Monazita ... about your 'Christmas isn't Christian' post ... wow. Did you not read my post? The pagans don't own that date. The date isn't 'pagan'. It's a flipping date, it belongs to no one. Yes, Coca-Cola did come up with a representation of 'Santa,' but guess what ... that actually came after, and has no bearing on, the holiday. There IS a modernised version of Christmas celebrated by non-practicing Christians and the like, and the gist of that is, 'let's all swap gifts and take a week off work'. But the fact is — I cannot stress this enough — CHRISTMAS IS A CHRISTIAN HOLIDAY. Real Christian Christmas does involve gift-giving and such; generosity is a valuable trait. Real Christian Christmas also involves prayer — which can very often be another form of generosity — and, yes, aiding the needy. Just because you personally don't give time and effort to the helpless and hopeless on Christmas, that doesn't mean true Christians also don't.
The point of Christmas is that it's a celebration of the nativity — that is, when the CHRISTIAN-NOT-PAGAN Jesus came to earth. And as to all of that crap about how 'Christmas isn't even on Jesus's birthday': well, first off, it was a very long time ago, and history is muddled. People say His 'real birthday' is in April or something — but how do we know that that 'proof' isn't inaccurate? And by the way, Jesus existed in heaven before human life anyway. No date or time conceivable to humankind is indeed His 'birthday'. It is celebrated when it is partly because the weather at that time, in many places, can be quite damaging to human moods. Christmas is a time to not only do good for others, but also to recognise what is good in one's own life, to not forget all that God in His goodness has done for them.
I'm sorry if this is not what the creator of the thread wanted, but I just had to respond ...
