Originally Posted by
TexasParent
Really, Christmas belongs to you; Christian's? That is where you are mistaken. No where does Santa tell kids that it's a Christian holiday; and in my house we had a Christmas tree, family dinners, love; but it was not a celebration of Christ. Did I know it represented the day Christ was born, yes; but more as a history of how it came about as well as the pagan celebrations that it was also born from.
How dare you call it your holiday!! How dare you dismiss a family celebration that I have been a part of for over 50 years. What gives you the arrogance to call it your own!!
It's not even in the bible, it's not even God sanctioned as it were, it's origins are pagan celebrations and the state gives everyone a holiday, not just Christian's.
For you I imagine it's a celebration of Christ's birth, for millions of other American's it something else entirely but just as much theirs as it is yours.
I imagine in your world, only Christian's would be allowed to celebration Christmas; would the rest of us have to roast like the chestnuts if we committed heresy by celebrating our version of Christmas?
For a Christian you would think you would want everyone to celebrate Christmas rather than keep it Christian so as to help bring others to Christ; but it doesn't sound to Christ like for you to be divisive.
I know this for sure I wouldn't want YOU in charge of Christmas even if I were a Christian.