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Dec 12 11 4:06 PM
valdobiade wrote:Laura wrote: I am no bible scholar, nor any other religious texts, but I do believe that Jesus, the man, existed, as well as John the Baptist. The records are dubious, but clearly do agree that the man existed, whether or not he was the holy of holys or not.Anyway, the point is that Christmas is beautiful. Lights, Music, food, children getting gifts, adults getting to shop… Merry Christmas! God bless you all and everyone! Let’s see the good parts of it, you skeptical skeptics… After all that, we go back to our “normal” lives until next Christmas! We have something to hope for.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Thanks for taking the time to 'educate' me, Valdo. I am not totally unaware of the other Jesus' - and I certainly know it was a common name, sometimes spelled or pronounced differently. There were also a lot of Josephs and Marys. Even the apostles' names were /are popular.I don't have anything against people celebrating Christmas, whether as a celebration of the one they call their Lord, or simply as a winter celebration of family, hearth, home, charity and love.We pagans have a nearly identical form of celebration, called Yule, on the Solstice nght (the shortest day of the year) in which we leave candles burning all night long, and celebrate the "coming of the sun".Although I thnk it is nothing to do with Christmas on this thread, I do wish you all a wonderful time, however you spend it.
Laura wrote: I am no bible scholar, nor any other religious texts, but I do believe that Jesus, the man, existed, as well as John the Baptist. The records are dubious, but clearly do agree that the man existed, whether or not he was the holy of holys or not.
Anyway, the point is that Christmas is beautiful. Lights, Music, food, children getting gifts, adults getting to shop… Merry Christmas! God bless you all and everyone!
Let’s see the good parts of it, you skeptical skeptics… After all that, we go back to our “normal” lives until next Christmas! We have something to hope for.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Thanks for taking the time to 'educate' me, Valdo. I am not totally unaware of the other Jesus' - and I certainly know it was a common name, sometimes spelled or pronounced differently. There were also a lot of Josephs and Marys. Even the apostles' names were /are popular.I don't have anything against people celebrating Christmas, whether as a celebration of the one they call their Lord, or simply as a winter celebration of family, hearth, home, charity and love.We pagans have a nearly identical form of celebration, called Yule, on the Solstice nght (the shortest day of the year) in which we leave candles burning all night long, and celebrate the "coming of the sun".Although I thnk it is nothing to do with Christmas on this thread, I do wish you all a wonderful time, however you spend it.
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