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527 Should Christians Celebrate Christmas? (Dale Tuggy)

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Should Christians celebrate the birth of Christ? If so, where should we draw the line with respect to ancient pagan customs like bringing an evergreen tree into our houses or  giving presents to each other? How much pagan practice is too much?

My guest today is philosopher Dale Tuggy, the host of the Trinities podcast and the chair of the board of the Unitarian Christian Alliance. However, in this episode we're not talking about analytic theology or Christology. Instead we're discussing Christmas and how Christians should think about it. Tuggy argues that Christians have the freedom to celebrate or not celebrate Christmas.

"Cultural appropriation is the birthright of the human race."- Dale Tuggy
"How would the medieval pagans be so powerful that they could just eternally corrupt pine trees or wrapping gifts up in pretty paper and exchanging them or having a feast? They just don't have that much power. They're just people like us."- Dale Tuggy

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  • See Dale Tuggy's "What John 1 Meant"
  • See Dustin Smith's "The Incarnation of Wisdom in Pre-Christian Judaism"
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