Christian holidays?
If Shawn hadn't blogged about it I wouldn't even have noticed that today (Thursday) was ascension day. Some of you may know that I'm not big into holidays - the only one that I really pay attention to is New Years, and I typically "celebrate" that one by going to bed early to avoid the anti-climactic activities as the clock strikes midnight.
Ascension Day is one of the holidays that often goes unnoticed. Given the recent post on Sunday activities I'm curious as to how the more sabbatarian view such times. A few churches have services on such days, but I was told by one CanRC pastor in catechism class a few years back that they'd accept it if people didn't want to show up at non-Sunday services but required their presence on Sundays. Styles of dress also typically differed on such situations. Do you agree with this position? Personally I think that that position is a bit inconsistent, but then again I'd classify myself non-sabbatarian.
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Scott
Fri, 2007-05-18 09:24
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Langley has had Ascension
Langley has had Ascension Day services for several years now I think, but AFAIK most others around here don't. Since I've never been to one, I might not be able to make fair statements about them, but here are some thoughts:
David
Fri, 2007-05-18 17:53
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How did Ascension Day not
Scott
Sat, 2007-05-19 10:55
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Do you think that it should
Do you think that it should be a stat?
I'm not sure. If Ascension Day were to be made a stat, should Pentecost be made a stat too? If anything, I think Easter should be made a stat.
Can you impose something cultural like that as a biblical mandate? I customarily don't wear jeans to church, but at the same time I don't have a problem with others doing so. What is the role of the church in this?
All I can offer is a link to a discussion on the subject. To go into this would be a huge discussion beyond the scope of Christian holidays, your original topic.