Christians To Blame For Secular Christmas

Why can't you people allow for an all inclusive holiday greeting? You know, Christmas isn't the ONLY holiday of this season, and Christians aren't the ONLY one's worthy of a holiday greeting. By wishing a "happy holiday" you aren't "secularizing" Christmas, you are simply allowing room for those outside the Christian faith who are celebrating their own holidays too. How selfish can you all be to want to exclude everyone but Christians at this time of supposed Christian giving? Is it really such a threat to you to allow others to extend a happy holiday to someone who celebrates Hanukkah or Kwanza or Ramadan instead of Christmas? Quit taking everything as some sort of attack and remember that Christ preached tolerance and love. This season should, if nothing else, remind you that to be a Christian is to be as Christ-like as possible. Petty complaints such as this one however prove you all have a very long way to go......

I love all Christian holidays and as for me and my family we will serve the Lord . On Easter we hide eggs like everyone but inside our eggs we put little things like a twig wich represent the cross that they hung Jesus, a rock wich repersent the stone that was rolled away , a lamb wich repersent Jesus the lamb of God you can think of many games to play with your kids to keep Jesus in the Holidays. Instead of buying Gifts at Christmas for the married couples we are only allowed to buy one gift card of out to eat no more than 25.00 then we put them all in a hat shake it up and then draw to see where we get to go eat. we also only buy the children ages 8 qnd under a smaall gift then 8 and over gets a five or 10.00 gift card to Walmart. The mothers and Dads will buy a little morefor the kids for Christmas day but this has always helped our married kids to enjoy Christmasw we also have a birthday cake for Jesus every year and sing to him. we also play games asking trivia questions about the Bible we buy small candles or mens colone ext.I go to the 1.00 tree to get these things we have a ball and not one of my kids are tied down with a lot of credit card bills after Christmas because we enjoy family at Christmas it is a lot of fun trying to see who knows what about the word of God and it is a relaxing time we are not a stressedfamily try it some year it is a blessing to be able to still be smiling on January first. Thanks for listing to what we do for Christmas and Merry Christmas to you all.

Your an Idiot....a Brainwashed Idiot.

so true but what is even sadder if our president claims to believe in God but does not proclaim it in the place we give him a home. How sad really is this country and what is leading us. Shame on our leaders

This article took courage to write and I thank you for explaining what is the true meaning of Christmas. As christians we need to get back to the basics and be the type of people others can trust. We need to experience a new birth in our churches which produces a healthy faith of believers - body, soul, & spirit. May Christ come into your homes this Christmas and everyday of the year.

I rarely respond to articles, but I had to say 'thank you', Rachel, for writing an article that is so needed at this time of year. Well-said!

Well stated. There is a new book being hand sold at select Christmas stores and at the authors book site about this very non Christian Christmas debate.

A White House Christmas - Politics, Religion and Truth.

The book uses fantasy, fact and faith to debate the separation of church and state. The main character, a (fictional) president must battle a government take over of Christmas (they are going to move it to the 3rd Sunday of December and rename it GIFTmas) and personal doubts about his Christianity.Book can be ordered at

http://www.a-white-house-christmas.com

No doubt it is time for Christians to Shout from the Mountaintop!

I have a Nativity in our Family Villiage we set up along with another in the main room of our house. Our tree stays up until after Epihany.
I play Christmas Carols relating to the true meaning of Christmas more than the secular and read the Christmas story leading up to our Lord and Saviors birth.

Melissa

Rachel
You are a cluless bigot. Many of us do not celebrate Christmas but are forced to deal with Xmas music, commercials, and "How was your Christmas" over and over again.

Have I purchased all my Xmas gifts? How many times must one answer the same question?

You ask, "Should Christians be concerned about the secularization of Christmas? Sure they should. I resent school "winter" concerts, "holiday" parades, and the ridiculous fear that prevents people from wishing each other "Merry Christmas!" with total abandon." You resent a "winter concert". You prefer to force one to attend a "Christmas Concert"

You are clearly ignorant and you represent reasons why religion separates people as opposed to bringing them together.

Religionj leads to war--perhaps now we now why Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize---because he supports a "Winter Holiday"

Bottom line- Go to Church and pray for forgiveness -you are what is wrong with our "Melting pot" country.

Admit it you are a Nazi

December 25 is not JESUS CHRIST'S birthday. If you celebrate it as that you are a lier!. You can't put Christ in something he hate.Read Revelation 21:8,27JK.Rev.22:15 says (For without are dogs, and sorceres, and whoremongers,and murderers,and idolaters, and whosoeverloveth and maketh a lie.

Let everyone do whatever wants with private believes and religious practices. Do not let the government interfere as long as you respect others for what they are.

I too am glad to hear that the White House will be displaying the nativity. I am tired of the "religious political correctness" and "non-religious" attitude that our country is slipping into. Doesn't anyone remember the foundation on which our country was founded on.......Religious freedom? And the reason we celebrate CHRISTmas is to remember what a wonderful gift God gave us in delivering a Saviour. As American citizens we are supposed to have the right to do this openly without fear.
Our family does not exchange gifts, but we do gather together to celebrate Christ's birth. If anyone would like to hear Christ based carols, instead of meaningless Chrismas songs, they need to revisit their local church. (If more people attened church our country would be a better and more moral place to live.)

Well said and heartfelt. I live alone and don't even decorate anymore. The advent and the birth of Christ is my christmas. I give gifts that I can pay cash for and donate to charity for children in need. I find that the peace in my heart makes me the happiest I have ever been. I truly enjoy giving and don't really want any presents.

Christmas is certainly commercialized and I feel bad for those who celebrate it. But is that any worse or better than the fact that Jesus was actually born in the Summer and Christmas itself is branched off of a holiday paying homage to Winter that the Christians adapted from the Romans?

If you celebrate modern-day Christmas then do so but creating a holiday tree is senseless because those who don't celebrate Christmas don't put up trees of any sort.

Does it really make you feel like you can't embrace your own beliefs about Christ when others (including the President Obama) would prefer to be neutrual or have diferent beliefs??? I think you are afraid of your beliefs not being so true anymore... If he was Jewish and wanted to post those symbols. Would that be against the tradition and even worse!!!??? Against this country which you obviously feel is founded on Jesus's values or is it his endless and "rediculous" legecy!

I agree with the writer who said Christmas begins at home. The senseless time people spend in decorating but fail to realize the real meaning of Christmas and it seems they do not realize we are celebrating the birth of Baby Jesus, the Savior of the World.

I really like this article alot. Some people forget tht Jesus is the reason for the season. The mob scene on black Friday. the overwhelming holiday shopping traffic and the giving of gift to people and kids who really dont even deserve it can be stressful. Let not for get the number on problem right now. Employment!! How many people have lost there job, homes and savings.!! Let get back to basic world! For example when is the last time you have stopped and said hello or hi to a stranger for no reason at all! That is what Christmas is all about, the gift that keeps giving is love!!

We need more reminders like this! Rachel, thanks for taking the time to write about such an important subject that others would rather ignore.

I agree, 1,000,000 %.

christmas on the 25th is rediculous. i bet not many will tell you its a pagan based holiday. its a festival to celebrate ths son of the goddess isis.
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Research it.

no where factual does it say jesus was born on december 25th.

its an estimate.