Christians used to worry that Christmas was too comercial. That's the moral found in old popular culture stories such as "A Charlie Brown Christmas" and "How the Grinch Stole Christmas."
But today's self-annointed "culture warriors" have inverted the issue. Bill O'Reilly is upset that Wal-Mart employees say "Happy Holidays!" Commerce is not Christian enough!
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Showing posts with label Christmas. Show all posts
The Real Reason for the Season
Christmas was born of Northern Europeans trying to survive the long cold winter with parties, alcohol, and lots of lights. The lights keep you from going crazy when the sun shines only for about a quarter of the day. The parties and alcohol lead to babies who will be born at the end of summer when the harvest is ripe. Survival and Reproduction are the evolutionary reason for the season.
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