Christmas is a time of traditions. If you have found time in the rush before Christmas to decorate a tree, you are sharing in a relatively new tradition. Christmas: The Greatest Gift: Although the Christmas tree has ancient roots, at the beginning of the 20th century only 1 in 5 American families put up a tree. It was 1920 …
Read More »Why we Celebrate Christmas: St. Nicholas, Santa Claus and the birth of Jesus
St. Nicholas: Today, Christmas is mostly associated with Santa Claus, decorative trees, gift-giving, and a time for relaxation in the Liberal, commercialized West. But where does this holiday – and its beloved traditions – come from? Initially a Christian feast celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ, it has been appropriated by secular forces to be expanded into a generic …
Read More »Christmas: Jesus is voted the most significant person in world history
Jesus is repeatedly voted the most significant person in world history. Napoleon and Shakespeare came in second and third place, in a survey described by Professor Steven Skiena and Charles Ward in Who’s bigger? Where historical figures really rank. Jesus voted most significant person: Social research has long documented that belief in the spiritual dimension has not decreased in …
Read More »The existential light of Christmas
Christmas is a time of year where billions around the world commemorate the birth of Jesus, who was born in a barn and placed in a feeding container for animals. The light of Christmas: The humble beginnings of the son of Mary, who was begotten by the Spirit of God yet born from the womb of a woman, came …
Read More »The True Meaning of Christmas transcends class, race, gender, cultures – WND
Born in a manger, far from presidential palaces, the symbolism of Jesus Christ’ birth carries oceans of hope for those less fortunate – and for the rich. True Meaning of Christmas: He was worshiped by Eastern astrologers who found his star and brought their wealth to lay down at his feet. Kings and queens have since meditated at His …
Read More »The Bible is by far the most read book in the world, and for good reasons
The Bible is the most read book in the world. It is the most quoted text in history. A list of the most read books based on the number of copies sold over the past fifty years, showed that the Bible had sold, in that period alone, over 3.9 billion copies. It was way more than any other book. …
Read More »Christian Values formed Western Civilization: Equality, individualism, empathy, human dignity
Christian Values: In a world where the Western media chronically demonizes religion and Christianity, let us take a look at the essence of the true Christian principles. In essence, our most cherished Western values originate from the pool of Christian ideals. Christianity was central in creating Western civilization and Jesus born in a manger in Bethlehem established a …
Read More »The Metaphysical World and its Relevance to our Existence
Herland Report: The Metaphysical World: The belief that human life is subordinate to God, that we are responsible for our own actions and will be judged by the Creator, is simply an unbearable thought for the non-believer. In the film version of J. R. R. Tolkien’s trilogy, “The Lord of the Rings”, directed by Peter Jackson, two of the main …
Read More »Christmas and the empowerment of the individual
The empowerment of the individual is unique to Western civilization and a Christian thought, writes Dr. Paul Craig Roberts in one of his Christmas Specials. Christmas and the individual: The decorations and gifts of Christmas are one of our connections to a Christian culture that has held Western civilization together for 2,000 years. In our culture the individual counts. …
Read More »To a culture of woke snowflakes, Christmas has become yet another trigger word
Christmas is Trigger Word: For too many decades the American people, by which I mean the people born and raised in the US in neighborhoods where there were family and neighbors who shared a culture, language, values, and history, have sat tolerantly while a tiny percentage of the population took away their culture by making it offensive to the …
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