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Have you ever wondered why we celebrate Christmas on Dec. 25th?  Was Jesus really born on that date?  Maybe you've had some friends of yours challenge you saying that "Christmas is really a pagan holiday and has nothing to do with Christ at all!"

 Well, this is the first in a series about Christmas that deals with those questions.  The first question we're going to be tackling is "Was Jesus really born on Dec. 25th?"  The following is an article by Pastor Mark Driscoll of Church on Mars Hill.  Pastor Driscoll is not LCMS but is a highly respected theologian and has some great comments below.  You can find more about Pastor Driscoll at The Resurgence.  Please read on:

After hearing President Obama's inaugural speech many scientist are joyous and excited over the phrase "restore science to its rightful place".  Check out the New York Times articles on the scientist reactions and an essay on science: Scientists Welcome Obama's Words and Elevating Science, Elevating Democracy.

The latter article discusses the relationship between science, religion, and ethics.

The knock on science from its cultural and religious critics is that it is arrogant and materialistic. It tells us wondrous things about nature and how to manipulate it, but not what we should do with this knowledge and power. The Big Bang doesn’t tell us how to live, or whether God loves us, or whether there is any God at all. It provides scant counsel on same-sex marriage or eating meat. It is silent on the desirability of mutual assured destruction as a strategy for deterring nuclear war.