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		<title>By: Haze</title>
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		<dc:creator>Haze</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 05:07:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>As you probably know Jehovah&#039;s Witnesses do not celebrate Christmas.

Here is a brief explanation of why we do not.

Is Christmas a celebration based on the Bible?

Date of the celebration
M’Clintock and Strong’s Cyclopædia says: “The observance of Christmas is not of divine appointment, nor is it of N[ew] T[estament] origin. The day of Christ’s birth cannot be ascertained from the N[ew] T[estament], or, indeed, from any other source.”—(New York, 1871), Vol. II, p. 276.

Luke 2:8-11 shows that shepherds were in the fields at night at the time of Jesus’ birth.

The book Daily Life in the Time of Jesus states: “The flocks . . . passed the winter under cover; and from this alone it may be seen that the traditional date for Christmas, in the winter, is unlikely to be right, since the Gospel says that the shepherds were in the fields.”—(New York, 1962), Henri Daniel-Rops, p. 228.

The Encyclopedia Americana informs us: “The reason for establishing December 25 as Christmas is somewhat obscure, but it is usually held that the day was chosen to correspond to pagan festivals that took place around the time of the winter solstice, when the days begin to lengthen, to celebrate the ‘rebirth of the sun.’ . . . The Roman Saturnalia (a festival dedicated to Saturn, the god of agriculture, and to the renewed power of the sun), also took place at this time, and some Christmas customs are thought to be rooted in this ancient pagan celebration.”—(1977), Vol. 6, p. 666.

The New Catholic Encyclopedia acknowledges: “The date of Christ’s birth is not known. The Gospels indicate neither the day nor the month . . . According to the hypothesis suggested by H. Usener . . . and accepted by most scholars today, the birth of Christ was assigned the date of the winter solstice (December 25 in the Julian calendar, January 6 in the Egyptian), because on this day, as the sun began its return to northern skies, the pagan devotees of Mithra celebrated the dies natalis Solis Invicti (birthday of the invincible sun).

 On Dec. 25, 274, Aurelian had proclaimed the sun-god principal patron of the empire and dedicated a temple to him in the Campus Martius. Christmas originated at a time when the cult of the sun was particularly strong at Rome.”—(1967), Vol. III, p. 656.&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;References : &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;www.watchtower.org</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As you probably know Jehovah&#8217;s Witnesses do not celebrate Christmas.</p>
<p>Here is a brief explanation of why we do not.</p>
<p>Is Christmas a celebration based on the Bible?</p>
<p>Date of the celebration<br />
M’Clintock and Strong’s Cyclopædia says: “The observance of Christmas is not of divine appointment, nor is it of N[ew] T[estament] origin. The day of Christ’s birth cannot be ascertained from the N[ew] T[estament], or, indeed, from any other source.”—(New York, 1871), Vol. II, p. 276.</p>
<p>Luke 2:8-11 shows that shepherds were in the fields at night at the time of Jesus’ birth.</p>
<p>The book Daily Life in the Time of Jesus states: “The flocks . . . passed the winter under cover; and from this alone it may be seen that the traditional date for Christmas, in the winter, is unlikely to be right, since the Gospel says that the shepherds were in the fields.”—(New York, 1962), Henri Daniel-Rops, p. 228.</p>
<p>The Encyclopedia Americana informs us: “The reason for establishing December 25 as Christmas is somewhat obscure, but it is usually held that the day was chosen to correspond to pagan festivals that took place around the time of the winter solstice, when the days begin to lengthen, to celebrate the ‘rebirth of the sun.’ . . . The Roman Saturnalia (a festival dedicated to Saturn, the god of agriculture, and to the renewed power of the sun), also took place at this time, and some Christmas customs are thought to be rooted in this ancient pagan celebration.”—(1977), Vol. 6, p. 666.</p>
<p>The New Catholic Encyclopedia acknowledges: “The date of Christ’s birth is not known. The Gospels indicate neither the day nor the month . . . According to the hypothesis suggested by H. Usener . . . and accepted by most scholars today, the birth of Christ was assigned the date of the winter solstice (December 25 in the Julian calendar, January 6 in the Egyptian), because on this day, as the sun began its return to northern skies, the pagan devotees of Mithra celebrated the dies natalis Solis Invicti (birthday of the invincible sun).</p>
<p> On Dec. 25, 274, Aurelian had proclaimed the sun-god principal patron of the empire and dedicated a temple to him in the Campus Martius. Christmas originated at a time when the cult of the sun was particularly strong at Rome.”—(1967), Vol. III, p. 656.<br /><b>References : </b><br /><a href="http://www.watchtower.org" rel="nofollow">http://www.watchtower.org</a></p>
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		<title>By: Stella</title>
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		<dc:creator>Stella</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 04:55:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Yes, the ones who actually admit that the holiday has all its origins in earlier Pagan festivals, do not celebrate it for that reason. :) Then at the other extreme, you have those who refuse to admit to historical fact, say it&#039;s all theirs and that no one else has a festival that matters at this time of year. LOL Isn&#039;t religion awesome?&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;References : &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;Hellenic Polytheist</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yes, the ones who actually admit that the holiday has all its origins in earlier Pagan festivals, do not celebrate it for that reason. <img src='http://www.rmnp75.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' />  Then at the other extreme, you have those who refuse to admit to historical fact, say it&#8217;s all theirs and that no one else has a festival that matters at this time of year. LOL Isn&#8217;t religion awesome?<br /><b>References : </b><br />Hellenic Polytheist</p>
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		<title>By: dieseldogpuppy</title>
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		<dc:creator>dieseldogpuppy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 04:23:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>You are 100% right! Now that we all know this, could you PLEASE tell me whats wrong with gifts and making kids and people happy?   If you really want to get into it,, How about this one,,, Remember King Herod? You know , the one that chopped of John the Baptist head for a birthday gift for his daughter because he asked her what she wanted for a birthday gift? and she said John The Bapists head.? So he gave her that. Now there&#039;s a certain Religion out there and I&#039;m sure you all know who, that won&#039;t celebrate having birthdays because of that. Would you tell me why &quot;I&quot; shouldn&#039;t celebrate the fact that I&#039;m glad that I was born just because of that religion? If we were all still worshipping the TREE god or the SUN god or whatever the pagens back then were doing, I&#039;d say we&#039;re in trouble!!!! Every year this is brought up!!! But here&#039;s where everyone that is haveing a problem with the CHRISTIANS celebrating CRISTMAS is going wrong. We&#039;re not worshipping a sun god or tree god or whatever. We&#039;re celebrating the fact that Jesus was born and we&#039;re happy and we want to share it with the world and have a giant birthday party, and sing songs to Him and about him and so on.. we give gifts and get together just like any other party!!!!! What about NEW YEARS EVE??? Do we have a problem there???Even the Christians know that Dec 25 isn&#039;t the right day...We&#039;ll never have the right day because someone will always have trouble with it. So we all decided Dec.25th Big deal!!!!It don&#039;t matter what day we use, someone will find a problem with it!!!! So what&#039;s the answer? God is going to send us to hell because we&#039;re singing songs of praise to His son on or about the pagens worship day?  I DON&quot;T THINK SO   but I could be wrong!&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;References : &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;My own thoughts</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You are 100% right! Now that we all know this, could you PLEASE tell me whats wrong with gifts and making kids and people happy?   If you really want to get into it,, How about this one,,, Remember King Herod? You know , the one that chopped of John the Baptist head for a birthday gift for his daughter because he asked her what she wanted for a birthday gift? and she said John The Bapists head.? So he gave her that. Now there&#8217;s a certain Religion out there and I&#8217;m sure you all know who, that won&#8217;t celebrate having birthdays because of that. Would you tell me why &quot;I&quot; shouldn&#8217;t celebrate the fact that I&#8217;m glad that I was born just because of that religion? If we were all still worshipping the TREE god or the SUN god or whatever the pagens back then were doing, I&#8217;d say we&#8217;re in trouble!!!! Every year this is brought up!!! But here&#8217;s where everyone that is haveing a problem with the CHRISTIANS celebrating CRISTMAS is going wrong. We&#8217;re not worshipping a sun god or tree god or whatever. We&#8217;re celebrating the fact that Jesus was born and we&#8217;re happy and we want to share it with the world and have a giant birthday party, and sing songs to Him and about him and so on.. we give gifts and get together just like any other party!!!!! What about NEW YEARS EVE??? Do we have a problem there???Even the Christians know that Dec 25 isn&#8217;t the right day&#8230;We&#8217;ll never have the right day because someone will always have trouble with it. So we all decided Dec.25th Big deal!!!!It don&#8217;t matter what day we use, someone will find a problem with it!!!! So what&#8217;s the answer? God is going to send us to hell because we&#8217;re singing songs of praise to His son on or about the pagens worship day?  I DON&quot;T THINK SO   but I could be wrong!<br /><b>References : </b><br />My own thoughts</p>
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		<title>By: Thomas T</title>
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		<dc:creator>Thomas T</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 04:06:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>This is just one of those things that the church had co-opted to stop the pagans from having their annual Winter Solstice festival and the same thing with Easter and Halloween. They really didn&#039;t know when Jesus was born and decided that December 25 would be as good as time and any to celebrate his birth. The Catholic Church &quot;saved&quot; the pagan holidays by injecting Jesus into them. It is a good day to get together with family and friends and give gifts but it is also very stressful. 

For many years the Holiday was not celebrated in The United States and Congress has even been in session on Christmas Day.&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;References : &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;http://www.simpletoremember.com/vitals/Christmas_TheRealStory.htm</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is just one of those things that the church had co-opted to stop the pagans from having their annual Winter Solstice festival and the same thing with Easter and Halloween. They really didn&#8217;t know when Jesus was born and decided that December 25 would be as good as time and any to celebrate his birth. The Catholic Church &quot;saved&quot; the pagan holidays by injecting Jesus into them. It is a good day to get together with family and friends and give gifts but it is also very stressful. </p>
<p>For many years the Holiday was not celebrated in The United States and Congress has even been in session on Christmas Day.<br /><b>References : </b><br /><a href="http://www.simpletoremember.com/vitals/Christmas_TheRealStory.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.simpletoremember.com/vitals/Christmas_TheRealStory.htm</a></p>
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		<title>By: 2Q&#38;Learn</title>
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		<dc:creator>2Q&#38;Learn</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 03:47:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The Christian Witnesses of Jehovah God follow the example of Christ &amp; his early followers, in not celebrating birthdays, or other pagan holidays. . . Here are links to some online samples of their publications regarding the subject :

&quot;Can a Pagan Holiday Be Made Christian?&quot; 
http://watchtower.org/e/20071215/article_01.htm
(discussion &amp; history of the C-tree &amp; Nativity scene)

&quot;Christmas Customs---Are They Christian?&quot; 
http://watchtower.org/e/20001215/article_01.htm

&quot;Has Christmas Lost Christ?&quot;
 - Jesus&#039; Birth---The Real Story
 - Was Luke in Error [regarding when Jesus was born]?
http://watchtower.org/e/19981215/article_01.htm

&quot;&#039;Peace on Earth&#039;---A Mere Dream?&quot; :
 - The Christmas Spirit All Year Round?
 - Jesus’ Birth---How It Brings Peace
http://watchtower.org/e/20061215/article_01.htm

&quot;Beliefs and Customs That Displease God&quot;    
http://watchtower.org/e/rq/article_11.htm {see #3)

&quot;God&#039;s Servants Must Be Clean&quot;
 - #2 Spiritual Cleanness  
http://watchtower.org/e/rq/article_09.htm

&quot;For those who don&#039;t celebrate Christmas, respect and good communication are key. . .&quot;   http://jw-media.org/region/americas/usa/english/releases/beliefs_practices/usa_e001214.htm&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;References : &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Christian Witnesses of Jehovah God follow the example of Christ &amp; his early followers, in not celebrating birthdays, or other pagan holidays. . . Here are links to some online samples of their publications regarding the subject :</p>
<p>&quot;Can a Pagan Holiday Be Made Christian?&quot;<br />
<a href="http://watchtower.org/e/20071215/article_01.htm" rel="nofollow">http://watchtower.org/e/20071215/article_01.htm</a><br />
(discussion &amp; history of the C-tree &amp; Nativity scene)</p>
<p>&quot;Christmas Customs&#8212;Are They Christian?&quot;<br />
<a href="http://watchtower.org/e/20001215/article_01.htm" rel="nofollow">http://watchtower.org/e/20001215/article_01.htm</a></p>
<p>&quot;Has Christmas Lost Christ?&quot;<br />
 &#8211; Jesus&#8217; Birth&#8212;The Real Story<br />
 &#8211; Was Luke in Error [regarding when Jesus was born]?<br />
<a href="http://watchtower.org/e/19981215/article_01.htm" rel="nofollow">http://watchtower.org/e/19981215/article_01.htm</a></p>
<p>&quot;&#8217;Peace on Earth&#8217;&#8212;A Mere Dream?&quot; :<br />
 &#8211; The Christmas Spirit All Year Round?<br />
 &#8211; Jesus’ Birth&#8212;How It Brings Peace<br />
<a href="http://watchtower.org/e/20061215/article_01.htm" rel="nofollow">http://watchtower.org/e/20061215/article_01.htm</a></p>
<p>&quot;Beliefs and Customs That Displease God&quot;<br />
<a href="http://watchtower.org/e/rq/article_11.htm" rel="nofollow">http://watchtower.org/e/rq/article_11.htm</a> {see #3)</p>
<p>&quot;God&#8217;s Servants Must Be Clean&quot;<br />
 &#8211; #2 Spiritual Cleanness<br />
<a href="http://watchtower.org/e/rq/article_09.htm" rel="nofollow">http://watchtower.org/e/rq/article_09.htm</a></p>
<p>&quot;For those who don&#8217;t celebrate Christmas, respect and good communication are key. . .&quot;   <a href="http://jw-media.org/region/americas/usa/english/releases/beliefs_practices/usa_e001214.htm" rel="nofollow">http://jw-media.org/region/americas/usa/english/releases/beliefs_practices/usa_e001214.htm</a><br /><b>References : </b></p>
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		<title>By: Jennifer N</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jennifer N</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 03:39:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I think the Lord was a humble man, and wouldn&#039;t go out for the big celebration.  Christmas began as our/man&#039;s celebration of the saviors birth.  In this day and age, I would care to venture that at least half of the children don&#039;t know why we celebrate Christmas.  
The Bible does say, 
Jeremiah 10:2-4   2.  Thus saith the Lord, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismaged at the signs of heaven; for the ; for the heathen are dismayed at them.
 3.  For the customs of the people are vain:  for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe.

4.  they deck it with silver and with gold;  they fasten it with nails and with hammers that it move not

In my opinion, some Christians mature in the Lord and recognize that these things are not to be reverenced.&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;References : &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think the Lord was a humble man, and wouldn&#8217;t go out for the big celebration.  Christmas began as our/man&#8217;s celebration of the saviors birth.  In this day and age, I would care to venture that at least half of the children don&#8217;t know why we celebrate Christmas.<br />
The Bible does say,<br />
Jeremiah 10:2-4   2.  Thus saith the Lord, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismaged at the signs of heaven; for the ; for the heathen are dismayed at them.<br />
 3.  For the customs of the people are vain:  for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe.</p>
<p>4.  they deck it with silver and with gold;  they fasten it with nails and with hammers that it move not</p>
<p>In my opinion, some Christians mature in the Lord and recognize that these things are not to be reverenced.<br /><b>References : </b></p>
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		<title>By: justme7</title>
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		<dc:creator>justme7</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 03:10:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>yes, there are..like Bible Baptists. They just celebrate Christmas in their own time because it was not written in the Bible that Christ was born on the 25th of December.

For me, what matters is we celebrate Christs&#039; birth

And about the christmas tree and stuff.... do you believe in sanctification? We may sanctify non-Christian traditions as long as it does not do harm. Because the Christians adopted the tree tradition, the pagans do not do it anymore because we sanctified it therefore, that pagan ritual died. God owns everything, even culture and rituals and I believe that as long as it was given to God and does not harm any important doctrines, it is okay.

If we really want to take every thing from the Bible, then we should all eat unleavened bread. It does not also say in the Bible that we have to celebrate the Lord&#039;s Supper every Sunday or every first Sunday of every month but we do it anyway. We should then all go to Jordan river to be Baptized.


For example, drums were used for pagan worship in Africa in the olden times but church use drums nowadays because it helps with the music and worship. It is also very effective in reaching out young people for Christ.


And the question is why would you or other people celebrate your birthday and not celebrate the birthday of the King? Though there is no date... I think it&#039;s proper for Christians to celebrate Christmas one way or another, December 25 or not.&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;References : &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>yes, there are..like Bible Baptists. They just celebrate Christmas in their own time because it was not written in the Bible that Christ was born on the 25th of December.</p>
<p>For me, what matters is we celebrate Christs&#8217; birth</p>
<p>And about the christmas tree and stuff&#8230;. do you believe in sanctification? We may sanctify non-Christian traditions as long as it does not do harm. Because the Christians adopted the tree tradition, the pagans do not do it anymore because we sanctified it therefore, that pagan ritual died. God owns everything, even culture and rituals and I believe that as long as it was given to God and does not harm any important doctrines, it is okay.</p>
<p>If we really want to take every thing from the Bible, then we should all eat unleavened bread. It does not also say in the Bible that we have to celebrate the Lord&#8217;s Supper every Sunday or every first Sunday of every month but we do it anyway. We should then all go to Jordan river to be Baptized.</p>
<p>For example, drums were used for pagan worship in Africa in the olden times but church use drums nowadays because it helps with the music and worship. It is also very effective in reaching out young people for Christ.</p>
<p>And the question is why would you or other people celebrate your birthday and not celebrate the birthday of the King? Though there is no date&#8230; I think it&#8217;s proper for Christians to celebrate Christmas one way or another, December 25 or not.<br /><b>References : </b></p>
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		<title>By: AV</title>
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		<dc:creator>AV</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 03:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Being a born again Christian, I think it&#039;s neither a right or wrong thing. Christmas can be a great way to honor Jesus&#039; birth and his mission on earth. The literal day of the year is irrelevant, so just having any designated day will do. I find myself not attracted to the whole ornamental decorating that goes with it(trees, lights, wreaths,etc.) And I don&#039;t like the mass consumerism we in America get involved with, but I&#039;ll still celebrate the holiday in my own meaningful way and give thanks.&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;References : &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Being a born again Christian, I think it&#8217;s neither a right or wrong thing. Christmas can be a great way to honor Jesus&#8217; birth and his mission on earth. The literal day of the year is irrelevant, so just having any designated day will do. I find myself not attracted to the whole ornamental decorating that goes with it(trees, lights, wreaths,etc.) And I don&#8217;t like the mass consumerism we in America get involved with, but I&#8217;ll still celebrate the holiday in my own meaningful way and give thanks.<br /><b>References : </b></p>
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		<title>By: Andrew</title>
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		<dc:creator>Andrew</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 02:46:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>*sigh*
December 25th. This date marks the winter solstice in the northern hemisphere, the turning point of winter when the days start to get longer again. Long before Christianity, Sun God worshipers set aside this date to celebrate the beauty of nature and the return or &quot;rebirth&quot; of the Sun.

With the obvious symbolism for Pagans, it is easy to see why MANY of the virgin-born savior gods were said to have been born on December 25th in hopes of winning credulous and superstitious converts.

It was in 350AD that Pope Julius I &quot;set&quot; Christs birthday on December 25th to keep up this long tradition.

December 25th wasnt known as Christ&#039;s birthday until 350 years after his birth.
Is a marketing tool folks. You have been had.&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;References : &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>*sigh*<br />
December 25th. This date marks the winter solstice in the northern hemisphere, the turning point of winter when the days start to get longer again. Long before Christianity, Sun God worshipers set aside this date to celebrate the beauty of nature and the return or &quot;rebirth&quot; of the Sun.</p>
<p>With the obvious symbolism for Pagans, it is easy to see why MANY of the virgin-born savior gods were said to have been born on December 25th in hopes of winning credulous and superstitious converts.</p>
<p>It was in 350AD that Pope Julius I &quot;set&quot; Christs birthday on December 25th to keep up this long tradition.</p>
<p>December 25th wasnt known as Christ&#8217;s birthday until 350 years after his birth.<br />
Is a marketing tool folks. You have been had.<br /><b>References : </b></p>
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		<title>By: Watev</title>
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		<dc:creator>Watev</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 02:09:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Strange, I&#039;ve never heard something like this out of a Christian before. Not that that&#039;s a bad thing though.

I know PLENTY of Christians who say that Christmas is for celebrating the birth of Jesus. Yet, Jesus wasn&#039;t born on December 25, so that doesn&#039;t make sense. I also heard Christians say that they celebrate Jesus and what he did for us on that day, but shouldn&#039;t they be doing that *every* day? I mean, what is it about one day that gives you &quot;more&quot; reason to celebrate Jesus? It&#039;s like you love your girlfriend/boyfriend more on Valentine&#039;s Day just because it&#039;s Valentine&#039;s Day. Shouldn&#039;t you love them *every* day?

I dunno. I guess it&#039;s mostly due to tradition growing up. My parents are devout Catholics and they don&#039;t celebrate Jesus at all on Christmas, so we just eat good food together as a family.&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;References : &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Strange, I&#8217;ve never heard something like this out of a Christian before. Not that that&#8217;s a bad thing though.</p>
<p>I know PLENTY of Christians who say that Christmas is for celebrating the birth of Jesus. Yet, Jesus wasn&#8217;t born on December 25, so that doesn&#8217;t make sense. I also heard Christians say that they celebrate Jesus and what he did for us on that day, but shouldn&#8217;t they be doing that *every* day? I mean, what is it about one day that gives you &quot;more&quot; reason to celebrate Jesus? It&#8217;s like you love your girlfriend/boyfriend more on Valentine&#8217;s Day just because it&#8217;s Valentine&#8217;s Day. Shouldn&#8217;t you love them *every* day?</p>
<p>I dunno. I guess it&#8217;s mostly due to tradition growing up. My parents are devout Catholics and they don&#8217;t celebrate Jesus at all on Christmas, so we just eat good food together as a family.<br /><b>References : </b></p>
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