December 25th is not the birthday of Christ, its pagan winter solstice sun worship

Happy Saturnalia!

Here is the real holiday that they mask as bad.

pretty much every culture and religion celebrates some form of "light" in the dark season of winter.

"The cult of Sol Invictus (the Unconquered Sun) was dedicated on the 25 December 273 C.E. in honour of the birthday of the Sol. Although this took place two days after the completion of Saturnalia, it is nevertheless thematically linked to the earlier festival for the 25th marked not only the birthday of Sol Invictus, but also the Winter Solstice in the Julian Calendar. The implications behind this are clear, for on the shortest day of the year the sun is born into the world and will spread his light and fertility throughout the hemisphere as the days grow progressively longer. Although we cannot know for certain, it seems likely that this sort of thinking would have occurred to the ancients – perhaps going so far as to see the events of the Saturnalia as almost or paving the way for this important event to occur. It is also interesting to note that Sol Invictus was often conflated with both the god Helios and Mithras, the latter whose cult was considered the largest Pagan rival to Christianity in Antiquity. It is surely no coincidence that his birthday, or at least the season surrounding his day, was chosen by Christians as an appropriate time to celebrate their own religious mysteries (absorbing and adapting many of the seasonal traditions along the way)."

[link to www.templumdeorum.org]

yep

OP, two words, jordan maxwell.

I'm an atheist, but I like tinsel! And snow bunnies!

thanks man

The story of Christ is a myth told through many stories throughout our history.

It is the story of our solar system.

well my 1st thought is DUH ...

but - it amazes me how many sheep, er, people, still do not understand this.

5 stars for truth.

It is Osiris's birthday, Jesus was born in march.

we are all free to celebrate or not as we choose. the Bible says not to let anyone judge us in respect to a holiday ;-)

for my family we celebrate christmas and easter and remember they are all about Jesus

if I thought it was some pagan thing I doubt I'd do this. I know the history but it doesn't bother me. these threads come up every year on glp

if christmas bothers someone they ought not celebrate it. we are free either way Biblically speaking. all things are lawful, but not all things are edifying. skip the tree and presents if you want no big deal :)

love rb

haha thats why I keep posting this stuff, it amazes me every time.

The bible is really a story about astrology. Here's Jordan Maxwells take on it. Start at 11min. 30sec. to skip the advertising. Takes about 45 min. to watch, but well worth the information.

[link to www.youtube.com]

Your pagan ancestor's spirits weep every year knowing you have turned your back on their religion and have become Christian.