12-25-2003, 10:28 AM | #1 |
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Sooooooo..... according to the bible, Christ was concieved in June. Nine months later he would be born. 6 months would make it December, and im pretty sure Joseph didnt have a scalpel, morphine, and the knowledge to perform a ceserian (sp?) insection. Therefore Christ was born in March. Christ mas was formed out of jealousy towards pagans who celebrated with a banquet in December. Christians wanted a feast. So this celebration is what Christians call "pagan" and Christian.
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12-26-2003, 03:35 PM | #2 |
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Dalamar Stormcrow:
[QB] Sooooooo..... according to the bible, Christ was concieved in June. Nine months later he would be born. 6 months would make it December, and im pretty sure Joseph didnt have a scalpel, morphine, and the knowledge to perform a ceserian (sp?) insection. Therefore Christ was born in March. Christ mas was formed out of jealousy towards pagans who celebrated with a banquet in December. Christians wanted a feast. So this celebration is what Christians call "pagan" and Christian. interesting
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12-26-2003, 05:40 PM | #3 |
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I studied this in one of my English Bible Classes at college. My prof said that the Christians chose Dec 25 as it was already an established holiday with a local religoun (non-Jewish). By having a major holiday in common, the Christians hoped to bring more numbers into their midst... safety in numbers and all.
Don't know if he was right, but it's definitely a cool bit of history trivia!
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12-26-2003, 05:58 PM | #4 |
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Considering that in the distant past, Christianity was often more about politics then religion, I wouldn't be surprised if it was true [img]smile.gif[/img]
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12-28-2003, 07:56 PM | #6 |
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Scientists say it was impossible for him to be born at that time
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12-28-2003, 08:04 PM | #7 |
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The Mods and I have imposed a Religious discussion ban for a while, because it's started WAY to many flamewars, and it always end the same; with hurt feelings.
I know some of you might have missed the announcement, so no biggie. [img]smile.gif[/img]
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