[conservativecorner]

Thanks much for the article! :>)

[Skooz]

Very interesting read.

December 25 is as good a day as any to celebrate Christ's birth. It's a 365-1 shot any day you choose.

[mfulstone]

The article is dead wrong in many places. The error comes from not knowing Jewish customs and traditions.

You simply cannot understand the new testament if you don't kow the old.

[Joe 6-pack]

Thanks for the post!

In return, here's a Christmas primer."

[Joe 6-pack]

Thanks for the post!

In return, here's a Christmas primer."

[Argh]

bump

[IronJack]

Another atheist ox gored!

Well done.

[Adder]

Hmm, I always thought that Christmas co-opted, as it were, Saturnalia which was an ancient Roman festival where the slaves ruled over their masters for a day and gifts were exchanged.
The latter festival mentioned here was never mentioned previously.
As others have said, it makes little difference that Christ's Mass is celebrated when it is, tho there are several who damn it for having incorporated pagan ritual. Never could understand that one...who cares if they did?

[ppaul]

bump.

[Straight Vermonter]

One thing that may interest those on this thread is that Luke 2:8 says "Now there were shepherds in that region living in the fields and keeping the night watch over their flock."

The only time flocks of sheep were left in the fields overnight was in the spring when they were birthing the spring lambs. So likely Jesus was born in the springtime.

Food for thought.

[AnalogReigns]

I’d say its (past) time to bring this story up again.

[Peanut Gallery]

What of Mithras?