Friday, December 07, 2012

Christmas......A Secular Holiday

With all the turmoil taking place in various parts of the world, Christmas is the perfect time for people to celebrate the good things in life. Although Christmas emanates from the Christian religion, and there are those that wish to retain that connection, it has evolved into a secular holiday. From my perspective, that’s great. If people resisted the temptation to bring religion into a celebration that now goes beyond one set of beliefs, more people may be inclined to use the opportunity to build bridges between the many communities that live along side each other. A secular Christmas provides the opportunity to advance peace and goodwill to everyone without the need to evaluate the event based on religious convictions. Why can’t we recognize the benefits of that?

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