Officially, the Celtic Church of Yahweh does not have a position on Christmas. I think this is as it should be. everyone should be left to their own conscience to decde whether o not to celebrte it. As for me (Brother Bradley) we have chosen not to celebrate it. It is a Roman Catholic holiday (not a Biblically mandated holiday). I do have many friends and family who do celebrate it and we have no conflict. We simply choose not to.
One of the things which changed our decision early on was an article I read about 10 years ago. The article was written by Tim Hegg and is called "why I don't celebrate Christmas". It's a bit of a long article, and a bit heady at times, but I thought the material was excellent.
Two years ago, I was helping with a Messianic congregation and decided to phone Tim Hegg and interview him about the article. It was written originally for his parents. He was a Christian seminary student and came into a conviction that he should no longer celebrate this activity. I asked him how it went with his parents...he said "neither of them were happy. My dad, i think, understands, but my mom has never been happy about our choice." I share that emotion. If you choose an action differet then the masses, don't expect a lot of supporters.
Here's the article:
http://www.torahresource.com/EnglishArticles/Christmas.pdf
Hope you enjoy.
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