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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm a Christian and a minister.  The things you listed are pagan in origin.  Christianity adopted them in an effort to combine the nativity with well-established pagan winter festivals.  Lights and festivities make the celebration of the birth of Jesus much more fun!  So anyone can celebrate the winter holiday and more importantly, Christ would welcome all to the celebration regardless of spiritual path.[/quote]

Thank you!!!i wish many of the"christians" I met had your attitude. [/quote]

Exactly, the Christian minister has a good attitude about non-Christians celebrating Christmas, but it's the minister's personal opinion, with no basis in Christian history or teachings.

Jesus thought he was King of the Jews -- their long-awaited Messiah. He did not know that a new religion would be formed around him - that was Paul's doing - and certainly did not envision his supposed birthday becoming a major holiday.[/quote]

Dear friend, may I gently suggest that you are missing the point? I am the minister you keep quoting.  We know that Jesus had no idea that thousands of years later people would be celebrating his birth with decorated trees, beautiful lights, cookies,  and gifts.  However, Jesus the Christ  (whatever that means to you) would certainly welcome everyone to the table on Christmas!  His entire message was one of love, inclusivity, tolerance, compassion, and friendship.  We are called to love one another. Period.  No descriptors or exclusions followed that statement. Just love one another.  Christmas is a time of love and light,  of family and friendship, of giving and receiving, regardless of faith tradition. Those who practice other religions often choose not to participate in Christmas and that is certainly understandable.  However, should they choose to participate in the non-religious traditions associated with the holiday, they should always feel more than welcome to do so.  The Jesus I know would never exclude - he would add more chairs to the table. [/quote][/quote]

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