Reply #72: It's not about owning the solstice

[thinkingwoman]

it's about being assimilated and then, all these years later, having "Jesus is the reason for the season" thrown repeatedly in your face. :eyes:

If Xtianity as a whole (not just the educated, kind members) would acknowledge that Jesus wasn't born Dec. 25th and that other holidays celebrated at that time pre-date him anyway, maybe non-xtians could actually enjoy this time of year again.

I personally could not care less when a religion wants to celebrate the birth of their figurehead. I care that I am told I am defiling their time of year when my celebrations are actually older.

I just want to add, TallahasseeGrannie that I normally find your posts thoughtful, sensitive, and illuminating (if not enlightening) but the digs at pagans "owning" solstice were condescending at the very least. Did you mean for them to be?