Taking Back Christmas

Written By Gary Davison

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“Whilst so many suffer, the simple hope of Christmas is for a fairer world full of peace and justice. This on its own should encourage us all to tell this story far and wide, free of fear that it contains anything which would offend our God.”

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Thanks for this. I agree we should claim Christmas for ourselves and use it to witness to its true meaning. There is similarly a common idea that the name Easter comes from a pagan goddess Eostre, but the evidence for this is thin, and I think it more likely comes form the word "east" or "dawn" (the sun rises in the east) - the rebirth of light and life (cf. German Ostern).

-David

Thanks for your comment, I must admit I've not yet done any serious research about Easter, perhaps that should be a future project!

-Gary

Gary Davison

Gary has never been a traditional Christadelphian, always instead choosing to plough his own furrow rather than be in any way conventional. He's a free thinker, but often struggles for the motivation to move on from just thinking. He was born and raised in Coventry, England, but moved to Glasgow, Scotland, in 2010. He now lives further West in Dumbarton on the edge of civilisation with his wife Amy and their Miniature Schnauzer dog Roscoe. He loves cycling, despite being a bit out of shape, and is a passionate fan and fierce defender of the importance of green technology. His favourite radio station is BBC 6Music because it matches his eclectic taste in music. His favourite podcast is 'A pastor and a philosopher walk into a bar'. He works in IT, but that's probably the least interesting thing about him, except for the fact that he cannot make himself burp!

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