Christmas in the post-War United States (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Religion Today is contributed biweekly by the University of Wyoming's Religious Studies Program to examine and to promote discussion of religious issues. Who Was Against…
Christmas' pagan origins
Jeremiah 10: 1-5 10 Hear ye the word which the Lord speaketh unto you, O house of Israel: 2 Thus saith the Lord, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them. 3 F…
An American Christmas
What are some Christmas traditions in the U.S.? There are so many Christmas traditions in the US! Where did they all come from? America is often called a “melting pot” and its Christmas traditions can be seen the same way! It is a count…
Christmas history in America
Nederlands: Sinterklaas tijdens het Het Feest van Sinterklaas (Photo credit: Wikipedia)Christmas history in America : see also Santa Claus in America In the early 17th century, a wave of religious reform changed the way Chr…
How the Puritans Banned Christmas In 1659 the Puritans banned Christmas in Massachusetts. But why?
Kissing Under the Mistletoe – Celtic Mythology and the cult of sex
We are all familiar with at least a portion of the mysterious mistletoe's story: namely, that a lot of kissing under the mistletoe has been going on for ages. Few, however, realize that mistletoe's botanical story earns it the classif…