Kwanzaa December 2003
by Evangelist Ron Davis, Minister of Yahweh
Note: This message was given in part live on the radio, and in light of this I must note here that these are my written notes; and my full comments are on tape (available without cost for those who request it).
After what some of these ‘capitalistic Christians’ (if indeed one can be such a Christian?) are saying about Kwanzaa, I thought it would be good for me to weigh in on this question also; should Christians celebrate “Kwanzaa”? Or more specifically should “Black Christians” celebrate Kwanzaa?
Let me say from the beginning that those of you who have heard me before and last week you know I do not approve of Christians celebrating this Xmas holiday “so-called” Christ’s birthday (as if Christ (Messiah) had a beginning). But I find it strange that these same Xmas lovers would speak against Kwanzaa because it has some rituals and ceremonies involve in the celebration that can be trace to what they call “pagan” ceremonies of the past.
I mean think about, these Christians who spend no small amount of time looking for that “just perfect” evergreen tree (to represent the Eternal Life attribute of God “Elohim”) to set it up in their front room. And then they decorate the tree with lights each year and other memorial gadgets, claiming the lights represent the light of Christ “Messiah” (which is total blasphemy to claim in the first place). They will run around frantically to buy gifts for themselves each year rather than providing for the poor with this excess money they seem to have. Then they attribute many are God’s (Elohim) attributes to these inanimate characters (i.e. Santa Claus, Reindeers, Xmas trees, etc), and things invented by man each year all in the name of the One True God (Elohim) who dwells in heaven.
These same Christians will argue you down or shout over you that their behavior is Scripture, if you question the paganism in their religious celebration. Now, every ritual or ceremony of this Xmas holiday is pagan in nature and origin – and these Christians fight to keep it. Yet, these same Christians would dare to say Black Christians and others should not celebrate Kwanzaa because it has ceremonies and rituals of pagan origin…
