[Johnnyuk123]

Originally Posted by DemolitionRed

I was listening to an interview on the radio at work this afternoon and although I don't consider myself a Christian, I found myself agreeing with the person who was pro the advert.

For those who need to keep stating that religion isn't real, that its just a fable, you need to understand that Christianity is a very real thing for those who practice this faith. To try and convince them otherwise is disrespectful.

We can argue that Christmas is a Pagan festival but that's by the by. If you are Pagan and Christmas day is one of your Pagan festivals that's great. If you are a Christian and Christmas day is one of your Christian festivals, that's great too and if you're an atheist, agnostic, or other religion that just wants to join in the festivities with no thought about what the day represents, then nobody is going to knock you for it.

As for the advert, the more I think about it the more I believe it should be allowed and even praised. Christmas has been hijacked. If everyone else can advertise to the consumer to buy, buy, buy for Christmas, why on earth would we object to the Christian church, the very thing Christmas was born from, not be able to advertise ?

This is not true and certainly not a fact. Christianity did not celebrate Christmas for centuries, in fact they were totally against it for centuries. The date Jesus was born has still not been indentified. The nearest date they have to this birth date is september or october. Why am i saying this...Sheperds in that region always kept their cattle indoors during the winter months. There is a passage in the bible that mentions cattle out door whilst talking about the birth of Jesus. Many people agree (none believers and believers) that his birth, if he did exist, would fall months before december and NOT on the exact same day as dozens of other gods before him. So Christmas was NOT born from Christianity. The rest of your post is interesting, i agree with everyone just enjoying the holiday for what it is, a holiday to spend time with your family and loved ones.