THE TELEGRAPH: Luxury Christmas accessories are ‘vacuously destructive’ to religious ideals
For many, an advent calendar is a traditional way to countdown to Christmas, with a picture or small chocolate hiding behind each door.
However, the recent rise of luxury and decadent advent calendars has been criticised by Christian leaders as “vacuously destructive” to the religion.
Former chaplain to Queen Elizabeth II Gavin Ashenden said that the growing indulgence of advent calendars, which now include jewellery, alcohol and even sex toys, was a sign of society’s “spiritual illiteracy”. » | Mattie Brignal, Senior Money Reporter | Monday, November 13, 2023
