Ever heard of the Roman festival of Saturnalia? Where Romans decorated trees and gave gifts from Dec 17-25th?
Which one is it?
A glimpse of America's future.... thanks a lot, liberals.In the Israeli city of Nazareth, it is illegal to display Christmas trees in Public
Another comment from the ranks of ignorance. Let's take a look at a just a few of the connections between Christ and Christmas:Christmas Tree, even though it has absolutely nothing to do with Christ. Very few Christmas traditions have any real linkage to Christianity.
Another comment from the ranks of ignorance. Let's take a look at a just a few of the connections between Christ and Christmas:
Family
Christmas Caroling
Service
Church Attendance (For some, it's the only time of the year they attend)
General sharing of goodwill
Seeing how Saturnalia is not practiced any more by Romans its an irrelevant point.
"Always" in the US. The battleground is in the US, as this country is the last bastion of Christianity.
Another comment from the ranks of ignorance. Let's take a look at a just a few of the connections between Christ and Christmas:
Family
Christmas Caroling
Service
Church Attendance (For some, it's the only time of the year they attend)
General sharing of goodwill
Christmas Tree, even though it has absolutely nothing to do with Christ. Very few Christmas traditions have any real linkage to Christianity.
And if you're putting up a pole to celebrate Festivus, it's a Festivus pole!
In the Israeli city of Nazareth, it is illegal to display Christmas trees in Public
A glimpse of America's future.... thanks a lot, liberals.
Ah, but you said "As far as I know the only religions that has decorated evergreen conifer trees around this time of year are Christians and christian like pagans like the Catholics."
Saturnalia decorated trees and gave gifts during this time of the year many years ago. So now you have heard of a religion that has engaged in such behavior.
That religion is no longer around and hasn't been celebrated for at least 1600 years. So it is pointless to bring them up. So it is correct to say that no other religious group puts up decorated evergreen conifer trees this time of year. So yes it is correct to say "the only religions that has decorated evergreen conifer trees around this time of year are Christians and christian like pagans like the Catholics".
That religion is no longer around and hasn't been celebrated for at least 1600 years. So it is pointless to bring them up. So it is correct to say that no other religious group puts up decorated evergreen conifer trees this time of year. So yes it is correct to say "the only religions that has decorated evergreen conifer trees around this time of year are Christians and christian like pagans like the Catholics".
But what about the easter bunny?
Family is not just limited to those that think they are better than others just because of their religious beliefs.
You are most welcome, except liberals are not trying to ban christmas trees. Don't let facts slow you down though, good rant!
Is Dooble serious? That post seems like a classical troll posting. He can't be serious. Especially after throwing out an insult like that.
A glimpse of America's future.... thanks a lot, liberals.
Don't even get me started. We practice so many pagan rituals under the guise of Christianity that it's hard not consider Christianity has nothing more then a religion that stole most of its ideas from other religions. Hell, Virgin Birth? Jacked. Omnipotent God of Good Vs Evil? Totally ripped off. Giant Flood? Thievery!
Hebrew has a specific word "almah", which may mean "maiden," "young woman," or "virgin". When Matthew 1:22 states: "Behold the virgin shall be with child" it uses the Greek term "parthenos" as "virgin" as in the Septuagint translation of Isaiah, while the original Masoretic Isaiah uses the Hebrew "almah".[SUP][32][/SUP] This Greek translation "alters or refines the meaning of Isaiah's original Hebrew: where the prophet had talked only of a ‘young woman’ conceiving and bearing a son, the Septuagint projected ‘young woman’ into the Greek word for ‘virgin’ (parthenos)."[SUP][33][/SUP] Raymond Brown suggests that the translators of the Septuagint may have understood the Hebrew word "almah" to mean virgin in this context.[SUP][32][/SUP]
Do you think Dooble is aware that Christmas was banned in America by Christians for years?
I thought virgin birth was a translation error from old to new testament. Virgin birth of Jesus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia