tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4467688097380293655.post6168174037775082812..comments2023-08-27T18:08:35.678+02:00Comments on Almost Amish: Social Conscience and the Christian, part 2.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4467688097380293655.post-57608773379764491552012-11-14T12:36:23.774+01:002012-11-14T12:36:23.774+01:00There is no reason not to celebrate the coming int...There is no reason not to celebrate the coming into the world of the Saviour. Even though it is unlikely His birthday was 25th December (that is a date taken over from pagan practice and 'christianised'), we are still celebrating His birth. The way most people celebrate is probably enough to put many Christians off being associated with the excesses, but in my view, there is nothing wrong with a simple celebration, remembering why he came and being thankful that he was willing to do so, knowing what faced Him at the end.<br />RuthRuthGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00310559987608488013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4467688097380293655.post-56319554341738144832012-11-14T12:05:28.065+01:002012-11-14T12:05:28.065+01:00I was wondering what you were going to say about C...I was wondering what you were going to say about Christmas!When I was a teenager my Dad decided that Christmas was pagan and we wouldn't celebrate it; we might get a small present. It wasn't entirely successful. The grandparents were not happy. I was reasonably OK about it but was still disappointed one year when my present was a pair of school socks and a hairbrush!JJAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com