{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Magnified Podcast","title":"The Real Problem With Christmas, and What Christians Should Do Instead","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/9f4eb419\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2560,"description":"The Christmas debate has changed. For hundreds of years, many Christians have denounced Christmas for its pagan influences, but now, many respected Christian thinkers are arguing that the reverse is true—that pagans actually stole Christmas from Christians—or they're dismissing paganism as a problem altogether. But paganism was never the whole problem. \nToday, Magnified host Micah Gunn sits down with co-host Mitchell Moss to respond to some of the most common defenses of Christmas and get into the real problem with this man-made religious festival.\nDIVE DEEPER \n•Watch | \"Quitting Christmas: How Following God’s Biblical Festivals Changed My Life\". https://youtu.be/Tsm7FGMBfGw?si=IMK0IkjRmDCHV3UP \n•Read | \"Holidays or Holy Days: Does It Matter Which Days We Observe?\" https://www.ucg.org/learn/bible-study-tools/bible-study-aids/holidays-or-holy-days-does-it-matter-which-days-we-observe\n*** About Magnified *** \nMagnified Podcast deeply examines all sorts of biblical topics, answers your comments, and gives you a peek behind the scenes into the Magnified writers room to hear some of the discussions behind the episodes. \nSubscribe for more Christ-centered conversations that go deeper than the surface. #Gospel #ChristianLife #MagnifiedPodcast \nFollow us \nInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/magnified_ucg \nFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/ucgshortfilm \nSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4o6W0zWdEYakibZ4ZhMhhY?si=f1c3d2bb848c4503 \nApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/magnified-podcast/id1852861778 \nAmazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/46790364-5d72-41dc-8ef8-9491e44531bc/magnified-podcast","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/Abf85MEnO7wxoHFuqsDEZNSUUm8cfQ9PDXpIS2p4nis/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kZTY4/ZTM2ZjliYWUzMGM5/ZDMzNjEwZDU1OGFk/MjU3MC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}