No, we don't believe that Christmas is a pagan holiday. It may have started as a pagan holiday, but it is not any more. Rather than go through it all again, I am just going to refer you to other answers that I have already written: Why I don't consider Christmas a pagan holiday: http://www.answerbag.com/a_view.php/27702 Christian symbols of Christmas: http://www.answerbag.com/a_view.php/11796 *********************** I was listening to a radio talk show when the host started talking about the below linked article. The contention of the author, William J. Tighe a history professor at Muhlenberg College, is that the date of 25 December as the date of Jesus' birth came, not from early Christians co-opting a pagan holiday, but from an honest attempt to figure out when He was born. The author further contends that, at the time early Christians were doing this, there was no significance given to the winter solstice by the various pagan religions of Rome. So, take a look at the article. Maybe the idea that Christianity co-opted a pagan holiday in creating Christmas is a myth. http://www.touchstonemag.com/docs/issues/16.10docs/16-10pg12.html

No, they do not believe it is a pagan ritual. They believe in everything Jesus until the bit with the cross and ressurection.

ok, we do not believe that Christmas is a pagen Holiday. We view it as the time to bring Peace and Joy as was the birth of Christ. The cross and resurection thing... thats Easter

No, we do not believe that it is a pagan holiday. We celibrate it because it represents the birth of the savior.

Mormons are christians aswell. You treat them as if they are the complete opposite.

Christmas is a celebration of Christs birth. The addition of elements drawn from pagan customs does not change that, and these elements do not have the meaning to us that they did to the pagans. . To the pure all things are pure.

People say that Christmas and Easter are pagan festivals because in assimulating pagan cultures the Catholic church incorporated many of their symbols to important religious holidays. But a symbol is only what you make of it. The schwatztica used to be a symbol for good principles such as hardwork and industry now it is a symbol of hatred and genocide. - I don't know what all of the Christmas symbols used to mean among the pagan churches but I'll list a few and what they symbolise to me: 1.The evergreen tree- a tree that is green all year round, that doesn't "die" like other trees in the winter is a symbol of the Eternal life Christ brought us. For this reason I believe the never dying plastic tree makes the best symbol ;) 2. The candy cane- The shape reminds me of the shepherds crook which is symbolic of the Good Shepherd, Jesus Christ. The white band represents the purity of Christ and the red band represents His atoning blood. 3.The giving of presents- reminds me of the gifts brought by the wise men to Christ at His birth. I try to remember "in as much as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my bretheren ye have done it unto me" And so when I give gifts at Christmas it is as though I'm giving them to the Savior. These gifts also remind me of the gift He gave to us "eternal life which gift is the greatest of all the gifts of God" 4. The star on the tree- Reminds me of the great star in the heavans announcing His birth. When I decorate a tree I put white lites near the top to represent the other stars in the sky and colored lights towards the bottom to represent the lights in the cities of the earth. I also tend to put angels close to the star (man now I want to decorate a tree) 5. The wreath- like the Christmas tree ever green represents eternal life. The circle is also a symbol for eternity as it has not beggining or end.