Episode 140: Christmas trees, eggnog and other baubles

December 12, 2020 00:34:41
Episode 140: Christmas trees, eggnog and other baubles
Mid-faith Crisis
Episode 140: Christmas trees, eggnog and other baubles

Dec 12 2020 | 00:34:41

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Show Notes

More on Nick’s book and we discuss why Christians assume that Christmas trees, holly, ivy and general greenery are somehow pagan. Would Christmas olive trees feel they were more spiritual? Are flower arrangers really engaging in an ancient Christian practice? Also, we explore compulsive certainty, whether you can have a Christianity that doesn’t believe in the supernatural, and the crucial question of the day: where does eggnog come from?

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