Babylonian Christmas?

Dear Mr. Froese,Have you ever read Alexander Hislop’s “The Two Babylons”? Christmas is clearly a part of that ancient Babylonian Mystery religion, and true Christians shouldn’t have anything to do with such things. Although we don’t know the “exact” date of Christ’s birth, it is clear it wasn’t during winter. We have the Catholic Church to thank for such things. Yes, I do think these things matter if you know about them.I don’t mean that our salvation depends on debatable things. No doubt, there are some who love Jesus, but just aren’t well read and don’t know. But if we do know, we shouldn’t give an impression of these things meaning anything to us. As a teenager, I started disliking the whole gift giving obligatory thing.I also don’t care for the “Letters to the Editor” very much because of the disagreements, but on the other hand, you learn things about people. -J. Colgrove, MT