I have no intention of making a mountain out of a mole hill, but I found an interesting post on the blog True Discernment and thought some of you may want to weigh in on it. (Also see Independent Conservative’s similar post here). It features Christmas greetings from two popular women “pastors.” As supposed Christian leaders, do you see any problem with Juanita Bynum and Paula White’s Christmas greetings? Is this just a by-product of who they truly are? I mean Christ of the Bible is often times absent from their “sermons” (in place of health, wealth, prosperity, and even sex) so why should He be included in their Christmas greetings? What do you think?
Christ Alone Wyoming 
I think it’s sweet,Merry Christmas!
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Gee you know, these two “ladies” – and I use that term advisedly – are so far removed from orthodox Christianity that nothing they do could surprise me.
Between Juanita Bynum’s shameless “Threshing Floor” money-grubbing scheme and Paula White’s blasphemous “Atonement Offering” antics – not to mention their self-proclaimed and wholly unBiblical postion of “Pastix” – I’m half expecting them to pull a Simon Magus and begin selling the anointing to their itching ears adherents.
The blasphemy of the pastrix, mediatrix, co-redemptrix, dual-divorcetrix, tandem of Bynum and White is simply breathtaking.
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If the cards said “Merry Christmas” it would not change who these “shepherds” are. Would it?
Matthew 7:16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
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That message in itself doesnt tellmuch. There are many reformed believers who dont even celebrate Christmas because they do want to honor Christ. Christmas has not really been made popular until recent times. So while I would not endorse either of these gals their Christmas greetings could be a lot ‘worse’.
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– The Pilgrim
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Oh, please! Jesus was not born on the 25th day of December. There is nothing in the scripture that demands a believer celebrate Jesus’ birth on a pagan holiday that commemorates sun-worship. Furthermore, does the church really need a seasonal greeting from these two spiritual adulteresses? Wake up!!!
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This is obviously anti Mexican,it should read Feliz Navidad.
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The word “holiday” is from the Middle Enlgish word “holidais” which means “Holy Day”. Instead of giving up this pious greeting to a bunch of athiests and pagans who want to subvert Christ and His church, we should fight for it and return it to its status as a Christian greeting through loving education. The word “holidai” was cheapened by Christians long before Christmas was cheapened by nonChristians. Labor Day is not a “holidia”. Christmas is a “holidia”.
The word “Christmas” is also from Middle English. It is “Christemasse” which is a contraction of “Christ’s Mass” or “The Mass of Christ”… but how many Christians actually attend church on December 25th? In the end, most Christians treat the day as though it is all about spending time with food, family, friends, and gifts.
…and we wonder why people do not understand the truth of Christmas?
So, happy holidias and have a merry Christemasse.
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In response to “rage”…….there is overwhelming archaeological and historical evidence that Jesus WAS born on December 25th, but that is not the point. š
Christmas is NOT a pagan holiday…that is a lie perpetrated on us by people who do not believe. If you do a thorough study of the holiday, it has it’s roots in Christianity.
As far as the greeting goes, if you want to take Christ out of the season that’s fine but I would prefer to acknowledge my faith and say Merry Christmas
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To support Laura’s point:
I never hear these same people suggest that various pagans abandon the celebration of All Hallow’s Eve just because it is based on the Christian celebration of All Saint’s Day that occurs hours later.
I also never hear any party animal suggest that we should cancel Marti Gras just because Fat Tuesday is based on the Ash Wednesday that occurs the next day.
And for the record, early Christians created a totally different set of holidays to stamp out pagan seasonal celebrations. The “Ember Days” which predated the Christianization of Rome were pagan festivals. They were centered around the solstices and equinoxes and were marked by offerings to various gods, spirits, and ancestors. These were replaced with days of fasting and prayer. They became known by the midevil church as the “quatuor tempora” (four times). Since these Christian holidays predate the establishment of Christmas, the purpose of Christmas was clearly something else.
It is also important to note that Eastern Rite Christianity (Greek Orthodox for example) do no not celebrate Christmas and Easter on the same day as Western Rite Christianity (Rome, Protestants, and Lutherans). Their Christmas is on January 7th (until 2099) which does not fall on any particular pagan festival.
When one looks at the ancient Christian Calender, it is almost impossible to find a day that is NOT a holiday or fast day. Many of the overlaps are pure coincidence. For example, 18 of the 31 days in December are some kind of Christian feast days, holidays, festivals, or fast days. Any nonChristian celebration in December will probably fall on one of these days by shere statistcial probability.
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