated as a pagan celebration of Saturnalia. Let’s see, isn’t pagan the opposite of true worship of God? Hmmm. Recall the reason God hated the pagans was because they did some nasty things like offering their babies as sacrifices to their gods like Marduk by tossing them into a fire alive. That puts a damper on the teaching that all religions lead to the same place.
Oh yes, it was illegal to celebrate it in the original 13 Colonies. Isn’t that part of the reason for escaping the tyranny of the Church of England?
Curious thing, the negative comments you got for your question. Maybe things have not changed so much from a few hundred years ago when people were persecuted because of differing beliefs.
Does not celebrating mean not being associated with such hateful people?
So not only would you save money, avoid the greed, strife, and problems of the season but also….
It would seem that you would be more like the early Christians and Apostles if you choose not to celebrate and had the practice of showing un-hypocritical love. That means you could give gifts all year long, not out of compulsion, rather out of love.
Just something to think about.
2006-12-13 04:17:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I stopped shopping for it a couple a years ago, but I won't stop the celebration. It's fun to get together and stuff myself silly with the people I love.
2006-12-13 06:46:28 · answer #2 · answered by ∂ίятУ ℓάυиḋгÿ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good for you. Why not stop celebrating everything and do away with yourself.
2006-12-13 06:47:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are a warped, frustrated person. imo.
2006-12-13 06:46:32 · answer #4 · answered by Al Munro 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋