I mean, isn't He the reason we have xmas in the first place? I am starting to wonder if Santa Claus actually ruined Xmas, as it is turning into more of a national festival more of a religious one these days, with Santa at the centre of it all.
Don't get me wrong, I love Xmas, and I love recieving gifts from 'Father Christmas', and I love playing him and seeing the excitement on the kids faces as they try to force themselves to sleep in anticipation of the following morning.
But, the emphasis on Nativity plays at schools and the like seems at the very bottom of peoples adjenda, if at all on it. Not many young kids even know why we celebrate Xmas, and it just doesnt seem right.
We all seem to be drifting away from religion at the minute, but we will keep the festivals, making me wonder who the real winners of xmas are, the churches, or the toy shops?
2007-12-17 07:48:12 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
A few of you are getting peeved that I used Xmas. Remember, we only get limited amount of characters to use and I did have a lot to say there.
2007-12-17 08:08:55 · update #1
Wow you guys really are picking my question apart! Xmas explained above. Most are about the pagan religion, yeah fair one, and its cases like this that undermine the christian faith don't you think? Historians have discovered alot about christianity, and with books like the Da Vinci code and Holy Blood, Holy Grail, how long will christianity last?
2007-12-17 08:13:01 · update #2
dude it's sad but welcome to modern society , jesus only exists when something bad happens nowadays... when you're f*cking it's ok, when you're doing drugs, drinking or having fun.
so when christmas comes around it's all the same thing, say a prayer out of protocol at the table when you're really thinking about the food... and act like you're happy to be with family you hate when you're really thinking about presents or showing off what you've accomplished over the past year
The One : are you that lame to really come here and get on this guy for spelling it 'xmas'?
2007-12-17 07:56:40 · answer #1 · answered by Undead 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
'Christmas' is actually a Pagan-derived holiday. There are several holidays from which 'Christmas' comes, but none have to do with the birth of Jesus. Some say that he was born in the fall, others say in the spring. No one really knows, but Dec 25 was set as the date just to attract non-Christians.
EDIT: and saying 'x-mas' isn't taking 'christ' of of 'x-mas'. Same goes for 'x-tianity' and 'x-tian'. Do some research before you bash.
This site will tell you about both the date of x-mas and about the 'x'
http://wilstar.com/xmas/xmassymb.htm
2007-12-17 07:56:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
All the gift giving, Santa Claus, Christmas trees, etc. yeah, it can be fun but the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is and always will be the real reason to celebrate Christmas.
2007-12-17 08:12:46 · answer #3 · answered by JorgeRom 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Actually, Jesus is not the reason for the season as Christians seem to think. Top theologists and historians agree, that if Christ was real, he was not born in December. The tree, exchanging gifts, etc was left over from Pagan Winter Solstice Celebration. Early Christians merely borrowed the holiday claiming it as their own.
2007-12-17 07:55:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
First of all, Jesus never leaves- we are the ones that leave Him. It is not the responsibility of those who are not saved, to get "Christ" back into Christmas. How can we expect them to honor Him? It is those of us who call ourselves His people, who have been saved by the blood of Jesus, who need to be the ones who put Him first. Even Jesus, Himself said that "the world would hate Him" so if Jesus seems to be fading, it is not the secular world that is doing it- even though they are trying to Jesus out of everything- it is the ones that are washed in the blood, that are refusing to stand up for Jesus , and keep Him central. Thanks for this question- I hope it makes all Christians think.
2007-12-17 08:07:06 · answer #5 · answered by AdoreHim 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just because Christmas and Christ share five common letters, do not infer that they are related. Christians assimilated this Pagan holiday celebrating the winter solstice and turned it into a recruiting tool to collect souls for Jesus.
2007-12-17 07:54:44 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
Yeshua (Jesus) is not in xmas. Never was, never will be. All the sun-gods from zeus to ra were born on dec. 25th.
Yeshua celebrated Hanukkah. Why don't more Christians follow their Messiah?
Could it be that the traditions of the elders are more important?
"Thou shall not steal" pagan rituals and christianize them.
2007-12-17 07:55:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
From what I hear, Jesus ran afoul of some Romans.
If Christians want Christmas to be less of a bash, they probably should have co-opted a more somber, introspective pagan holiday.
2007-12-17 07:55:28 · answer #8 · answered by David Carrington Jr. 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, He is. Not all of us who are Christians have just forgotten Jesus.
You must understand that we cannot have Nativity plays and such at school. Itis unfair. Not all people are Christians. There are other faiths. We must consider that.
Separation of church and state......
You are wrong when you say "we ALL seem to be drifting away"----- I am not doing that.
You may be, though.
2007-12-17 07:58:12 · answer #9 · answered by batgirl2good 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
He got X'd out by so many. Most can't even be bothered to type Christmas anymore, it's now all about the gifts and the getting. Good thing God is the biggest giver of all.
2007-12-17 07:52:13 · answer #10 · answered by Dawg 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋