"Fer cryin' out loud, somebody needs to crack down, but fast."
- Why is this so outlandish? The Romans adapted many of Mithraism's rituals and practices into Christianity when it formed the Roman Catholic Church, in effect making Christianity an easier pill to swallow for the masses.
LOL! Just because Christmas and Easter are on the dates that they are?
Frenetic,
You're full of it. No practices from Mithraism were adopted by Christians. Perhaps you've never read the modern classic about Mithraism? Read Manfred Clauss' The Roman Cult of Mithras : The God and His Mysteries. It's pricey at $32, but well worth it. In it you will discover:
"Energetically suppressed by the early Christians, who frequently constructed their churches over the caves in which Mithraic rituals took place, the cult was extinct by the end of the fourth century."
Christians, such as a late antique Syraic commentator who wrote about the followers of pagans, wrote EXPLICITLY that Christians celebrated Christ's birthday on December 25 IN OPPOSITION TO MITHRAISM. See page 66 for starters.