Ok, I hadn't checked this thread in a day or so and its grown a lot! The most recent comments delve a little too much into the esoteric for me. When it comes to interpretation of religious philosophies, well, to each his own, and you really aren't going to change anyone's mind on an online discussion board.


h20,

Ok, you got me fair and square . If you say that people are free to celebrate Christmas, which has Christian origins, without relating it to its religious roots, can't christians use symbolism that previously had other religious connotations? Either they are both wrong or they are both fine.

I realize that that also points out the hypocricy of this threads origins, but I think that in challenging someone's hypocricy you can't fall victim of the same thing yourself, or you lose whatever argumentative high ground you had.

In any case, I'd just like to say you are clearly very intelligent, and I look forward to seeing your next comment!