Is Santa really good for kids?

[Lady Pi Phi]

Originally posted by Eclipse
Thanks for your comment on my post.

Question for you...I know you said you don't believe in organized religion, but do you believe that Jesus is the Son of God who came to earth and died for our sins? If not, I wonder why you celebrate Christmas in the non-religious way as you said. If people want to celebrate the Winter Solstice or have a Yule log or what every pagen ritual (including decorating a tree, which is discussed in the Bible, BTW) I don't try to tell them they can't, but I personnally find it hypocrytical to say you are "celebrating" Christmas, but want to take the religious/Christian aspects out of it.

BTW, I can't take credit for most of the post, I "stole" it from a sermon my Pastor preached 2 Sundays ago!

You have a good point there.

I don't really believe that Jesus is our saviour. I also don't celebrate christmas in the religious sense, and I don't celebrate the pagan winter solstice either. I suppose I celebrate the halmark holiday that it has become because I always have. It's really only out of tradition that I do this. In fact, I would be more than thrilled if my family wanted to stop altogether. Unfortunately they don't want to and I am obliged to spend this time of the year with them.

I don't go to church. I don't sing carols...nor do I sing Christmas related songs (perhaps I should put quotations marks around Christmas?) I put a tree up because the family wants it. Honestly I "celebrate" it out of tradition. It's nothing more than another holiday to me.

But I see your point.