Christianophobia
By Patrick J. Buchanan
Posted: December 13, 2004
1:00 a.m. Eastern
2004 Creators Syndicate, Inc.
"'Tis the season to be jolly." But, as usual, not for all of us.
It is the Christmas season, that time in December when all good Christians
celebrate the birth of the Savior of mankind, born in a stable in Bethlehem,
2,000 years ago.
It is a time of family gatherings and gift-giving, of joyous music and fond
memories. For some, it is one of the few days of the year, Easter being the
other, when they return to the old church for the feast day that yet retains
its hold upon them from childhood.
Even many non-believers celebrate, for Christmas joy is contagious.
But not for all. For some, it is not too much to say that they hate the idea of
Christmas with a deep abiding hate, not just the "Bah, humbug!" dismissal of
old Scrooge. They want Christmas dead.
As usual, they are busy at work, going to court to get Nativity scenes expunged
from public squares, demanding that statues of Mary, Joseph and the infant
Jesus be removed from department stores and parades, checking vigilantly to see
that any and all caroling at public schools is free of such outrages as "Silent
Night." For people such as these, even Santa has become an intolerably divisive
figure who must be purged from public life.
And this year, again, they are meeting with some success, especially with a
business community for whom Christmas has always been about sales volume, not
salvation.
Target stores have told the Salvation Army it may no longer station volunteers
at store entrances, with their red kettles, and solicit charitable
contributions for the poor. The 30-year tradition that reaped the Army $9
million a year has been terminated
The reason? Says Target, unconvincingly, it is so the company can have a
consistent policy of no solicitations outside its stores. But in recent years,
the gay lobby has pressured Target to ban the Army because it is Christian and
rejects homosexuality as sinful.
Now Macy's has stopped using the phrase "Merry Christmas" in all store
advertising, replacing it with what Macy's calls the more inclusive "Season's
Greetings" and "Happy Holidays."
But how is it "inclusive" to exclude the Christians' greeting? Is that not
anti-Christian? Why would the Macy's of the "Miracle on 34th Street" do such a
thing? Why would Federated Department Stores, Macy's parent company, impose
such a policy?
By Newton's laws of motion, an object moving in a given direction will continue
to do so unless an outside force intervenes. What hidden force intervened to
cause Macy's to reverse course and suddenly sever its ties to Christmas? Who
insisted that Macy's cease to mention Christmas, the holiday around which its
selling season is built?
It is hard to believe some Macy's executive took it upon himself to make so
offensive a decision as to expunge "Merry Christmas" from the store, when so
many of Macy's most loyal shoppers were certain to be disheartened and hurt.
Who is trying to kill Christmas?
It needs to be said. What we are witnessing here are hate crimes against
Christianity – the manifestations, the symptoms of a sickness of the soul, a
disease a Vatican diplomat correctly calls "Christianophobia," the fear and
loathing of all things Christian, coupled with a fanatic will to expunge from
the public life of the West all reminders that ours was once a Christian
civilization and America once a Christian country.
Americans are among the most tolerant of peoples. No one demands that any
dissenting adult or child be made to say the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag,
or join in Christmas caroling, or be forced to say a prayer before class, or go
to church at Christmas. The Christian majority only asks that they be free to
be themselves, to exercise their freedom to express their love of their Savior
as the First Amendment has always guaranteed.
But what are we to make of Maplewood, N.J., where the Columbus High School
brass ensemble was ordered not to play a single Christmas carol at their
holiday concert, not even an instrumental version. Parents and students were
outraged. "This is censorship at its most basic level," said student Ryan Dahn.
Correct, Ryan.
In Denver, officials of the annual Parade of Lights refused to permit in the
parade a float carrying the banner "Merry Christmas" with members of the Faith
Bible Chapel congregation, who were to sing Christmas carols. Approved was a
float sponsored by Two Souls, an American Indian group that considers
homosexuality holy.
While Christmas often brings forth the best in some of us, because of who and
what is being celebrated, that is not true for all of us. For some, it brings
forth the purest malevolence. Why? Sadly, because they do not know Him.
Nevertheless, Merry Christmas – to all.
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Christianophobia
By Patrick J. Buchanan
Posted: December 13, 2004
1:00 a.m. Eastern
2004 Creators Syndicate, Inc.
"'Tis the season to be jolly." But, as usual, not for all of us.
It is the Christmas season, that time in December when all good Christians
celebrate the birth of the Savior of mankind, born in a stable in
Bethlehem,
2,000 years ago.
Do any Christians actually BELIEVE Jebus was born on the 25th? I thought
most of them were clever enough to realise it was simpley the church
hijacking another pagaon festival.
Even many non-believers celebrate, for Christmas joy is contagious.
LOL! And the 25th was a day of celebration long before some deseert tribe
hallucinated a load of next to a burning bush.
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Christianophobia
By Patrick J. Buchanan
Posted: December 13, 2004
1:00 a.m. Eastern
2004 Creators Syndicate, Inc.
"'Tis the season to be jolly." But, as usual, not for all of us.
It is the Christmas season, that time in December when all good
Christians
celebrate the birth of the Savior of mankind, born in a stable in
Bethlehem,
2,000 years ago.
Do any Christians actually BELIEVE Jebus was born on the 25th? I thought
most of them were clever enough to realise it was simpley the church
hijacking another pagaon festival.
Not hijacking, IMHO, but incorporating. Christmas, Easter, All Saint's Day,
etc., were already part of the tradition of those who founded the Christian
church. Why wouldn't they continue the tradition?
Jane
Even many non-believers celebrate, for Christmas joy is contagious.
LOL! And the 25th was a day of celebration long before some deseert tribe
hallucinated a load of next to a burning bush.
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Christianophobia
By Patrick J. Buchanan
Posted: December 13, 2004
1:00 a.m. Eastern
2004 Creators Syndicate, Inc.
"'Tis the season to be jolly." But, as usual, not for all of us.
It is the Christmas season, that time in December when all good
Christians
celebrate the birth of the Savior of mankind, born in a stable in
Bethlehem,
2,000 years ago.
Do any Christians actually BELIEVE Jebus was born on the 25th? I thought
most of them were clever enough to realise it was simpley the church
hijacking another pagaon festival.
Not hijacking, IMHO, but incorporating.
It's not as if pagans were allowed to keep celebrating it. Hence hijacked.
Christmas, Easter, All Saint's Day,
etc., were already part of the tradition of those who founded the
Christian
church.
Christmas was near-enough the winter solstice, I thought. I wasn't aware
pagans foudned the Christian church..
Why wouldn't they continue the tradition?
?
Jane
Even many non-believers celebrate, for Christmas joy is contagious.
LOL! And the 25th was a day of celebration long before some deseert
tribe
hallucinated a load of next to a burning bush.
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Christianophobia
By Patrick J. Buchanan
Posted: December 13, 2004
1:00 a.m. Eastern
2004 Creators Syndicate, Inc.
"'Tis the season to be jolly." But, as usual, not for all of us.
It is the Christmas season, that time in December when all good
Christians
celebrate the birth of the Savior of mankind, born in a stable in
Bethlehem,
2,000 years ago.
Do any Christians actually BELIEVE Jebus was born on the 25th? I
thought
most of them were clever enough to realise it was simpley the church
hijacking another pagaon festival.
Not hijacking, IMHO, but incorporating.
It's not as if pagans were allowed to keep celebrating it. Hence hijacked.
They continued to celebrate it...just as a Christian festival.
Christmas, Easter, All Saint's Day,
etc., were already part of the tradition of those who founded the
Christian
church.
Christmas was near-enough the winter solstice, I thought. I wasn't aware
pagans foudned the Christian church..
No, but it did not start in a vacuum! The founders were aware of the pagan
religion (obviously) and some were even raised in it.
Why wouldn't they continue the tradition?
?
Yes, the festivals and rituals were "Christianized" and, yes, were often
kept in order to convert pagans more easily...but it was part of the society
that the founders lived in.
I am just now reading a book called "The Pagan Christ" by Tom Harper (former
Anglican minister). (Scholarly, with footnotes, bibliography, etc...not
anecdotal). He has found that most of the Christian beliefs originated with
the ancient Egyptians and, thus, are older than most have thought. I've
just started into it; seems interesting so far.
Jane
Jane
Even many non-believers celebrate, for Christmas joy is contagious.
LOL! And the 25th was a day of celebration long before some deseert
tribe
hallucinated a load of next to a burning bush.
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Christianophobia
By Patrick J. Buchanan
Posted: December 13, 2004
1:00 a.m. Eastern
2004 Creators Syndicate, Inc.
"'Tis the season to be jolly." But, as usual, not for all of us.
It is the Christmas season, that time in December when all good
Christians
celebrate the birth of the Savior of mankind, born in a stable in
Bethlehem,
2,000 years ago.
Do any Christians actually BELIEVE Jebus was born on the 25th? I
thought
most of them were clever enough to realise it was simpley the church
hijacking another pagaon festival.
Not hijacking, IMHO, but incorporating.
It's not as if pagans were allowed to keep celebrating it. Hence
hijacked.
They continued to celebrate it...just as a Christian festival.
Well.. okay. But taht's pretty much my definition of hijacked..
Christmas, Easter, All Saint's Day,
etc., were already part of the tradition of those who founded the
Christian
church.
Christmas was near-enough the winter solstice, I thought. I wasn't aware
pagans foudned the Christian church..
No, but it did not start in a vacuum! The founders were aware of the
pagan
religion (obviously) and some were even raised in it.
Why wouldn't they continue the tradition?
?
Yes, the festivals and rituals were "Christianized" and, yes, were often
kept in order to convert pagans more easily...but it was part of the
society
that the founders lived in.
I am just now reading a book called "The Pagan Christ" by Tom Harper
(former
Anglican minister). (Scholarly, with footnotes, bibliography, etc...not
anecdotal). He has found that most of the Christian beliefs originated
with
the ancient Egyptians and, thus, are older than most have thought. I've
just started into it; seems interesting so far.
It certailny does. Of course, most religions are a mis-mash of what went
before, they just undergo sporadic re-branding.
Jane
Jane
Even many non-believers celebrate, for Christmas joy is
contagious.
LOL! And the 25th was a day of celebration long before some deseert
tribe
hallucinated a load of next to a burning bush.
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Jane wrote:
8<
I am just now reading a book called "The Pagan Christ" by Tom Harper (former
Anglican minister). (Scholarly, with footnotes, bibliography, etc...not
anecdotal). He has found that most of the Christian beliefs originated with
the ancient Egyptians and, thus, are older than most have thought. I've
just started into it; seems interesting so far.
Only to be expected considering...
I'd be interested to hear if he finds any connections between Akhenaten
and Moses.
-A
Jane
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Jane wrote:
8<
I am just now reading a book called "The Pagan Christ" by Tom Harper
(former
Anglican minister). (Scholarly, with footnotes, bibliography, etc...not
anecdotal). He has found that most of the Christian beliefs originated
with
the ancient Egyptians and, thus, are older than most have thought. I've
just started into it; seems interesting so far.
Only to be expected considering...
I'd be interested to hear if he finds any connections between Akhenaten
and Moses.
-A
I'll let you know!
Jane
Jane
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tw wrote:
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Christmas was near-enough the winter solstice, I thought. I wasn't aware
pagans foudned the Christian church..
You weren't? Well, I guess they don't teach that in Sunday school.
-A
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tw wrote:
8<
Christmas was near-enough the winter solstice, I thought. I wasn't aware
pagans foudned the Christian church..
You weren't?
I thought it started as a religio-political offshoot of Judaism with a
specific aim of liberating Judea from Roman Occupation. A sort of
proto-Hamas, one mightt say.
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15 Dec 2004 09:47:16 AM |
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tw wrote:
8<
Christmas was near-enough the winter solstice, I thought. I wasn't aware
pagans foudned the Christian church..
You weren't?
I thought it started as a religio-political offshoot of Judaism with a
specific aim of liberating Judea from Roman Occupation. A sort of
proto-Hamas, one mightt say.
Ah, the Judean Popular Front, splitters!
Well, I was being semi-facetious, but a case can be made without too
much difficulty.
What the Romans did for us:
There’s a deal of speculation that pagan Mithraic beliefs [a partly
Roman mystery cult] profoundly influenced Christian myths... the
parallels are startling. Mithraism was the early church’s main gentile
competition, so one can see the obvious advantage in adopting the
oppositions clothing. This absorptive adaptability of Christianity
exists wherever it goes, and continues in the present. In Ireland for
example, they almost seem to venerate Mary over Jesus, apparently down
to a Celtic/Druidic goddess that was being supplanted in the 5th Century.
Saul of Tarsus (Paul), a Pharisee, citizen of Rome, wrested control from
James and Peter. Without him, Christianity would’ve withered as an
obscure Judaic sect. But is the Church as founded, a decent
representation of what Jesus taught? Many think not. The Synoptic
Gospels were written shortly after Paul’s death; along the lines he'd
already established... the resurrection and its interpretation key among
them.
More Rome:
The beast of Revelation is clearly Nero / Domitian.
Nero Caesar - NRWN QSR = 666
The Greek alternative NRW = 616 as found in some Greek manuscripts of
the Revelation.
Not a prophecy btw, Revelation is thought to have been written ~96AD in
the reign of Domitian (known as the second Nero).
In the 4th century the Church was co-opted into the Roman Empire. I’d
maintain that between the two, Paul and Constantine, they'd managed to
turn Jesus' teachings upside down and fitted them for purpose. If
anything, the Church = the anti-Christ, imho.
-A
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tw wrote:
8<
Christmas was near-enough the winter solstice, I thought. I wasn't
aware
pagans foudned the Christian church..
You weren't?
I thought it started as a religio-political offshoot of Judaism with a
specific aim of liberating Judea from Roman Occupation. A sort of
proto-Hamas, one mightt say.
Ah, the Judean Popular Front, splitters!
I spazzed out and hit the post button before adding a bit about learning
History from Life Of Brian rather than Sunday School ;-)
Well, I was being semi-facetious, but a case can be made without too
much difficulty.
What the Romans did for us:
There’s a deal of speculation that pagan Mithraic beliefs [a partly
Roman mystery cult] profoundly influenced Christian myths... the
parallels are startling.
Wel, you'll find me in compelet agreemet here, as I said it was sort of an
exercise in re-branding. The advertising agency was the apostles and the
consumers were pagans (if they knew what was good for them)
Mithraism was the early church’s main gentile
competition, so one can see the obvious advantage in adopting the
oppositions clothing. This absorptive adaptability of Christianity
exists wherever it goes, and continues in the present. In Ireland for
example, they almost seem to venerate Mary over Jesus, apparently down
to a Celtic/Druidic goddess that was being supplanted in the 5th Century.
One fo the most interesting things about Paganism versus Christiainty is the
gender-reversal of the deities, I reckons.
Saul of Tarsus (Paul), a Pharisee, citizen of Rome, wrested control from
James and Peter. Without him, Christianity would’ve withered as an
obscure Judaic sect. But is the Church as founded, a decent
representation of what Jesus taught? Many think not. The Synoptic
Gospels were written shortly after Paul’s death; along the lines he'd
already established... the resurrection and its interpretation key among
them.
More Rome:
The beast of Revelation is clearly Nero / Domitian.
Agreed.
Nero Caesar - NRWN QSR = 666
The Greek alternative NRW = 616 as found in some Greek manuscripts of
the Revelation.
Not a prophecy btw, Revelation is thought to have been written ~96AD in
the reign of Domitian (known as the second Nero).
Agreed again.
In the 4th century the Church was co-opted into the Roman Empire. I’d
maintain that between the two, Paul and Constantine, they'd managed to
turn Jesus' teachings upside down and fitted them for purpose. If
anything, the Church = the anti-Christ, imho.
I'd agree with that too..
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Don't confuse tw , Jane. You see the Catholic Church was hijacking
jet-planes, in the 14-15th Centuries, and flying them into Basilicas ;)
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Don't confuse tw , Jane. You see the Catholic Church was hijacking
jet-planes, in the 14-15th Centuries, and flying them into Basilicas ;)
No, they were just torturing jews and anyone else who disagreed with them.
All with the pope's blessing too, much worse than anything Bin Laden has got
up to so far.
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Don't confuse tw , Jane. You see the Catholic Church was hijacking
jet-planes, in the 14-15th Centuries, and flying them into
Basilicas ;)
No, they were just torturing jews and anyone else who disagreed with
them.
All with the pope's blessing too, much worse than anything Bin Laden
has got
up to so far.
Still dwelling in the past are you? But in your retro view of the
world, why do you always stop short of those pesky Muslim wars of the
7th through 11th centuries? Those were bin Laden's predecessors in
another age -- they also invaded India in the year 712, as we
established in another thread. You carefully ignore THAT part of the
past, and focus ALL your attention on the part of the past that was a
*response* to those Muslim wars of aggression, conquest and expansion;
Muslim wars of aggression that started hundreds of years BEFORE the
Crusades; Muslim wars of conquest that killed countless numbers of
people; Muslim wars of expansion you choose to ignore -- why?
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tw <no@no.com> wrote:
"Michael Johnathan McDonald" <abookoflife@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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Don't confuse tw , Jane. You see the Catholic Church was hijacking
jet-planes, in the 14-15th Centuries, and flying them into
Basilicas ;)
No, they were just torturing jews and anyone else who disagreed with
them.
All with the pope's blessing too, much worse than anything Bin Laden
has got
up to so far.
Still dwelling in the past are you?
No, not me. As yo uwill see in Michael's post, he referred specifically to
the catholic church of the 14-15th centuries. Thus my reply concerned them
and then...
but in your retro view of the
world, why do you always stop short of those pesky Muslim wars of the
7th through 11th centuries? Those were bin Laden's predecessors in
another age -- they also invaded India in the year 712, as we
established in another thread. You carefully ignore THAT part of the
past, and focus ALL your attention on the part of the past that was a
*response* to those Muslim wars of aggression, conquest and expansion;
Muslim wars of aggression that started hundreds of years BEFORE the
Crusades; Muslim wars of conquest that killed countless numbers of
people; Muslim wars of expansion you choose to ignore -- why?
They weren't relevant here...
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Don't confuse tw , Jane. You see the Catholic Church was hijacking
jet-planes, in the 14-15th Centuries, and flying them into Basilicas ;)
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Christianophobia
By Patrick J. Buchanan
Posted: December 13, 2004
1:00 a.m. Eastern
2004 Creators Syndicate, Inc.
"'Tis the season to be jolly." But, as usual, not for all of us.
It is the Christmas season, that time in December when all good
Christians
celebrate the birth of the Savior of mankind, born in a stable in
Bethlehem,
2,000 years ago.
Do any Christians actually BELIEVE Jebus was born on the 25th? I thought
most of them were clever enough to realise it was simpley the church
hijacking another pagaon festival.
Not hijacking, IMHO, but incorporating. Christmas, Easter, All Saint's Day,
etc., were already part of the tradition of those who founded the Christian
church. Why wouldn't they continue the tradition?
Christmas ostensibly has roots in Mithraism, which the Roman church incorporated
into Christianity to make it more palatable to the pagans. AFAIK, there was no
such holiday prior to that time. There was Pesach, of course, instead of
Easter. I believe that All Saint's Day may have been a tradition amongst the
Jews as the day the Flood started (not sure on that), but it's definitely a day
of the dead among many pagan cultures.
Woods
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Christianophobia
By Patrick J. Buchanan
Posted: December 13, 2004
1:00 a.m. Eastern
2004 Creators Syndicate, Inc.
"'Tis the season to be jolly." But, as usual, not for all of us.
It is the Christmas season, that time in December when all good
Christians
celebrate the birth of the Savior of mankind, born in a stable in
Bethlehem,
2,000 years ago.
Do any Christians actually BELIEVE Jebus was born on the 25th? I
thought
most of them were clever enough to realise it was simpley the church
hijacking another pagaon festival.
Who is the hell is "Jebus?"
The letter 'b' is not even close to the letter 's' on the keyboard.
Can't claim typo here terror tard ;) This is this another one of your
spelling mistakes? ;)
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| User: "Krib" |
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| Title: Re: Christianophobia |
13 Dec 2004 01:11:52 PM |
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"Michael Johnathan McDonald" <abookoflife@yahoo.com> wrote in message
Who is the hell is "Jebus?"
The letter 'b' is not even close to the letter 's' on the keyboard.
Can't claim typo here terror tard ;) This is this another one of your
spelling mistakes? ;)
ROFLMAO you're so ignorant mikey, it's funny ;0)
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krib
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| User: "tw" |
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| Title: Re: Christianophobia |
14 Dec 2004 04:15:08 AM |
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"Michael Johnathan McDonald" <abookoflife@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1102961579.894062.96310@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
tw wrote:
"TonyZ2001" <tonyz2001@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20041213102338.22097.00002239@mb-m06.aol.com...
Christianophobia
By Patrick J. Buchanan
Posted: December 13, 2004
1:00 a.m. Eastern
2004 Creators Syndicate, Inc.
"'Tis the season to be jolly." But, as usual, not for all of us.
It is the Christmas season, that time in December when all good
Christians
celebrate the birth of the Savior of mankind, born in a stable in
Bethlehem,
2,000 years ago.
Do any Christians actually BELIEVE Jebus was born on the 25th? I
thought
most of them were clever enough to realise it was simpley the church
hijacking another pagaon festival.
Who is the hell is "Jebus?"
I take it you never watch the Simpsons?
The letter 'b' is not even close to the letter 's' on the keyboard.
Can't claim typo here terror tard ;) This is this another one of your
spelling mistakes? ;)
*snigger*
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| User: "WH" |
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| Title: Re: Christianophobia |
14 Dec 2004 04:35:12 AM |
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LOL!
WH
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