[mad_as_he$$]

There is plenty of evidence against Jesus being born on 12/25. In fact more that that being the actual date. First the Romans RARELY had head counts in Winter. Second the sheep would not have been on the open range in the dead of Winter. The difference between the Georgian and Julian calendars alone makes it implausible. The Chinese who watched the sky long before anyone else did and have records going back 5,000 years do not report a star in December. That is just the items I can think of off the top of my head with a caffeine deficit. Jesus was most likely born in June, 6 BC. In any case it does not matter since Christmas is so commercialized and the real thought is mostly lost.

[CharlesWayneCT]

I don’t think there is support for December 25. But there isn’t really any “dead of winter” in Israel. Today’s temperature for example is 71 degrees.

[SonlitKnight]

I really wish you had read the article. June of 6BC is unworkable and late December is EXACTLY when the sheep would have been in the fields.