i liked our COs most recent talk. he was saying how one family called easter "pretty egg day", so they could get away with it, but he brought out the expression "a rose is a rose is a rose". Stuff is always what it is no matter what you call it. He likened it to a woman who caught her husband cheating on her. would it make any difference if he said "oh, i don't call it 'adultery', i just call it a 'sleepover'"? of course not. so celebrating a worldly holiday, regardless of what you call it, would be spiritual adultury. however, if somebody gives you a christmas present, its obviously a consience matter if you're going to accept it. i dont think i would consider that celebrating the holiday because you're not taking an active part.