OK. Nobody knows when Jesus was born, and whether He was born at all, and He’s not just a personification of the Sun. But Christians could celebrate Jesus’ birthday closer to spring. Why don’t they do it?
@Pryncess: even if it was in the fall. Why in December?
christianity was attempting to supplant paganism in europe. pagans celebrated the winter solstice as a major yearly event. that event occurs very near what is now xmas. xmas was put there to compete with the solstice, to give converts a holiday to celebrate at the ‘right’ time of year, while discouraging their pagan rituals. the date is completely arbitrary, and has no connection to the actual day on which jesus may or may not have been born. clear?
October 30th, 2009 at 5:57 am
it’s a culture
People committing crimes against gay people
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLdN0qE-Gp4
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October 30th, 2009 at 6:34 am
What bible do you have? Cause the ones I own say he was born in the fall.
I agree, no one knows if it ever really happened anyway.
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Atheist
October 30th, 2009 at 7:17 am
LOL THE BIBLE DOESNT SAY WHEN…we did that to convert heathesn and it works well!!!!!!!!!!
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October 30th, 2009 at 7:38 am
You already know the answer, don’t you? Pagan holiday, turned christian?
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October 30th, 2009 at 7:44 am
Good point!
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atheist
October 30th, 2009 at 7:59 am
I think spring in the middle east is in December 25th.
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I’m from India. Over there December is kinda like spring weather.
October 30th, 2009 at 8:33 am
Why not? Like you said, the date is NEVER given. Yes, the presence of shepards in the field suggests spring, but why does it matter if the celebration is 1 day or 1 week or 1 month or 3 months off?
Christmas is the celebration of an event, not a day. Haven’t you ever had a birthday party on a day that wasn’t your actual birthday?
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October 30th, 2009 at 9:09 am
christianity was attempting to supplant paganism in europe. pagans celebrated the winter solstice as a major yearly event. that event occurs very near what is now xmas. xmas was put there to compete with the solstice, to give converts a holiday to celebrate at the ‘right’ time of year, while discouraging their pagan rituals. the date is completely arbitrary, and has no connection to the actual day on which jesus may or may not have been born. clear?
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