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Christmas is both a religious and secular holiday. Jesus would have been born at some point of the year other than December according to the Bible, and Christma

Christmas is both a religious and secular holiday. Jesus would have been born at some point of the year other than December according to the Bible, and Christmas (like Easter) was originally a pagan celebration that was likely co-opted intentionally.

giancarlostoro 7y ago
Precisely. Christmas is definitely not Biblically inspired just adopted by the church. Elements such as Santa are definitely not Biblical. I am a Christian who doesnt celebrate Christmas because its origins are extrabiblical and pagan. The 7 feast days (Jewish holidays) are much more Biblical and Christian in my opinion. Even Easter is tainted because it was actually supposed to be the Passover (Pesach) but was based off a Pagan holiday instead. Despite the obvious there are many Christians who will defend Christmas to their dying breath. I have nothing against celbrating Christmas I just choose not to go out of my way to get a tree and I dont intend on lying to my kids about a fat man and toys.
- havelhovel 7y ago
  I don't intend to lie to my children over ancient myths in general, but they can keep Christmas precisely because it's all in good fun.
- wyqydsyq 7y ago
  Where is the line drawn between lying to your kids about a made up fat man flying through the sky to deliver toys, and lying to your kids about a made up sky wizard that created the entire universe?
  - giancarlostoro 7y ago
    The line is obvious. I believe in my faith. Fat man isn't part of it. You can look front to back in any KJV, or Peshitta Bible and I doubt you'll find a direct story about a fat man giving toys to children, worse yet, Jesus being born in December isn't biblically supported. Also it's very rude of you to not only attack my faith as a lie, but also to mock it. There's plenty of historical evidence of people from the Bible.
  - dang 7y ago
    Please don't do religious flamewar on HN. It's not what this site is for. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
fortran77 7y ago
This has little to do with the fact that every Church will have some group activities scheduled around the Holiday, giving people a chance to meet and socialize.
- wavefunction 7y ago
  If you look for my other comment in the page you will find that I believe there are opportunities to socialize during the holidays for everyone. I was just replying to the question about it being a religious holiday.

giancarlostoro 7y ago

Precisely. Christmas is definitely not Biblically inspired just adopted by the church. Elements such as Santa are definitely not Biblical. I am a Christian who doesnt celebrate Christmas because its origins are extrabiblical and pagan. The 7 feast days (Jewish holidays) are much more Biblical and Christian in my opinion. Even Easter is tainted because it was actually supposed to be the Passover (Pesach) but was based off a Pagan holiday instead. Despite the obvious there are many Christians who will defend Christmas to their dying breath. I have nothing against celbrating Christmas I just choose not to go out of my way to get a tree and I dont intend on lying to my kids about a fat man and toys.

havelhovel 7y ago
I don't intend to lie to my children over ancient myths in general, but they can keep Christmas precisely because it's all in good fun.
wyqydsyq 7y ago
Where is the line drawn between lying to your kids about a made up fat man flying through the sky to deliver toys, and lying to your kids about a made up sky wizard that created the entire universe?
- giancarlostoro 7y ago
  The line is obvious. I believe in my faith. Fat man isn't part of it. You can look front to back in any KJV, or Peshitta Bible and I doubt you'll find a direct story about a fat man giving toys to children, worse yet, Jesus being born in December isn't biblically supported. Also it's very rude of you to not only attack my faith as a lie, but also to mock it. There's plenty of historical evidence of people from the Bible.
- dang 7y ago
  Please don't do religious flamewar on HN. It's not what this site is for. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

fortran77 7y ago

This has little to do with the fact that every Church will have some group activities scheduled around the Holiday, giving people a chance to meet and socialize.

wavefunction 7y ago
If you look for my other comment in the page you will find that I believe there are opportunities to socialize during the holidays for everyone. I was just replying to the question about it being a religious holiday.