During Advent, I have promised myself to spend less time blogging and on the internet. But I thought that I would post the link to an interesting blog article. I know that during the Christmas season there are some people concerned about the 'pagan' origins of Christmas. For those of you forced to debate this issue, I thought that I would give you some ammunition.
Sure enough, this time of year a variety of Messianics, Jehovah's Witnesses, non-denominational types, and others, are out to prove that Christmas is pagan and those who celebrate it are engaged in sinful activity. I have seen the paltalk rooms and the websites, filled with hefty doses of discredited 19th century historical treatises. I am not remotely convinced by these arguments, because I do not accept the basic logic that leads one to conclude Christian holidays are pagan.
The rest of this article can be found here:http://blog.ancient-future.net/2007/12/christmas-is-pagan-hardly-origins-of.html The comments that follow the author's article are interesting also.
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
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YULE GET MY CHRISTMAS TREE WHEN YOU PRY IT FROM MY COLD DEAD FINGERS!
AMEN. LOL
I don't think anyone sensible would claim that Christmas IS a pagan festival. But, the Christian religion in all its forms has been very clever in bolting on major Christian festivals (Easter = oestre) to much older ones. Those who are pagans know this, but do not resent it. Such is life.
Sorry that it took me so long to post your comment harespring. I took time off from my blog for Advent. Sorry.
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