Newsletters / Take the Christ out of Christmas?

The Visionary

This week in The Visionary, we’re taking you on a sleigh ride around the world to try to figure out: What is Christmas? The answer isn’t as clear-cut as you might think. From a dispute over a Christmas tree in a school, to a controversial holiday display in a state capitol, to a ULC minister’s poetic take on the pagan origins of next week’s holiday… turns out Christmas is way more complicated than Hallmark would have you believe!

Root of the Problem

An Oregon school is in hot cider after putting up a tree in the cafeteria. A parent argued it was discriminatory to non-Christian kids, but others say decorated trees aren’t explicitly Christian.

To Tree or Not to Tree?

A New Reindeer?

A statue of Baphomet at the Iowa state capitol building was reportedly beheaded by a Christian man who was angry that the animal-headed deity was on display at Christmastime.

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Honorary Religious Title

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Portable Communion Set

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How the Pope Stole Christmas

A ULC minister playfully explains – in clever Seussian rhyme – how Pope Gregory “borrowed” Christmas from the pagans, turning the winter pagan holidays into the Christmas festivities we know today... and then some. Careful, your brain may grow three sizes while reading!

Learn the Who Story

Master of Wicca Package

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What Jesus Meant

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Handfasting 101

Ready to learn about unity ceremonies? Explore the ancient ritual of handfasting: how it originated, what the ceremony entails, and how to perform one.

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Find The Right Words

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Holy Bible KJV Gift Edition

With all this talk about Christmas, maybe it’s worth consulting the Bible itself, which tells the story of Christ’s birth (and much more, of course). For centuries, the Bible was one of the few books that many Western families owned, and it was especially treasured around Christmastime. This elegant Gift Edition of the KJV Bible hearkens back to that tradition.

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