From Newsgroup: alt.bible.prophecy

When I was a very little boy, I was taught to hang up my stockings on Christmas eve. When I awakened the next morning, they were filled with
small toys and sacks or little boxes of candy and nuts. And beside the
mantle, from which my stockings hung, a Christmas tree had suddenly
appeared, decorated with shiny tinsel. And on it hung presents. Other
presents for us children were piled on the floor underneath. I was
told Santa Claus had come down the chimney during the night and left all
these things.

But did I question what my parents had told me? Of course not. I
accepted it -- took it all for granted. Didn't you?

Stop and think a moment! Very few have ever reflected
on why they believe what they do -- why they follow the
customs they do, or from where those customs came. We were
born into a world filled with customs. We grew up accepting
them without question.

Why? Sheep instinct? Well, not exactly.

But by nature we do tend to follow the crowd, whether
right or wrong. Sheep follow others to the slaughter. Humans
ought to check up where they are going...


Title: The Plain Truth About Christmas
Author: Herbert W Armstrong
Date: 1952, 1972, 1974
Type: Booklet
Type Media: PDF

https://cog-hwa.org/pub/bb/xmas.pdf
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