Secular Holidays: An Argument against Centering Christian Worship around Them

Act of Worship

Today is Mother’s Day. As such, many churches (particularly American churches) will honor mothers. While there is nothing wrong with honoring mothers, believers should question the approach churches should take in doing so. Moreover, Christians should consider whether to employ any secular holiday in the context of worship. Certainly, one may celebrate a secular holiday and glorify God; yet, placing its focus in Christian worship gatherings raises an entirely new set of questions. My argument is that secular holidays are not rooted in biblical Christianity and, therefore, have no place in weekly Christian worship. I have three pillars to my argument, which support the overarching notion that secular holidays should be removed from Christian worship.