Merry Christmas and a happy new year.
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Merry Christmas and a happy new year.
I don't know if it's the right section. However, merry merry Xmast to you all!!!
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as the uber-PC card that my rental company sent out this year said:
Hopefully that didn't offend anyone, were strugging to come up with less descriptive winter messages.
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Greetings!
Wikipedia writes:
So, at least going by wikipedia I was a little off: he was born not concepted on Dec 25.
So, that'd mean he was born on either Dec 25 or January 6 but concepted on Good Friday.Early Christians sought to calculate the date of Christ's birth based on the idea that Old Testament prophets died either on an anniversary of their birth or of their conception. They reasoned that Jesus died on an anniversary of his conception, so the date of his birth was nine months after the date of Good Friday, either December 25 or January 6.
So, at least going by wikipedia I was a little off: he was born not concepted on Dec 25.
I didn't mean anything as a heated comment And qviri's was meant in jest only.
I was pointed out that attempts are made to undermine Christmas, other religions ought to maintain their own holidays or admit that they're celebrating ours, and qviri rebutted that the Christians did the very same thing: eventually even overtaking the pagan holiday with Christmas. To which I submitted doubt as to whether the holiday really was overtaken or whether the two just happened to fall on the same day.
I'm certainly no expert on such things though, I was just idly chatting with him. Qviri may well be right for all I know - I'm no theologian.
I was pointed out that attempts are made to undermine Christmas, other religions ought to maintain their own holidays or admit that they're celebrating ours, and qviri rebutted that the Christians did the very same thing: eventually even overtaking the pagan holiday with Christmas. To which I submitted doubt as to whether the holiday really was overtaken or whether the two just happened to fall on the same day.
I'm certainly no expert on such things though, I was just idly chatting with him. Qviri may well be right for all I know - I'm no theologian.
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What about the New Year? What about Hanukkah? (Which was earlier this year, I realize.) The date was a guess based on an assumption -- so it was picked out of a hat, essentially. And it conveniently coincides with the winter solstice -- in the northern hemisphere, anyway.
Another theological point would be that Easter is more important to Christianity, by far -- and we celebrate it with dyed hen's eggs, and a rabbit plays a large role? Naw, paganism has nothing to do with this, either...
What about the New Year? What about Hanukkah? (Which was earlier this year, I realize.) The date was a guess based on an assumption -- so it was picked out of a hat, essentially. And it conveniently coincides with the winter solstice -- in the northern hemisphere, anyway.
Another theological point would be that Easter is more important to Christianity, by far -- and we celebrate it with dyed hen's eggs, and a rabbit plays a large role? Naw, paganism has nothing to do with this, either...
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Which sky? On Mars, for instance, it's apparently orange or pink, so a blanket statement that the sky is "blue" seems rather presumptuous.Ralf Hutter wrote:For God's sake people, do you have to argue about everything???
I think I'll start a new thread titled " The Sky is Blue" and let you guys have at it........
Definite signs here of geocentric bigotry IMO...
Hanukkah is a minor celebration - I've been told by Jews that they only give out presents with it now so as to not feel left out during Christmas.NeilBlanchard wrote:Hello,
What about the New Year? What about Hanukkah? (Which was earlier this year, I realize.) The date was a guess based on an assumption -- so it was picked out of a hat, essentially. And it conveniently coincides with the winter solstice -- in the northern hemisphere, anyway.
Another theological point would be that Easter is more important to Christianity, by far -- and we celebrate it with dyed hen's eggs, and a rabbit plays a large role? Naw, paganism has nothing to do with this, either...
Easter is a pretty big celebration too - I always go to church, out to eat, and usually on some family outing on that day too. No presents are exchanged though.
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