| 50 Questions for Anti-Christmas Crusaders Contributor(s): Stavebank, Chad (Author) |
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ISBN: 3656865353 ISBN-13: 9783656865353 Publisher: Grin Verlag OUR PRICE: $36.01 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2015 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Theology |
| Physical Information: 0.04" H x 7" W x 10" (0.12 lbs) 20 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Essay from the year 2014 in the subject Theology - Miscellaneous, language: English, abstract: One of the many attacks that are made against the Christian faith involves the blessed holiday of Christmas. However, this type of attack is not only made by those who oppose Christianity altogether, but it is also made by certain groups who profess to follow the path of Christ. I'm referring, of course, to the claims that Jesus could not have been born on December 25th because "Bethlehem would have been too cold and too snowy at that time of year for shepherds to have been out in the fields with their sheep at night." I'm also referring to the various claims that Christmas is loaded with paganism and that Jesus would oppose birthday celebrations and man-made holidays. Now, instead of composing a series of essays with which to address these fabricated fables, I have decided instead to present my Christmas-defending facts in the form of questions to ask our Christmas-opposing neighbors. The enemies of God have so often used this technique themselves that I figured it was time to put them on the receiving end for a change. Hence, I have composed a list of "50 Questions for Anti-Christmas Crusaders." The first third of these questions are designed to defend the possibility that Jesus may very well have been born on or near December 25th. Now, of course, the facts presented here do not prove that this is the authentic date, but they do prove that a birth in December is by no means impossible. In the remaining questions, I will address a variety of issues including the false claims of pagan-incorporation into Christmas, the celebration of birthdays and man-made holidays, and the various good and charitable things that have come as a result of the Christmas season. After the questions, I've included some "Closing Remarks" where I speak directly to those who originally opposed the holiday. It is my hope and intention that these questions will not only enable anti-Chr |