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17. This is all true

Reply to noel711 (Reply #16)

Sat Dec 22, 2012, 12:11 PM

Dec 2012

There is a lot of evidence pointing to the "marketing" tactics the early Christians used to gain followers. Some people use these things to split hairs with Christians. The Christmas tree? I don't think that was mentioned in the Bible. I read that Jesus was probably born in late spring.

As a Christian, I think the dates we celebrate things are pretty irrelevant. We celebrate the birth of Christ in December. That's probably not when he was born, but the important thing is that we celebrate his birth.

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christianity tried to co-oped the pagan solstice practice,. that is starting to fail. Civilization2 Dec 2012 #1

They tried to do the same thing with Halloween (All Saints Day) BlueStreak Dec 2012 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author pathansen Dec 2012 #20

"Hallowed Eve;" greiner3 Dec 2012 #21

"Hallowe'en", or "Hallowed Eve", or "All Hallowed Eve" Wally Pipp Dec 2012 #31

This message was self-deleted by its author pathansen Dec 2012 #19

But..but..but...WAR ON CHRISTMAS!!!! dorkzilla Dec 2012 #2

the power of symbols Ironblood Dec 2012 #3

Thanks for your insightful post jimlup Dec 2012 #4

I like this Frosty1 Dec 2012 #23

Kind of like Gamers who get so wrapped up in their WCGreen Dec 2012 #25

Christ was born in mid April just as the Holy Bible says. DhhD Dec 2012 #5

Judaism married Paganism and the marriage begot Christianity. Smarmie Doofus Dec 2012 #6

Interesting quotation! Frosty1 Dec 2012 #24

The roman church moved the "birthday" to coincide with saturnalia. Warren Stupidity Dec 2012 #7

Thanks for that. Happy Solstice! No matter what faith you gravitate towards, FailureToCommunicate Dec 2012 #8

truth is always so much more fun than the fairy tales rurallib Dec 2012 #9

It means the days are getting longer and summer is around the corner jsr Dec 2012 #10

Those pre-Roman Crucifixions have me wondering about this video's accuracy. fasttense Dec 2012 #11

I generally agree with the connection of Solstice to Christmas, MH1 Dec 2012 #13

One thing I noticed about Wikipedia is that there is.... blackspade Dec 2012 #33

The Whole Story Is About Mithras ProgressiveJarhead Dec 2012 #14

over-reached a bit Ligyron Dec 2012 #15

Scholars, Christian scholars concur: noel711 Dec 2012 #16

This is all true Thav Dec 2012 #17

That is from "Zeitgeist 1"...but anyway... Moostache Dec 2012 #18

One night Frosty1 Dec 2012 #22

Well, I guess you could say that about all newer religions.... WCGreen Dec 2012 #26

ignoramus: plural = ignorami Vashondem Dec 2012 #27

Thank you... noel711 Dec 2012 #34

Ugh, Zeitgeist... Scootaloo Dec 2012 #28

The evolution of belief systems as knowledge expands to science. WCGreen Dec 2012 #30

The depths of winter have been a sacred time for millennia. kestrel91316 Dec 2012 #29

Excellent blackspade Dec 2012 #32

What a facsinating video! CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2012 #35