tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9508883.post5767797673350609833..comments2023-10-17T06:46:26.537-04:00Comments on God, Superman, and the Buckeyes: Christmas EveThe Metzeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05304121660204122620noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9508883.post-18185056432489519572007-01-13T12:03:00.000-05:002007-01-13T12:03:00.000-05:00Adam, wish I could have heard you deliver this ser...Adam, wish I could have heard you deliver this sermon. I grew up at a church much like what you describe. I have always attributed many of the restoration ideas, especially regarding Christmas and Easter, as taking Protestantism to an extreme anti-Catholic position. But I have grown to see Christmas as a religious celebration as I have grown older. I think it began back at Lipscomb when Greg Wakefield told me story about two kids discussing Christmas. One kid gives the CoC line about not knowing when Christ was born. The other boy says, "If no one knew when I was born, it would not bother if they just picked a day to be my birthday." One of things I find funny is that we don't celebrate Christmas because of its "pagan" origins, yet when CoCers celebrate Christmas with some of the most Pagan elements (Christmas Trees) of the holiday.<br /><br />I was really struck this past December when on "Studio 60", the characters, in an attempt to discredit Christmas as Christ's birth, used the classic CoC line: It's winter, so the shepherds would not have their flocks out at that time.<br /><br />Since we moved to Miami, Julie have made a point of attending Christmas Eve services at some church or another. It has helped to make Christmas special. I look forward to finding new ways to make the celebration more spiritual.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01544977599166167185noreply@blogger.com