Pim wrote:
>>Let's focus on the issues such as the capitalistic nature of Santa Claus destroying the religious natur of Christmas. Or what about the Jubilee part? What reasons do we have to ignore these teachings while subjecting ourselves to others? Do we get to pick and chose our Biblical passages?<<<<
Of course. That is what we do here all the time.
If we don't like Genesis 1-11, then it is an accommodation. If we don't like 'ararat', then out it goes. If we don't like talking snakes, well we all know that couldn't have happened, but we do like the resurrection so that miracle happened.
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