Quote From: flthomcatPlease stop misrepresenting Christmas when you are not a Christian.
Dec 25 was SELECTED to 'represent" Christ's birth because nobody living knew when the exact birth date was AND Dec 25 was a pagan holiday. The Church picked that date so it would replace a pagan holiday. It appears the churchs' plan worked: )
And your assertion that Jesus assend into Heaven to be with the Father IS A PAGAN TRADITION is beyond me.
I do think the pagans need to get together and study their own "religion," because many of the ones on this board seem to think they are experts on Christianity when they are not! GEESH!
The Church picked that date so it would replace a pagan holiday. It appears the Church's' plan worked: )
Really? I'm still Pagan, and I don't celebrate any holiday on the 25th, for I celebrate the solstice. Which usually falls on the 21st or 22nd. Not all Pagans do the same thing just like not all Christians do the same thing. =)
And your assertion that Jesus ascend into Heaven to be with the Father IS A PAGAN TRADITION is beyond me.
I didn't say that Jesus ascending into Heaven. The symbols, eggs, bunnies, are Pagan. And actually, Jesus' resurrection does play off of Pagan beliefs. Easter, or Ostara, or Eostre which is meant to be "east" is when life of nature comes back. Flowers bloom, everything turns green again, rebirth. You worship the SON, we worship the SUN. We celebrate the Spring Equinox. Ever wonder why Easter is so close to the equinox?
I don't think I was misrepresenting anything. That is simply your opinion. =)
