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Christmas Contradictions
CGG Weekly by Richard T. RitenbaughChristmas is a bundle of contradictions, inanities, and outright lies. Most people, even Christians, are aware of this yet still observe this pagan day.
So You Plan to Keep Christmas Now?
Article by Mike FordDecorating with evergreens, festivals of lights, and the practice of giving dolls as gifts in the middle of winter all originate in pagan festivals.
'Tis the Season: Help for Our Young People
Article by StaffAs another Christmas season approaches, many in God's church, including our children, dread having to endure it. We can help them understand God's way.
The Names of Christmas
CGG Weekly by Richard T. RitenbaughChristmas is also called Yule, Noël, the Nativity, Advent, and the Feast of the Incarnation. The holiday's names reveal what Christmas is all about.
Cogitations on Christmas
Article by Richard T. RitenbaughMost recognize Christmas' pagan origins and its lack of biblical support. These facts should make us consider whether Christians should celebrate it.
The Plain Truth About Christmas
Herbert W. Armstrong BookletDid Christmas come from the Bible or paganism? Here are the origins of the Christmas tree, Santa Claus, mistletoe, the holly wreath, and exchanging gifts.
Hearing and Understanding the Truth
Sermonette by Cody FordEven though many know the pagan origins of Christmas, they continue to follow it, thinking the good outweighs any of the downsides of its origins.
Is New Year's Eve a Pagan Holiday?
'Ready Answer' by Mike FordNew Year's Eve may seem like an innocuous, secular holiday, but it, too, has ties to ungodly, pre-Christian customs and religious practices.
Is New Year's Eve Pagan?
Sermonette by Mike FordNew Year's celebrations often involve drunkenness, debauchery, and adultery. God commands us to separate ourselves from these customs and traditions of the world.
Satan's Pagan Holy Days
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Kim MyersNew Years, Christmas, Easter, Halloween and birthdays all originate in paganism. Satan entices many into accepting these pagan practices through emotional appeals.
The Taking Season
Sermonette by Joseph B. BaityEven though Christmas is supposed to demonstrate the value of giving, the over-satisfying of one's own carnal urges is often the outcome.