The True Meaning of Christmas

The True Meaning of Christmas


From their earliest years, children in the West are taught that
material things are created by Magic under the North Pole by
cute little Elves and delivered using Flying Reindeer to their
homes by a Jolly Fat Mature Male Elf named "Santa Claus". Father
Christmas...A Male Authority Figure.

Santa Claus will be generous and bring lots of goodies only if
they are "Good Little Boys and Girls", meaning that they have
obeyed all Authority Figures without question, especially by
believing what they are told to believe about the way their
countries and the world works.

And because all these wonderful goodies are associated with the
Birth of Jesus, then Jesus (God) must very much approve of wanton
materialism. Why would people exchange gifts on His birthday if
such practices didn't have His approval?

These are potent images and ideas and emotions. And parents are
very careful to make sure their children believe in them for as
long as possible.

Later on, when the children go to school, they are not taught
anything that will really dispel this myth. They are not taught
about how Industry works, the destruction to the environment
it causes. They are not taught about the exploited labor here
and abroad (mostly abroad) that forms the foundation of the
Industrial-Capitalist system.

They see images of apparently spiffy factories filled with happy
workers where all these goodies appear as if by magic at the end
of production lines.

They are not given a real education in industrial-technology,
because that would give them an accurate picture of what their
lifestyle does to the world.

How many people in this society with PhDs don't even know that
you need a coal mine, a limestone quarry, and an iron ore mine
just to begin the process of making steel?

The most technologically-advanced countries on the planet are
very careful to make sure that most of their citizens are utterly
ignorant of technology. Isn't that just bizarre?

Don't worry! All this stuff is made using Magic by cute little
happy Elves living under the North Pole. Consume! Leave all that
technical stuff to the specialists. It's S-O-O-O boring!

And what do they see in their lives, most of them? Stuff
appearing by seeming Magic in the stores. Or in the mails.

Those that go to church are carefully guided away from the core
teachings of Jesus, which are definitely anti-materialistic:

-----------------------------------------------------------------

Lk = Luke
Mt = Matthew
Mr = Mark

MAM'MON (Greek. from the Aramaic. mamona, "wealth").

A word that speaks of wealth (Mt 6:24; Lk 16:9,11,13. Mammon is a
transliteration of the Aramaic word mamon, which means "wealth,
riches," or "earthly goods."

The love of which Jesus *specifically* prohibited:

Modern versions have "money," "gold," and "material possessions."
Jesus said that no one can serve two masters-- God and money--
at the same time. Nor can mammon (money) purchase security (Lk
12:13-21). "For what is a man profited if he gains the whole
world, and loses his own soul?" (Mt 16:26; Mr 8:36; Lk 9:25).

"No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one
and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and
despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.

"Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you
will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you
will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than
clothing? Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor
reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them.
Are you not of more value than they?

"Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature? So
why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the
field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; and yet I say
to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like
one of these. Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which
today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much
more clothe you, O you of little faith?

"Therefore do not worry, saying, ?What shall we eat?' or ?What
shall we drink?' or ?What shall we wear?' For after all these
things the peoples of the world seek. For your heavenly Father
knows that you need all these things. But seek first the kingdom
of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added
to you." {Mt 6:24-34)

And this is from the Old Testament:

"Keep your lives free from the love of money, and be content
with what you have; for he has said, 'I will never leave you
or forsake you.' So we can say with confidence, 'The Lord is
my helper; I will not be afraid. What can anyone do to me?'"
(Hebrews 13:5 & 6)

-----------------------------------------------------------------


Christmas is the myth and ritual whereby mindless consumers are
created. And psuedo-Christians who gnore most of the teachings of
Jesus.

Our children are, literally, brainwashed.


Littlefoot

 

Mmmm... well I know I'll be careful not to teach Christmass that way if I ever have children... Yes, in fact Jesus' message has been completly turned upside down. Poor Jesus... he claims ''Peace, Love and Spirituality'' and the next thing you know the people are killing each other or consuming in his name!

 

Considering how grossly overpopulated the world is, especially with supermaterialistic
middle-classers, and how many millions of deserate orphans there are, I certainly hope
that if you decide to have children that you adopt deserate orphans.

That being said, I am trying to imagine just how you would teach Christmas?
It's about unrestrained materialism disguised as a celebration of Jesus' birthday
(He never asked anyone to celebrate His birthday...). If that's not what you are
into, then what's the point of celebrating Christmas at all?

Why not just a Winter gathering of family and friends to enjoy each other's
company and such?

It's not "poor Jesus", it's poor us!

Littlefoot

 

yeah I guess you're right.

 

I agree, Christmas has lost its meaning and is simply an excuse for the commercial world to push their products on society, with the message of: if you love your children (or other people in your life), you must buy more, More, MORE to show them your love!

I have told my fiance that I will not teach our children about Santa Claus the mythical figure who brings toys to good kids and coal to naughty ones. Instead, I will explain the spirit of Christmas, the story of the historical Saint Nick who provided a poor father enough money so his daughters might wed. The spirit of Christmas is not about buying and receiving material goods, but to help those who are less fortunate, who do not have the same social, material, physical, etc. advantages as we do. If that means finding toys that my child does not use (given that it is "new" condition) and giving it to a child who does not have any toys, then my child has embraced the spirit of Christmas. Christmas is not about buying material objects, but helping others who are less fortunate.

Peace and love

 

Consider yourself lucky to live in Quebec...It seems like the only place in Canada anymore to still celebrate Christmas for what it's actually meant for.
And I believe it's the only province left that you can say Merry Christmas in!