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In article <FbOdnbbPvJpzdxPYnZ2dnUVZ_uvinZ2d@comcast.com>,
KenStahl <ktsahl@yoohoo.com> wrote:

There was no star of Bethlehem. Figment of people's imagination.

It's a made up story written long after the kid was born.

Not only that, the shepherds wouldn't be tending to sheep in Judea that
time of year.

I'm not a religious guy, but there is evidence that a rare alignment of
four planets coincided with a lunar eclipse right around the birth of
Jesus timeframe. This was in the spring of 6 BC. The astrophysicists know
the exact date and time. There were coins minted in the region to
commemorate the event, which would have seemed spectacular for that time
and place The reason we use December 25th was a papal decree intended to
head off support for an event the church deemed pagan.

In article <12ou1c0ebkf0852@corp.supernews.com>,
Greywolf <greywolf@cybrzn.com> wrote:

But 'hate' the fictional 'star of Bethlehem'? Whooooh. Somebody's been
hittin' the Jesus juice a little early this year, don't you think?

The original post got filtered out here but I stronly suspect it was
from Daniel Min. He's known for this sort of thing.