“Christmas is not just a tall story” - The Bishop of Rochester

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[Anglican Mainstream] 26 Dec 2007--At a carol service in Rochester Cathedral on December 21 the Bishop of Rochester, the Rt Rev Michael Nazir Ali, made a spontaneous comment on the current debate in the press about Christmas being a tall story.”Down the ages of faith lots of stories have grown up around Christmas. This can be good because it helps people to celebrate the festival. This is true of the music at Christmas, and the great art about the nativity. But Christmas is not just a story. It is solemn and serious. It is about God being with us, God speaking to us and God saving us. The reason that Christmas remains popular even in secular society, is that for a while we see the benign heart of the universe.”