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re: 2,014 years and 359 days ago our Christ was born
Posted on 12/24/14 at 8:54 pm to Adama
Posted on 12/24/14 at 8:54 pm to Adama
I am Christian and do not celebrate Christmas or Easter because of such things. People tend to follow what they've grown up with and do not really question things. But once you start asking yourself the seemingly obvious questions like "where did December 25th, Christmas trees, Yule logs, Santa, the Easter bunny, Easter eggs, Lent, etc come from?" Christians find answers they do not like and do not want to acknowledge.
This post was edited on 12/24/14 at 8:56 pm
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Posted on 12/24/14 at 9:02 pm to the808bass
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Posted on 12/24/14 at 9:15 pm to StrykerAg10
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Christians find answers they do not like and do not want to acknowledge.
Not really. The appropriation of pagan symbols into a celebration of Christmas doesn't really mean anything. A religion will take on symbols and forms from the culture around it because religion is inseparable from the culture in which is operates. That is a separate question from whether or not the religion has truth in it.
Posted on 12/24/14 at 10:17 pm to the808bass
I believe ALL religions are based on truths from the time the religion is created. Some of those truths are later either confirmed or rebuked by science and/or history. If the religion is based on being a morally good person, then the fact that Jesus' birth is in September or Buddha didn't actually live 551 lives should be irrelevant.
Posted on 12/24/14 at 11:10 pm to KajunGator
I heard it was in the summer.
Posted on 12/25/14 at 1:00 am to deltaland
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It's amazing to me that Jewish woman has managed to convince people for centuries that she not only gave birth to the perfect man, but that she was pregnant yet still a virgin.
Christians are retarded.
Posted on 12/25/14 at 5:44 am to Stacked
Meh, of course Christmas traditions incorporated pagan rituals of the time. I find it humorous some folks still get hung up on the exact date Christ was born (DUH, wasn't December) or how the holiday is popularly celebrated.
I mean, hell, I've changed the way I celebrate/traditions I observe several times over in my life, and I'm only 26. Think the holiday MIGHT have changed a bit over the eons it's been around? Come on, now
Y'all have a merry Christmas, however y'all choose to celebrate it. Christian or not, it's a special time of year in our culture, and even though I believe Christ is the "reason for the season," spending time with loved ones and taking stock of another year gone by are my favorite things to celebrate
I mean, hell, I've changed the way I celebrate/traditions I observe several times over in my life, and I'm only 26. Think the holiday MIGHT have changed a bit over the eons it's been around? Come on, now
Y'all have a merry Christmas, however y'all choose to celebrate it. Christian or not, it's a special time of year in our culture, and even though I believe Christ is the "reason for the season," spending time with loved ones and taking stock of another year gone by are my favorite things to celebrate
This post was edited on 12/25/14 at 7:57 am
Posted on 12/25/14 at 7:14 am to TbirdSpur2010
I wasn't being serious in my tone of this thread. I had hoped my pompous was would catch more fish.
Posted on 12/25/14 at 7:28 am to Stacked
My bad, I was responding to the general tone of the thread more than you specifically, but I failed to make that clear
This post was edited on 12/25/14 at 7:29 am
Posted on 12/25/14 at 7:51 am to TbirdSpur2010
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Meh, of course Christmas traditions incorporated pagan rituals of the time. I find it humorous some folks still get hung up on the exact date Christ was born (DUH, wasn't December) or how the holiday is popularly celebrated.
I mean, hell, I've changed the way I celebrate/traditions I observe several times over in my life, and I'm only 26. Think the holiday MIGHT have changed a bit over the eons it's been around? Come on, now
Y'all have a merry Christmas, however y'all choose to celebrate it. Christian or not, it's a special I me of year in our culture, and even though I believe Christ is the "reason for the season," spending time with loved ones and taking stock of another year gone by are my favorite things to celebrate
Very well stated, Tbird. You are wise beyond your years.
Merry Christmas to you & Mrs. Tbird and the rest of your loved ones.
This post was edited on 12/25/14 at 7:54 am
Posted on 12/25/14 at 8:31 am to Arkla Missy
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Merry Christmas to you & Mrs. Tbird and the rest of your loved ones.
Thanks Missy! Merry Christmas to you and yours as well, ma'am!
Posted on 12/25/14 at 8:55 am to Alahunter
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You probably think they only burned witches too.
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No, they also tortured and slaughtered non-believers and heretics by the hundreds of thousands
Posted on 12/25/14 at 9:32 am to samson'sseed
I am not very religious but I don't see what is wrong with combining pagan rituals. They seem to be all the cool and awesome parts of Christmas. Christmas would be a cruddy holiday if it wasn't
Posted on 12/25/14 at 9:44 am to samson'sseed
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No, they also tortured and slaughtered non-believers and heretics by the hundreds of thousands
You seem mad.
Posted on 12/25/14 at 11:38 am to TbirdSpur2010
I don't so much care that christmas isn't jesus real birthday but I'm kinda interested to know the exact date he was born, I think most people would think that's pretty cool.
I read something a while ago that said according to the star / astrology at the time or some shite that it had to be in the spring so march- june, I think around april
I read something a while ago that said according to the star / astrology at the time or some shite that it had to be in the spring so march- june, I think around april
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