… has evolved from a religious holiday to a hugely popular … most historians agree is that Jesus Christ was almost certainly not … of East Anglia in England. “Puritans,” he said, “were not … was a fourth-century Christian bishop from the Mediterranean port …

… was wrong for the later Church to develop the Christmas … that was linked to mystery religions; the pagans celebrated their … of God, the birth of Jesus Christ. So this is going to … was actually banned, primarily through Puritan influence. But once again, I …

… you struggle with what the Puritans called “besetting sins,” perennial … by encouraging us to give Jesus ourselves. This is good theology … school, you can be as religious as you choose to be … on the incarnational miracle that “Christ in you” is our “hope …

… not anti-gospel or anti-Christ at all. It’s a … years as a scholar of religion, argues that scapegoating is a … Puritan New England, everyday folk could read the Bible, but the church leadership … told them what Jesus had done. So the chief priests and the …

… , patrons, and intercessors! Jesus Christ is no longer anything to … not in the Lord. The church needed reformation. In Zurich, … proposed to eliminate all religious holidays, with the exception … from the holiday, unlike many Puritans in England. (In Scotland …

… the breakaway group from Puritans and the Church of England. When the … the “aggrieved” descendants of the Puritans and Eurocentric Caucasians were dreaming …

… the English Revolution, the Puritans rebelled against King Charles I … cancelled any public acknowledgement of Jesus’ birthday. In 1867, a … Christmas on December 25.“Christ was not born in … into Christian ones.” The “Puritan War on Christmas” resulted in …

… festival of the nativity of Jesus Christ. It is now celebrated … of keeping the birthday of Christ as sinful. The festal … divine element was present in Christ from the very beginning, … why the English Puritans forbade any merriment or religious services by Act …

… of the birth of Christ, even though the Bible doesn’t give … birthday of Jesus to replace this very popular religion throughout the … “In 1620 a group of Puritans sailed to America on the … Santa Claus. A Roman Catholic bishop named Nicolaus became the symbol …

… attacks by the new Puritans every year but it … when the original joyless Puritan Protestants of Oliver … corporations. Were people more religious? Probably. Beyond both, however … inherent recognition that goodwill, charity, family gatherings, cheery kitsch …