COLONIZING CHRISTMAS? Should Christians Borrow from Pagan Rhythms?

Schedule

Tue Dec 09 2025 at 06:30 pm to 09:00 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

Heights Church | Houston, TX

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Does Christmas have pagan roots? Do other holidays? Should Christians incorporate modern cultural norms as our own, or be set apart?
About this Event

Did Christianity steal Christmas from Saturnalia? The Winter Solstice? Are Christmas trees actually Druid? And should Christians appropriate cultural ideals/norms/rhythms into our own practices or should be be set apart from the world? Whether it's how we celebrate the holidays, to what media we take in, how we spend our money, how we talk, or our views on sexuality, where is the line between being in the world, and of the world?

Austin Freeman will be arguing that no, Christmas was not borrowed from pagan roots. And [other speaker TBD] will be taking the perspective that it was.

More information here as we have it!

**IMPORTANT REGISTRATION INFO!**

THEOLOGY BY THE PINT offers a "Social Hour" from 6:30-7:00. FOOD, beer, and a chance to mix-n-mingle, participate in the singles mixer if you're single, network, discuss theology or culture wars or whatever you want! Those tickets are $15 and the food is only available to those who have bought those tickets.

For those coming at 7:00 who don't want to eat - $10-preregister, $15-at the door

Register on Eventbrite. Then, PAY one of 3 ways:

* NOTE - we strongly prefer you pay via Zelle since they don't take any fees!

1 - Pay via Eventbrite (but they charge fees...blech)

2 - Pay via Venmo, using @theologybythepint

2 - Pay via Zelle, using [email protected]


*THANK YOU to Heights Church for sponsoring this event!!!



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Heights Church, 230 West 20th Street, Houston, United States

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