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Survey: For many, Jesus isn't the reason for the season - USATODAY.com
Quite a few posters here have suggested that the celebration of Christmas is far less religious than it used to be (and that many non-believers celebrate it without caring that it's about Jesus Christ). This study confirms that.
"A lot of Americans celebrate Christmas like they participate in yoga: unaware and unconcerned about its religious roots," says Ed Stetzer, LifeWay president and a Southern Baptist pastor.
...more people encourage belief in Santa Claus (38%) than tell the Gospel story (28%) that undergirds the whole of Christianity," Stetzer says.
Many Millennials, ages 18 to 29, have switched the lights off on the Nativity scene. More than half (56%) say their Christmas is "primarily" religious; three in four (74%) told LifeWay many of the things they enjoy this season "have nothing to do with the birth of Jesus."
"Christmas for them is just something you do because you're an American these days," says Drew Dyck, 33, who works in church ministry for Christianity Today International. He tracked Millennials in his new book, Generation Ex-Christian.
Quite a few posters here have suggested that the celebration of Christmas is far less religious than it used to be (and that many non-believers celebrate it without caring that it's about Jesus Christ). This study confirms that.
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