Jerusalem and Damascus wrote:Genivaria wrote:Does anyone else here find a sort of detachment between the Christmas you grew up with and the Christmas you hear about from Christians?
Let me clarify, when I was a child Christmas was A Christmas Carol, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, spending time your family, enjoying time off from work/school, Santa Claus, Jack Frost, Frosty the Snow Man.
In the movie A Christmas Carol, what did the Ghost of Christmas Present say Christmas was all about?
Peace on Earth and good will towards man. THAT'S Christmas. I don't need any virgin birth to make this special, it already IS special.
Sorry bout that J&D, wasn't ranting at you.
Oh, it's fine.
I sort of keep the two separate, the secular Christmas and the Christian one. I do my own quiet little reverence, and then I spend my time with the family in the secular way because, hey, they're not religious, but I still love'em and the secular Christmas.
I knew there was a reason I like you. Happy Easter.