I am familiar with Michael Rood, I have seen his shows and read his theories, he has alot of good points. I agree with some of the 'pagan' issues, It is quite possible that in an attempt to convert non-christians the early christian church (i.e Roman Catholic) took on some pagans beliefs to appease or compromise. Americans celebrate Easter now by coloring easter eggs and having children hunt them, that was not what easter was originally about, pagan's sacrificed their children and dipped eggs in the childrens blood and that was suppose to make them fertile the next year, yeah, kill children to make more children, what a concept. Christmas tree's are a representation of Ba'al's *****, sorry if anyone get's offended by that but that is what it is suppose to be. So yes, most 'christians' are celebrating Holy Days in a pagan way. I tend to lean toward Messianic Judaism because they go back to the original hebrew and take a more literal interpretation of the bible. The roots of Christianity is in Judaism, The Hebrews introduced us to the word of God. No where in the bible does it say to do away with Jewish Festivals (Holy Days). Also, we are still under Mosaic law, that was never repealed as seems to be the common misconception in christian churches today. The New Testament builds upon the Old Testament, and gives us a deeper understanding of God and His statutes and how to best carry them out. The New Covenant does not replace the old, it merely modifies.