Babylon & Paganism

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Bill Clifton wrote:
> 
> Is using the Christmas holiday to celebrate the birth of the Lord or
> celebrating Easter the same as praying to a dead person, ignoring the
> Bible for man's teachings. It becomes a heart issue as well as an
> obedience issue. You see you compare a religious system ( the RCC) to 2
> celebrations a year. One must be diligent and wise in their activities
> as most are not originated within the realm of Christianity or by the
> Hebrews before that. Most holidays are pagan or at least secular in
> origin. Most activities are secular or pagan. So we must be careful. Is celebrating the Christmas wrong....if you think it is, then it is for
> you.

Dave responds:
(I'll try not to be long winded. As I have always said "Blessed are the
short winded, for they shall be invited back") 

I was responding to a post earlier when someone was comparing Catholic
tradition with some paganism. If this is not a religious comparison,
then please tell me what is. I did the same with Christmas. Originally,
and someone confirmed this, I think it was  JLareau246@aol.com,
Christmas, not the celebration of the birth of Christ, was celebrated by
pagans as I understand history. However, I don't celebrate Christmas as
the pagans.