its about christ and without him all we would have is 'mas'. why do people get so stressed out when we should be remembering christ and helping those less fortunate than us?
at christmas time the plastic cards come out and then a few months later the big bill comes and we wonder how we managed to use all that money that we didnt have.
(this is some of the stuff the priest was saying today in church - but it's true)
what do you think
2006-12-16 23:54:31 · 6 answers · asked by Cynthia S 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
You are so right.
December 25th birthday of Christ...... ummmm ...
NO, not according to the Bible anyway.
Bible states that Joseph and Mary were traveling to Nazareth so because of the Roman Census. That Census ONLY took place one time, March of 4 A.D. so Christ was born in March.
December 25th is the B'day of Mithras... Deity that Emperor Constantine followed. In 313 A.D. he forced the entire Christian community to call this day a 'Holy Day' on pain of death.
2006-12-17 00:05:39 · answer #1 · answered by wolf560 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think unfortunately alot of people see Christmas as an enjoyable but financially hard time of year!
The meaning of Christmas is all but lost on a very big proportion of the population, also i don't believe alot of people take the story of Christ seriously, they treat the story as a legend and not as factual events that really happened.
It's a sad state of affairs now that Christmas means for many people getting into debt! Especially those of a low income.
2006-12-17 08:07:41 · answer #2 · answered by azman5998 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a lot of people are keeping up with the joneses (buying to have the same or most of the time better than someone else)
the world today is so fast-paced and people have so many obligations that everything is a rush to fit stuff in
God has become a legal issue in the US as minority rights have come to the forefront---you don't want to offend any single person because they might sue
2006-12-17 08:02:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Due to the incredible pressure from peers family and co-workers people feel obligated to focus on the material aspects of Christmas versus the spiritual.
2006-12-17 08:03:03 · answer #4 · answered by jwthornhill1965 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The answer is only too obvious, the reason why most people forget about what Christmas is about is becuse most people really are not Christians, or at best Christians in name only.
2006-12-17 08:02:08 · answer #5 · answered by woogbear 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Forget or just don't really care? It's all about getting the right present, killing a tree, using to much electricity, eating too much.
2006-12-17 07:58:38 · answer #6 · answered by m-t-nest 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋