EVEN CONSIDERED ONLY AS AN AESTHETIC MATTER...:

Poll: 19 of 20 Americans observe Christmas (UPI, 12/24/10)

Nineteen of 20 U.S. residents celebrate Christmas, including 80 percent of non-Christians, a Gallup Poll released Friday indicated.

The percentage of people who celebrate the holiday has stayed almost the same since 1994 but the share who describe it as a "strongly religious" one has increased, the poll showed. A majority of those surveyed said their celebrations include religious activities, with 62 percent going to church on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day, 65 percent including religious symbols in their decorations and 78 percent saying they take some time to reflect on Christ's birth.

...the idea of a God who is so anxious to comprehend Creation that He chooses to live and die as a man is so compelling, how can you help but reflect upon it?

Posted by Orrin Judd at December 24, 2010 12:36 PM