Why does Christianity align itself with a capitalist greedy Christmas??
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Why does Christianity align itself with a capitalist Christmas??
Like it goes against what Jesus stood for?
- Greed
- Exploitation
- Gluttony
- Materialism
- Debt
- Self interest
etc
The list goes on. Another reason why less are going to Churches?
Like it goes against what Jesus stood for?
- Greed
- Exploitation
- Gluttony
- Materialism
- Debt
- Self interest
etc
The list goes on. Another reason why less are going to Churches?
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(Original post by Bill_Gates)
Why does Christianity align itself with a capitalist Christmas??
Like it goes against what Jesus stood for?
- Greed
- Exploitation
- Gluttony
- Materialism
- Debt
- Self interest
etc
The list goes on. Another reason why less are going to Churches?
Why does Christianity align itself with a capitalist Christmas??
Like it goes against what Jesus stood for?
- Greed
- Exploitation
- Gluttony
- Materialism
- Debt
- Self interest
etc
The list goes on. Another reason why less are going to Churches?
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(Original post by Bill_Gates)
Why does Christianity align itself with a capitalist Christmas??
Like it goes against what Jesus stood for?
- Greed
- Exploitation
- Gluttony
- Materialism
- Debt
- Self interest
etc
The list goes on. Another reason why less are going to Churches?
Why does Christianity align itself with a capitalist Christmas??
Like it goes against what Jesus stood for?
- Greed
- Exploitation
- Gluttony
- Materialism
- Debt
- Self interest
etc
The list goes on. Another reason why less are going to Churches?
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(Original post by Bill_Gates)
Why does Christianity align itself with a capitalist Christmas??
Like it goes against what Jesus stood for?
- Greed
- Exploitation
- Gluttony
- Materialism
- Debt
- Self interest
etc
The list goes on. Another reason why less are going to Churches?
Why does Christianity align itself with a capitalist Christmas??
Like it goes against what Jesus stood for?
- Greed
- Exploitation
- Gluttony
- Materialism
- Debt
- Self interest
etc
The list goes on. Another reason why less are going to Churches?
If anything it's consumerism that has aligned with a Christian festival to promote consumer spending.
It wasn't long ago at all that the best you got in your stocking was an orange.
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Capitalist greedy Christmas is a modern day phenomenon so why would Christians get rid of Christmas just because of something new that's been added to it. I personally know a Christian (his parents are black African if that's relevant) who doesn't get any presents for Christmas, he just goes to Church then has a nice meal. Capitalism isn't that bad in itself and although its greedy and wasteful it's the system that keeps this country rich. You can be both capitalist and Christian.
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I think Christians would try and separate real Christmas from capitalist Christmas. Its just that cultural Christians outweigh the more devout.
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I think Christians would try and separate real Christmas from capitalist Christmas. Its just that cultural Christians outweigh the more devout.
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Does it? It wasn't my impression that religious institutions support the commercialisation of Christmas.
Does it? It wasn't my impression that religious institutions support the commercialisation of Christmas.
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Tbh if i followed Christianity i wouldn't want it to be aligned with what we have on the 25th now. I would openly reject it. I don't see that today. Everyone is with the status quo.
Tbh if i followed Christianity i wouldn't want it to be aligned with what we have on the 25th now. I would openly reject it. I don't see that today. Everyone is with the status quo.
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I can't claim to be an expert but I'm pretty sure the various denominations of Christianity frequently send out messages encouraging people to focus on the real meaning of these festivals. Clearly, most people ignore that but you can't really blame the Church for that.
I can't claim to be an expert but I'm pretty sure the various denominations of Christianity frequently send out messages encouraging people to focus on the real meaning of these festivals. Clearly, most people ignore that but you can't really blame the Church for that.
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Because the people you refer to as 'Christianity' (which I take to mean 'devout Christians') like presents too?
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other religions take more control over how their days are celebrated.
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Well the candle is lit and it's advent. But I do think that there needs to be more focus on the real reason behind Christmas rather than the material focus it tends to have.
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Well the candle is lit and it's advent. But I do think that there needs to be more focus on the real reason behind Christmas rather than the material focus it tends to have.
Well the candle is lit and it's advent. But I do think that there needs to be more focus on the real reason behind Christmas rather than the material focus it tends to have.
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Tbh i haven't seen it myself. Everyone goes along with the plan. Plus it's pretty hypocritical in that sense. Plus even when they talk out against banking when they have their own asset managers etc.
Tbh i haven't seen it myself. Everyone goes along with the plan. Plus it's pretty hypocritical in that sense. Plus even when they talk out against banking when they have their own asset managers etc.
And Christians aren't necessarily against people being rich, they are just against the single-minded pursuit of money and the exploitative and self-aggrandising use of money. Unfortunately the Christian position is that money corrupts and that, rather than his wealth per se, is why it is harder for a rich man to get into heaven than a camel to pass through the eye of the needle.
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Christians aren't really against banking, they like Muslims are just against usury. Historically Christians thought any interest was usury the same as Muslims do now, but now they just think excessive interest/exploitative practices is. Seems fair enough when Islamic banking is fine with other schemes that technically aren't interest-bearing but in practice it amounts to the same thing.
And Christians aren't necessarily against people being rich, they are just against the single-minded pursuit of money and the exploitative and self-aggrandising use of money. Unfortunately the Christian position is that money corrupts and that, rather than his wealth per se, is why it is harder for a rich man to get into heaven than a camel to pass through the eye of the needle.
Christians aren't really against banking, they like Muslims are just against usury. Historically Christians thought any interest was usury the same as Muslims do now, but now they just think excessive interest/exploitative practices is. Seems fair enough when Islamic banking is fine with other schemes that technically aren't interest-bearing but in practice it amounts to the same thing.
And Christians aren't necessarily against people being rich, they are just against the single-minded pursuit of money and the exploitative and self-aggrandising use of money. Unfortunately the Christian position is that money corrupts and that, rather than his wealth per se, is why it is harder for a rich man to get into heaven than a camel to pass through the eye of the needle.
I'd say our society today (in the west) goes largely against Christian traditional values. Majority have turned a blind eye to this.
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Muslims have not accepted interest bearing loans. Fair play to them.
I'd say our society today (in the west) goes largely against Christian traditional values. Majority have turned a blind eye to this.
Muslims have not accepted interest bearing loans. Fair play to them.
I'd say our society today (in the west) goes largely against Christian traditional values. Majority have turned a blind eye to this.
We might then say the present rewriting of tax laws in broad "don't be evil" terms to combat avoidance is like the second coming of Jesus. Christianity was revolutionary because it abandoned doctrinaire rule-following in favour of "don't be evil".
Of course I agree that society has turned away from Christian values; and on things like social security and the family, all the better, too. However there remains, in my view, an undercurrent of post-Christian thought underlying European law, culture, customs, philosophy that we don't see because it is so pervasive.
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You'll find that people who are Christian by faith, rather than by religion, tend to focus more on the real purpose of Advent and Christmas.
You'll find that people who are Christian by faith, rather than by religion, tend to focus more on the real purpose of Advent and Christmas.
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(Original post by Bill_Gates)
Why does Christianity align itself with a capitalist Christmas??
Like it goes against what Jesus stood for?
- Greed
- Exploitation
- Gluttony
- Materialism
- Debt
- Self interest
etc
The list goes on. Another reason why less are going to Churches?
Why does Christianity align itself with a capitalist Christmas??
Like it goes against what Jesus stood for?
- Greed
- Exploitation
- Gluttony
- Materialism
- Debt
- Self interest
etc
The list goes on. Another reason why less are going to Churches?
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Greedy, opportunists have capitalised on the religious festival of Christmas,* but this is an entirely different proposition

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