The Birth of Christ is Worth Celebrating
Image source: www.chiarotino.com “We need to celebrate this Christmas. Jesus’ birth was – and is – good news of great joy” -Rick Warren (Pastor/Bible teacher/Best-selling author). Christmas is derived from the old English words Cristes maesse, “Christ`s Mass”. Christmas is a Christian festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ. Present spelling of Christmas probably came into use around the 16 th century. It is arguably the most popular and most widely celebrated festival in the 21 st century. Though celebrated by a large segment of Christendom, it has been bastardized by a minority within the Christian fold and outside Christian circles. Chief among the most vociferous critics of Christmas is the religious group called the Jehovah`s Witnesses . Their antagonistic views regarding the celebration of Christmas will be considered since to a very large extent, their views represent that of many other religious critics. I will attempt to address these