Thanks for posting. I wasn't aware of all this. It's clear, though. Once they managed to "secularize" Christmas, they moved on to convincing Christians that they were celebrating a "pagan" holiday and that "real" Christians needed to return to celebrating all the OT festivals instead. They stole the rainbow, we need to reclaim it. And Christmas. Don't let them mutilate and then steal Christmas from us! I was almost convinced by this deception for a couple of years. Inspiring Philosophy did a video on the historical roots of our Christmas traditions and how early Church fathers calculated the date for the holiday. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bWSrF7kNpM Not the best vid, but it gets the message across. I also enjoyed Kirk Cameron's video on the meaning behind Christmas traditions. We need to reclaim our culture and our faith!
Thanks glad you found it informative. Interesting how Christmas has been subverted using pop-culture songs to undermine and dillute the message, and to confuse people about the true meanings.
I've rejected most of this 'consumer christmas' stuff but still participate because I don't want to be some kind recluse with the family, but am really interested in finding out more about the true christmas traditions. Obviously going to mass, going to confession, trying to get myself right with the world... lots of things to do while remembering the birth of Christ in this world. I will check out the Kirk Cameron video too, thanks for recommending!
Yes. You should watch the IP video in the link also. It sets the record straight after the onslaught of videos in recent years and twisting of history that has been done to convince us that Christmas is too "pagan" for us to celebrate and that we need to return to Jewish feasts. Between that video and the one you posted, I feel deceived and am angry. Of course, it seems we can never know the truth these days. So we may as well cherish our traditions - even IF they include some pagan traditions from our forefathers - instead of letting them be stolen from us.
Thanks for posting. I wasn't aware of all this. It's clear, though. Once they managed to "secularize" Christmas, they moved on to convincing Christians that they were celebrating a "pagan" holiday and that "real" Christians needed to return to celebrating all the OT festivals instead. They stole the rainbow, we need to reclaim it. And Christmas. Don't let them mutilate and then steal Christmas from us! I was almost convinced by this deception for a couple of years. Inspiring Philosophy did a video on the historical roots of our Christmas traditions and how early Church fathers calculated the date for the holiday. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bWSrF7kNpM Not the best vid, but it gets the message across. I also enjoyed Kirk Cameron's video on the meaning behind Christmas traditions. We need to reclaim our culture and our faith!
Thanks glad you found it informative. Interesting how Christmas has been subverted using pop-culture songs to undermine and dillute the message, and to confuse people about the true meanings.
I've rejected most of this 'consumer christmas' stuff but still participate because I don't want to be some kind recluse with the family, but am really interested in finding out more about the true christmas traditions. Obviously going to mass, going to confession, trying to get myself right with the world... lots of things to do while remembering the birth of Christ in this world. I will check out the Kirk Cameron video too, thanks for recommending!
Yes. You should watch the IP video in the link also. It sets the record straight after the onslaught of videos in recent years and twisting of history that has been done to convince us that Christmas is too "pagan" for us to celebrate and that we need to return to Jewish feasts. Between that video and the one you posted, I feel deceived and am angry. Of course, it seems we can never know the truth these days. So we may as well cherish our traditions - even IF they include some pagan traditions from our forefathers - instead of letting them be stolen from us.