Well, that's a very modern, very liberal point of view you put forth.
To a religious conservative, of course, it matters VERY MUCH that a holiday geniunely represents what it says it represents: in the case of Christmas, that is the birth of Jesus of Nazareth.
I understand what you're saying: that what really matters is the symbolism and the spirit of things. But come on... that's like saying that what really matters about Genesis is the symbolism, and that it doesn't matter whether all of creation was really accomplished in six actual days or not.
But, of course, is an assertion you might also agree with... but religious conservatives would disagree.
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Re: Pointless
Date: 2005-12-23 03:20 pm (UTC)To a religious conservative, of course, it matters VERY MUCH that a holiday geniunely represents what it says it represents: in the case of Christmas, that is the birth of Jesus of Nazareth.
I understand what you're saying: that what really matters is the symbolism and the spirit of things. But come on... that's like saying that what really matters about Genesis is the symbolism, and that it doesn't matter whether all of creation was really accomplished in six actual days or not.
But, of course, is an assertion you might also agree with... but religious conservatives would disagree.