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by Anonymous on August 3rd, 2004

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Is it true that Jesus was not actually born on December 25th, the day that is commonly celebrated as his birthday?

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  • by Saddened on June 3rd, 2005

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    i believe everyone is asking/answering the wrong question. any real theologians would have to agree! God is omnipotent and all knowing. if the birth of jesus was to be celebrated then God would have:

    A. had the day recorded in the bible
    B. there are three instances of birthdays in the bible, and in all three a faithful servant of god was murdered (i.e. john the baptist by herod)
    C. at the passover jesus said to 'remember me on my death, not my birth for a man is nothing on the day of his birth, but one that is dead has made a name for himself'
    D. for jesus to have been born in a manger all the animals would have to be vacated, as in out to pasture. and the shepherds would not want their sheeps wool to be reuined by the winter rain.

    it was in fact a roman emperor (i forget which one) that wanted to unify rome by having everyone share the same beliefs, so he mixed pagan beliefs with christian beliefs. think about it, God is a god of love... why would he want a holiday such as halloween. halloween makes it acceptable to praise satan by dressing like him, or other pagan mythological creatures. food for thought... know go read your bible and find out for yourself!

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    • I agree with this....very true!

      Anonymous

      by Anonymous on November 13th, 2005

    • does not answer the question.

      Grandma Roses - my avatar is my real dog

      by Grandma Roses - my avatar is my real dog on November 18th, 2005

    • Bad logic. Presumes God must do as he expects. Cite ref. for point C. Wool on live sheep ruined by rain? Reference for that?

      IntellectualCritic

      by IntellectualCritic on May 8th, 2006

    • I do not agree that pagan beliefs were mixes with Christian beliefs, just because some customs may have been pagan in origin does not make them any less Christian.

      muguet

      by muguet on December 10th, 2006

    • The roman emperor you refer to was Constantine (c. 274 - 337 A.D.) If I am not mistaken, though, the custom of celebrating the Christ Mass on December 25 predates his decision to establish Christianity as the official religion of the empire.

      Midgardsormr

      by Midgardsormr on December 13th, 2007

    • muguet, what you said is not logical, "just because some customs may have been pagan in origin does not make them any less Christian." The word Pagan is the exact opposite of Christian in it's meaning. So, obviously if something has pagan origins it is not Christian.

      Randoley

      by Randoley on February 21st, 2011

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