Winter Holiday? Options

[DisneyPrincessKa...]

Around here places are no longer selling Christmas trees. They are selling Holiday trees instead. People refrain from using the term Christmas tree for fear of offending those who do not celebrate Christmas. I am unaware of any holiday during december that uses a Christmas tree, so why do we need to change the name?

Now, Christmas is the most main stread holiday out there. Not everyone celebrates it, but it is very highly advertised. If it is such a popular holiday why must the media deny it's meaning? It celebrates the birth of Christ, however people often dance around that because they do not want to offend others.

Should there be a new holiday for buying presents, one that has no religious ties? Or should Chirstmas be Christmas and not "The Winter Holiday"? I'd especially like to hear from those of you who do not celebrate Christmas.

[lakerfever2476]

Our church isn't exactly the richest church in the world.

In fact, it's one of the poorest in America. Sorry, church. >_<

The teachers aren't even payed they just volunteer. o_o

[Spirited Away]

Our church isn't exactly the richest church in the world.

In fact, it's one of the poorest in America. Sorry, church. >_<

The teachers aren't even payed they just volunteer. o_o

First, what is your church called and where is it located. Even if these teachers are volunteers, they must have been screen through for credentials, as is the normal process for accepting volunteers. This teacher seems so ridiculous that I'm sure any sensible pastor and/or clergyman would not allow him/her to instruct Sunday School goers.

Second, to blame that your church is one of the poorest and thus cannot provide a decent teacher is absolute nonsense, in my opinion. Even the poorest church can afford to educate its staff by means of a Bible—they're free, and hire staff or accept volunteers that show common sense and tolerance, not ones that are illogical and discriminating. If your pastor or clergymen cannot provide this, then do not hold Sunday School. A simple solution to a BIG problem—one that creates unnecessary ill-wills towards other religions.

Monsieur illumineering got to you before I can but I would like to second what he said. It's not all that hard to learn about other religions. How do you suppose that, lets says an agnostic, once Buddhist, like me know things about Christianity that quite a number of Christians do not? A lot of Christians have argued in this forum that Christ was born on December 25th, however, we non-Christians know better. How do you think we know that? We certainly do not go to any agnostic or atheist school.