No cultism, just Hebrew roots Christianity while avoiding legalism. Yes, the Levitical prohibitions are pretty direct and all have didactic reason, and the avoidance of pagan-style days is just a fence that a lot of people put up when they discover the Hebrew structure. That is, you find out Jesus wasn't born on Christmas and you are tempted to throw out everything. But personally I found that the Bible supports the idea that American birthdays are pretty much little idol parties, and so that's been my practice for awhile, and I share it in case others might see the same evidence the same way.

Yes, I have all sorts of engineered canned statements that I throw into the ether to see what sticks. Obviously the one thing that needs emphasis all the time, especially here, is that Jesus died for our sins and rose to give us eternal life. But I like to build on what others say.