I love the Christmas season, and like everyone else with eyes, I can see that it has long since become commercialized and full of flaws. I don’t intend to run it down for those reasons, however, but rather to point to one aspect that we probably do not consider as much. I would like you to consider not so much all the things with which we have covered up Christmas, but what we have allowed Christmas feels to cover up.
Read MoreDepending on whom you ask, December 25 has a whole host of nefarious pagan characters laying claim to it. Mithra, Isis, Osiris, and Saturnalia are just a few of the names that get linked with this date. The general argument, illustrated by Ferrell’s quotation above, is that because December 25 is associated with so many pagan (or even worse, Roman Catholic) traditions and "deities," "real" Christians should not celebrate the day, or attribute any more significance to it than any other day of the year.
Read MoreAs December 25 draws near, you will no doubt hear from some of your more "pious" and "holier-than-you" friends about the pagan traditions and customs that are bound up in our modern celebration of the birth of Christ. You may even be accused of worshiping the sun, rather than the Son. Perhaps you’ve already been informed that your Christmas tree is a pagan practice.
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