When you said the traditions were FOUNDED in Christianity that a sentence with meaning, and it’s meaning is way beyond Hanukkah. Had you just been referring to Hanukkah you would have said those traditions didn’t come from Judaism. Instead you said they were FOUNDED in Christianity, which rules out ALL other origins. Which you yourself have admitted wasn’t true.
You’ve descended to weaseling about what you said and outright lying about what I said. We’re done. You were wrong, you know you were wrong, man up and admit it, or just go away. Don’t care, I don’t truck with liars, bye.
Yes, I did not say those traditions are founded in Hannukah. I did say that St Nicholas, Manger, and Wise Men are founded in Christianity.
St Nicholas, Manger, and Wise Men ARE founded in Christianity.
You want to argue over St Nick, because arguing over manger and wise men is silly. They are in the gospel accounts.
The tradition of St Nick begins in 300’s AD era Christianity, since that is when the man lived.
I am finding it really hard to understand what your beef is. Do you think the wise men did not travel to Bethlehem? Do you think Jesus was not laid in a manger? Do you think that St Nicholas lived in Constantine’s time but was actually Hindu or something?
Please. Fill me in. You FIND all of these things in Christianity and not in Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, etc. If you FIND them there, then that is where they are FOUNDED.
Go here for a complete discussion of St Nicholas:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_of_Myra
I know you hate having your preconceptions challenged, but go read about the guy you think comes from Odin or something.