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noel711

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34. Thank you...

Reply to Vashondem (Reply #27)

Sat Dec 22, 2012, 10:21 PM

Dec 2012

altho I enjoyed Latin, it didn't enjoy me.

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] pathansen Dec 2012 OP

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