http://christmas.blogsiouxfalls.com/2007/12/17/christmas-unwrapped-the-history-of-christmas-1-of-5/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:18:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 http://christmas.blogsiouxfalls.com/2007/12/17/christmas-unwrapped-the-history-of-christmas-1-of-5/#comment-285 Patty Wed, 19 Dec 2007 06:52:54 +0000 http://christmas.blogsiouxfalls.com/2007/12/17/christmas-unwrapped-the-history-of-christmas-1-of-5/#comment-285 As you say "we aren’t the first culture to corrupt Christmas or to fight to see it remain pure and true to the reason for the season. " If you listen closely to the narrative at the beginning of this segment, you can see the History Channel is still in the process of this corrupting. It might seem insignificant but they say "after a rude refusal by a local inkeeper, Mary and Joseph bedded down in a barn ....and the next day Mary gave birth" and "those are the biblical origins of Christmas" I don't know about your bible , but that is not what mine says ...so ....I will continue the fight and "fight to see the "scripture account" remain pure and true too. As you say “we aren’t the first culture to corrupt Christmas or to fight to see it remain pure and true to the reason for the season. ” If you listen closely to the narrative at the beginning of this segment, you can see the History Channel is still in the process of this corrupting. It might seem insignificant but they say “after a rude refusal by a local inkeeper, Mary and Joseph bedded down in a barn ….and the next day Mary gave birth” and “those are the biblical origins of Christmas” I don’t know about your bible , but that is not what mine says …so ….I will continue the fight and “fight to see the “scripture account” remain pure and true too.

]]> http://christmas.blogsiouxfalls.com/2007/12/17/christmas-unwrapped-the-history-of-christmas-1-of-5/#comment-273 Dennis Tue, 18 Dec 2007 13:31:36 +0000 http://christmas.blogsiouxfalls.com/2007/12/17/christmas-unwrapped-the-history-of-christmas-1-of-5/#comment-273 Yes, informative. I notice there were those early in our USA history who chose not to celebrate Christmas because of the "pagan origins". Our history seems to be punctuated by such extremes. Does that make it right or wrong? I think history also begs the question: Why would I not celebrate Christmas? If Jesus is the focus of this day, great. If not, then I do not understand the Christian meaning. I am grateful for the reminder of Jesus' humanity. For many years I ignored the birth of Jesus and was critical of those who celebrated December 25. Today, as a Christian, I look forward to the celebration with my attention focused on Jesus, and the greatest gift given through His birth, death, and resurrection! Praise God! for this opportunity to reflect the "Giver of every good and perfect present". Yes, informative. I notice there were those early in our USA history who chose not to celebrate Christmas because of the “pagan origins”. Our history seems to be punctuated by such extremes. Does that make it right or wrong? I think history also begs the question: Why would I not celebrate Christmas? If Jesus is the focus of this day, great. If not, then I do not understand the Christian meaning. I am grateful for the reminder of Jesus’ humanity. For many years I ignored the birth of Jesus and was critical of those who celebrated December 25. Today, as a Christian, I look forward to the celebration with my attention focused on Jesus, and the greatest gift given through His birth, death, and resurrection! Praise God! for this opportunity to reflect the “Giver of every good and perfect present”.

]]> http://christmas.blogsiouxfalls.com/2007/12/17/christmas-unwrapped-the-history-of-christmas-1-of-5/#comment-271 MRW Tue, 18 Dec 2007 04:57:49 +0000 http://christmas.blogsiouxfalls.com/2007/12/17/christmas-unwrapped-the-history-of-christmas-1-of-5/#comment-271 It's working for us now.....Thanks for showing this. Very informative. It’s working for us now…..Thanks for showing this. Very informative.

]]> http://christmas.blogsiouxfalls.com/2007/12/17/christmas-unwrapped-the-history-of-christmas-1-of-5/#comment-270 admin Tue, 18 Dec 2007 03:38:04 +0000 http://christmas.blogsiouxfalls.com/2007/12/17/christmas-unwrapped-the-history-of-christmas-1-of-5/#comment-270 Okay. We rebuilt the post with a new embedded code for the video. Let us know if it helped. Okay. We rebuilt the post with a new embedded code for the video. Let us know if it helped.

]]> http://christmas.blogsiouxfalls.com/2007/12/17/christmas-unwrapped-the-history-of-christmas-1-of-5/#comment-269 Joe Piner Tue, 18 Dec 2007 03:31:02 +0000 http://christmas.blogsiouxfalls.com/2007/12/17/christmas-unwrapped-the-history-of-christmas-1-of-5/#comment-269 No. No segment working for me! No. No segment working for me!

]]> http://christmas.blogsiouxfalls.com/2007/12/17/christmas-unwrapped-the-history-of-christmas-1-of-5/#comment-268 admin Tue, 18 Dec 2007 03:06:51 +0000 http://christmas.blogsiouxfalls.com/2007/12/17/christmas-unwrapped-the-history-of-christmas-1-of-5/#comment-268 Hmm. Works here. We'll check into it. Hmm. Works here. We’ll check into it.

]]> http://christmas.blogsiouxfalls.com/2007/12/17/christmas-unwrapped-the-history-of-christmas-1-of-5/#comment-267 MRW Tue, 18 Dec 2007 02:58:55 +0000 http://christmas.blogsiouxfalls.com/2007/12/17/christmas-unwrapped-the-history-of-christmas-1-of-5/#comment-267 Didn't come through for us, either....... Didn’t come through for us, either…….

]]> http://christmas.blogsiouxfalls.com/2007/12/17/christmas-unwrapped-the-history-of-christmas-1-of-5/#comment-265 Lynn Washburn Tue, 18 Dec 2007 01:20:35 +0000 http://christmas.blogsiouxfalls.com/2007/12/17/christmas-unwrapped-the-history-of-christmas-1-of-5/#comment-265 segement didn't come through segement didn’t come through

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