As we get deeper into the holiday season, the minds of many people turns to religion. Christians prepare to celebrate the birth of Jesus. Jews celebrate Hanukkah, the rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem in 165 BCE. This is an important month in many religions.
This is also a time of year for the annual ritual of countless people attending church on Christmas Eve....attending church for the second time this year. The first time being Easter. This practice brings many questions to mind. Are these people religious? Are they not religious? That's not to say that a Christian is not a Christian if they do not attend church. If you believe in going to church than do so and if you don't, then don't. I won't judge your religious dedication either way. But why would anyone go twice? It doesn't make sense to me. If you are one of these people and would care to explain I would find it helpful. Thanks.
P.S.
BCE stands for Before Common Era. This replaces BC (Before Christ) in order to take the religious meaning out of the dating system. CE (Common Era) replaces AD (Anno Domini - in the Year of the Lord)
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People go twice a year to keep appearances up - they're not dedicated. Much like when you see overweight people ordering a Philly Cheese Steak sandwhich along with a diet Pepsi - not dedicated to losing weight - just trying to make it look good - doesn't really work!!
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