'Tis the season to max out your credit cards. Actually, contrary to popular belief, ' tis the season of Christ's birth- freedom for captives, release of prisoners, justice for the poor.
Sometimes it feels like Christmas shopping is a necessity. Showing up to your relatives house with no gifts to give is seen as mean, or at least stingy. Why do we buy presents on Christmas? Where did the tradition come from? Often it can blind us to the real meaning.
Jesus was born to a poor peasant family. He would grow up only to leave his house and live on the streets, calling people to become poor as he was poor in order to find god. Hmm...
Last year on the day after Thanksgiving, Americans put enough money on their credit cards (collectively) to provide clean water and sanitation to the whole of Africa.
Join us for a discussion about Christmas Consumerism, the poor of the world, and the seasonal campaign of some Mennonites called, Buy Nothing Christmas.
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