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I'm a Christian and I don't celebrate Christmas either for many of the reasons. The big one though for me is Jesus wasn't born anywhere near Dec25th and we are

• coldtea 13y ago
  >I'm a Christian and I don't celebrate Christmas either for many of the reasons. The big one though for me is Jesus wasn't born anywhere near Dec25th and we are never told in the scriptures to celebrate his birth. Well, I'm not really a believer, but in my culture's version of Christianity, the historical traditions amassed by the body of believers are just a part of the religion as any. That is, "the church" is the union of believers first and foremost, not merely what was written down. So, being true to the spirit doesn't mean being true to the written word. In fact, Christ himself never wrote anything: he taught people, to teach other people. And he emphasized how imporant the body of believers is.