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December 17, 2007
Let's Take Christ Out of Christmas
Raymond Lawrence's article, Liberating Christmas from Christianity: Let's Take Christ Out of Christmas was published in CounterPunch.
In the article Lawrence asserts, "There are some very good reasons why Christians should give up the fight to reassert ownership of Christmas and to stop resisting its so-called secularization."
Raymond Lawrence takes the point of view that we need to"... encourage the whole world to celebrate the renewal of the life-giving sun (in the northern hemisphere at least) through candle light, the cutting of greens, and gift-giving, and to show generosity to others, especially to those in need. None of these activities require one to be a Christian, nor even to understand anything about Christianity."
From the above excerpts, the reader can see that once again Raymond Lawrence not only expresses a novel point of view but a generosity of spirit and inclusivity of hospitality to all humanity, especially those who have fallen on hard times.
Perry Miller, Editor
Posted by Perry Miller, Editor at December 17, 2007 10:32 PM