Christians Celebrating Christmas “Non-religiously”

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I agree that celebrating Christmas is not malicious, but instead misguided.  Imagine you were an ancient Israelite  and began celebrating an annual feast to God that He had NOT commanded, but rather had been handed down as a tradition through your family. This feast day through the generations had become very worldly and encouraged fleshly desires including greed, covetousness, drunkenness, and other ungodliness.  When confronted by your brethren, you would exclaim “Oh not me, I know its not an REAL feast day. I’m just enjoying the festive atmosphere they have here. It makes me

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Should Christians Celebrate Christmas?

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My second cousin sent me an email this week and asked me if I liked Christmas music.  I must admit that while I do enjoy some holiday music, it is not because of religious reasons, but rather because it rekindles childhood memories of the smell of a live tree in the house, decorations, mistletoe, claymation holiday movies, and the anticipation of gifts.  As a Christian, I don’t like how the holidays make me feel.  The whole underlying theme is that we will all be much happier because we have spent money on someone else or

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