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A Jewish Scientologist’s Christmas
I was raised mildly Jewish. I wasn’t ever bat mitzvahed and, by the time I was 18, I’d actually never been to a synagogue in my life outside of attending a funeral. But we didn’t celebrate Christmas, I can tell you that much. Never had a tree, a bush, a twig, nothing. No Christmas lights.
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The Meaning of Christmas
In my world, Christmas is a time for communication, for acceptance, for understanding, for reconciliation; a time for saying those things that need to be said, for not holding back when one wishes to express one’s affection. It’s a time for apologies, and for accepting those apologies; for acknowledging that we all make mistakes, and that those mistakes are rarely ill-intentioned.
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Christmas and the holiday season
How do Scientologists celebrate the holiday season? Observances of the holidays are as diverse as Scientologists. Because the Scientology religion is practiced in countries around the world, Scientologists come from a wide variety of faiths and cultural traditions.
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Love & Charity Are the Greatest Gifts—A Christmas Wish From Across the Ages
In the midst of all the anger, hate, death and destruction in the world, Christmas reminds us that love and charity are the greatest gifts of all.
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’Tis the Season. Let’s Acknowledge Why We Have It in the First Place.
’Tis the season to spend time with family, exchange gifts, have a feast. But let’s also take a few moments to acknowledge our debt to Jesus Christ, whose birthday we are celebrating.
