I heard this statistic the other day
Turkey is the country with the highest rating of Christmas Celebration, yet this very country is nearly 90% Muslim
People, if it isnt proof anough...CHRISTmas
It was of Jesus's birth
and I'm sorry If its sounding like Im forcing my opinion on you, for I'm not... but Im a believer in CHRIST, the ONE TRUE savior
2006-12-26 14:08:41 · 21 answers · asked by Broken Twig 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
im sorry the question was supposed to be "Christmas without Christ"
2006-12-26 14:11:28 · update #1
Well, no. Christmas was stolen from the pagans. It is a pagan tradition, not a Christian holiday.
2006-12-26 14:12:29 · answer #1 · answered by acgsk 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Honey, Christmas wasn't Jesus's birthday -- there is no evidence that December 25 was the day he was born and ample evidence that he was born in the springtime.
If Christians want to *celebrate* it on December 25, that's fine. But it is not the only thing being celebrated this time of year.
Moreover, it has become so secularized over the years that any person who wishes to celebrate a winter holiday full of light, love, snacks and giving should feel free to do so.
I hope you had a lovely Christmas and had lots of people who love you to share it with!
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2006-12-26 22:13:21 · answer #2 · answered by Chickyn in a Handbasket 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Jesus was born Late September during Jewish Succot.
Dont worry....its a Pagan day, Dec 25th.
Luke 1 says angel visited mary when Elizabeth was 6 months along. 3 months later, elizabeth gave birth to John the Baptist. This would put mary 3 months along. John was born at passover.
6 months after Passover is Succot, the Jewish feast of Joy and tabernacles. Makes sense why all the inns were full if you know the holiday...plus He is our Joy.
Hope u celebrate Succot with local messianic Jews in 2007!
Shalom,
David
2006-12-26 22:13:14 · answer #3 · answered by David T 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Just because they are Muslim does not mean that they don't believe in Jesus. They believe he was a prophet. They can celebrate his birth for that reason. Mohammad found Jesus to be a wonderful man and a prophet. Why should I have to believe that Jesus is my "savior" to celebrate his birth? He was an amazing man, someone that I strive to be like, isn't that enough to allow me to celebrate Christmas? Of course, no one needs to seek approval to celebrate, not even from Christians.
2006-12-26 22:25:41 · answer #4 · answered by HarmNone 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Christianity has pagan DNA, and way before your Christ came along there were celebrations of the Winter Solstice. By the way, hasnt it been shown that Christ was born in the summertime?
Christians tend to think they invented religion, and it gets really hard to respect closed minded uninformed "interpretations" such as yours, especially when they seem to be shared by the rest of your ilk.
2006-12-26 22:15:52 · answer #5 · answered by dr schmitty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think your statistics for Turkey are exaggerated, but why? 0% of the adult population of the US believes in Santa, but we celebrate Christmas anyway too, right?
2006-12-26 22:14:23 · answer #6 · answered by STFU Dude 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I used to be a Christ-believer...but not so much now! But anyways, it will hurt you because people are trying to take Christ out of everything!
2006-12-26 22:20:51 · answer #7 · answered by -♦One-♦-Love♦- 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All Jews are half Christian.
Christ was a Jew....+ (thats Jew plus)
Muslims, Jews and Christians all believe in the garden of eden, and Moses...
It is the devil that divides the world...God is 'nothing'....(ie the word...) except that God created the universe and 'nothing' does not exist in that pure state until the end of the world...the alpha and the omega. (too simple)
Anyway, all world religions believe in 'the devil'...
The devil is what makes Christians ask for the death penality for Saddam Hussan...
2006-12-26 22:15:30 · answer #8 · answered by Caesar J. B. Squitti 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know what you mean, this year we just celebrated the true meaning of Christmas, and it was awesome. I don't care if Dec.25 is the right day or not, I celebrate His birth.
2006-12-26 23:11:33 · answer #9 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I understand your feeling; Christmas celebration becomes so much commercialize in this country. But you know what? As long as you celebrate Him, that's all it matters.
2006-12-26 22:20:04 · answer #10 · answered by childofGod 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋