[KristofferUmfrey]

Originally Posted by FunkyTown

You're right, Kristoffer: We can't use any symbol or respect anything that has ever been used in Pagan mythology: No Christmas, no Easter, no worship on Sunday...

We can't celebrate the Resurrection(Since the Babylonian deity Bel also died and was resurrected), mourn our dead, discuss Heaven(Since Heaven is very similar to Nirvana, or the Buddhist lands where the Deva dwell), wear white clothing(Similar to the Vestal Virgins of Greece).

We also can't engage in the Sacrament(Due to the Pagan Book of Shadows).

Or, and I'm just pitching here, God told us to avoid Pagan rites and rituals because it diluted the meaning of his Word. Maybe, instead of telling us to pull ourselves wholeheartedly frm the world, he was telling us not to commit the sin of Solomon: Allowing those who didn't believe as we did to twist our beliefs.

You know? Maybe I've been too harsh on this whole 'Celebrating Christmas' thing. Maybe a season, not of excess, but of giving, of remembering our Lord... Maybe that would be a good thing. Yes. Yes, I think it is.

Merry Christmas, Kristoffer.

Happy Hanukkah.