Dec 25
Can't fight logic like this (heh)...
(taken from a christian Q&A site)
Question:
Why is Jesus's birthday celebrated on Christmas when historians say that his birthday was not in December?
Answer:
The Bible does not authorize Christians celebrating the birthday of Jesus, and it should not be done. You are right that Jesus in all probability was born in late summer or early fall, and not in December. If God wanted us to celebrate the birthday of Jesus, he would have given us the date, which he did not. We do not know the exact date of the birth of Jesus, nor is it necessary for us to know this information for us to serve and please God. The New Testament does tell us to remember Jesus, his life, his death, his promise to come again, each first day of the week (Acts 20:7; Heb. 10:25; 1 Cor 11:23-29; 1 Cor 16:1-2). If we set aside a single day in the year to exalt Jesus in a special way, there is a danger that the first day remembrance will be ignored, or diminished.
...and another reason for christians to hate magic:
The Bible according to Penn and Teller
...so what exactly are we celebrating? One would hope at the very least "togetherness." Yea, maybe a bit far fetched considering the throngs of well wishers at your local department store clocking eachother in the had for the last IPod, XBox360, or other new fangled piece of crap dredged out of corporate america this week. Somehow we've allowed X-Mas to be reduced to Valentine's Day with better gifts and decorations. Don't follow? Think about the mindset of the average consumer on Valentines Day: "If I don't buy my loved one something truly pricey and amazing, I'm a horrible person" so the poor shlub beats cheeks over to the local shop that sells him 200+ bucks worth of half dead flowers he could have gotten for 5$ any other day of the year. Same thing happens to x-mas, people have come to accept the V.D. mindset (yea I know what that sounds like) and passively plunk down hundreds, become wholly depressed, and praise "the man/woman in charge" that it's finally over. I suggest the opposite, do something heartfelt for the person you love in lieu of a pricey widget and give them what they really want...love, togetherness, and happiness for the holidays.
(sappy? yes. but think about it...)
p.s. Yes I'm probably going to hell for the 2 things at the top of this post
(taken from a christian Q&A site)
Question:
Why is Jesus's birthday celebrated on Christmas when historians say that his birthday was not in December?
Answer:
The Bible does not authorize Christians celebrating the birthday of Jesus, and it should not be done. You are right that Jesus in all probability was born in late summer or early fall, and not in December. If God wanted us to celebrate the birthday of Jesus, he would have given us the date, which he did not. We do not know the exact date of the birth of Jesus, nor is it necessary for us to know this information for us to serve and please God. The New Testament does tell us to remember Jesus, his life, his death, his promise to come again, each first day of the week (Acts 20:7; Heb. 10:25; 1 Cor 11:23-29; 1 Cor 16:1-2). If we set aside a single day in the year to exalt Jesus in a special way, there is a danger that the first day remembrance will be ignored, or diminished.
...and another reason for christians to hate magic:
The Bible according to Penn and Teller
...so what exactly are we celebrating? One would hope at the very least "togetherness." Yea, maybe a bit far fetched considering the throngs of well wishers at your local department store clocking eachother in the had for the last IPod, XBox360, or other new fangled piece of crap dredged out of corporate america this week. Somehow we've allowed X-Mas to be reduced to Valentine's Day with better gifts and decorations. Don't follow? Think about the mindset of the average consumer on Valentines Day: "If I don't buy my loved one something truly pricey and amazing, I'm a horrible person" so the poor shlub beats cheeks over to the local shop that sells him 200+ bucks worth of half dead flowers he could have gotten for 5$ any other day of the year. Same thing happens to x-mas, people have come to accept the V.D. mindset (yea I know what that sounds like) and passively plunk down hundreds, become wholly depressed, and praise "the man/woman in charge" that it's finally over. I suggest the opposite, do something heartfelt for the person you love in lieu of a pricey widget and give them what they really want...love, togetherness, and happiness for the holidays.
(sappy? yes. but think about it...)
p.s. Yes I'm probably going to hell for the 2 things at the top of this post