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RINO Tom
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« on: January 02, 2021, 07:03:52 PM »

I have zero problem with it, and I see it as a positive.  Contrary to most Christians' beliefs, I'm sure, I see it as beneficial to Christianity for the holiday to remain as culturally relevant as possible.
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RINO Tom
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« Reply #1 on: January 03, 2021, 01:34:19 PM »

I have zero problem with it, and I see it as a positive.  Contrary to most Christians' beliefs, I'm sure, I see it as beneficial to Christianity for the holiday to remain as culturally relevant as possible.

I think it's all fine as long as people aren't worshipping Santa.  It does provide a good insurance policy against Christmas ever falling into obscurity, which probably makes it easier to evangelize in the long run.


And I don't think that is happening at all, really.  "Religious Americans" (in quotes because it's a subjective label) will obviously continue to see the holiday as both cultural AND religious in nature, so the worst that can happen from my perspective is that a few people who are on the fence - likely younger and brought up in a more secular culture but still with some ancestral fondness for religion, like my 25-year old sister - end up in a church on Christmas Eve for "cultural reasons" and forge a reconnection.
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