How do you feel about the secularizing of religious holidays?

[sao123]

I was reading this article over at Usa Today.

This really iritates me about how a country which claims to be a majority of christian religious based people, can allow the minority of people to completely erase everything Christmas stands for, and replace it with a meaningless watereddown version of it former self.

 

[ElFenix]

chirstmas was a pagan holiday celebrating the birth of mithras. the better question is 'who put christ in christmas?'

 

[conjur]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
chirstmas was a pagan holiday celebrating the birth of mithras. the better question is 'who put christ in christmas?'

:thumbsup:

Perhaps it was during the reign of Constantine?



http://logosresourcepages.org/c-tract.html#HOW%20DID

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: conjur

Originally posted by: ElFenix
chirstmas was a pagan holiday celebrating the birth of mithras. the better question is 'who put christ in christmas?'

:thumbsup:

Perhaps it was during the reign of Constantine?

been reading dan brown?

 

[halik]

Originally posted by: conjur

Originally posted by: ElFenix
chirstmas was a pagan holiday celebrating the birth of mithras. the better question is 'who put christ in christmas?'

:thumbsup:

Perhaps it was during the reign of Constantine?



http://logosresourcepages.org/c-tract.html#HOW%20DID

damn.... historical ownage

 

[apoppin]

Originally posted by: halik

Originally posted by: conjur

Originally posted by: ElFenix
chirstmas was a pagan holiday celebrating the birth of mithras. the better question is 'who put christ in christmas?'

:thumbsup:

Perhaps it was during the reign of Constantine?



http://logosresourcepages.org/c-tract.html#HOW%20DID

damn.... historical ownage

let's not confuse the OP with the facts.
:roll:

 

[badmouse]

Darned christians, trying to hog Christmas. Lighten up.

 

[preslove]

Satan and illegal immigrants are replacing Jesus with Santa Claus.

 

[sao123]

chirstmas was a pagan holiday celebrating the birth of mithras. the better question is 'who put christ in christmas?

I highly doubt that many modern day people know about, much less celebrate December 25 as THE FEAST OF SATURN, BIRTHDAY OF THE UNCONQUERED SUN.

 

[conjur]

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: conjur

Originally posted by: ElFenix
chirstmas was a pagan holiday celebrating the birth of mithras. the better question is 'who put christ in christmas?'

:thumbsup:

Perhaps it was during the reign of Constantine?

been reading dan brown?

Actually, I did read Angels and Demons and The DaVinci Code but I've known about the origins of Christmas for a good 20 years+.

<--- 12 years of Catholic school.

 

[preslove]

Originally posted by: sao123

chirstmas was a pagan holiday celebrating the birth of mithras. the better question is 'who put christ in christmas?

I highly doubt that many modern day people know about, much less celebrate December 25 as THE FEAST OF SATURN, BIRTHDAY OF THE UNCONQUERED SUN.

That's because Christians killed a whole bunch of people that believed in the other gods, then used the centralized roman state to BAN their worship. Which sucks, because hellenistic religions sound a lot more fun than Christianity.

 

[kage69]

Emperor Aurelian combined several pagan holidays (several devoted to the Winter Solstice) into one holiday on Dec. 25th. During this time, Mithraicism was the official religion in the Roman Empire. Later, it was Constantine (and don't believe that "I saw a sign!" crap, he was raised christian by his mother) that decided to make chrisitianity the official religion and assumed the 25th as a holiday in order to appeal to a broad range of pagans, hoping to convert them.


So a better question would be, how do you feel about the christianization of some holidays?

 

[apoppin]

Originally posted by: preslove

Originally posted by: sao123

chirstmas was a pagan holiday celebrating the birth of mithras. the better question is 'who put christ in christmas?

I highly doubt that many modern day people know about, much less celebrate December 25 as THE FEAST OF SATURN, BIRTHDAY OF THE UNCONQUERED SUN.

That's because Christians killed a whole bunch of people that believed in the other gods, then used the centralized roman state to BAN their worship. Which sucks, because hellenistic religions sound a lot more fun than Christianity.

all educated modern people know about "christianity's" bloody history and also it's pagan roots.
:roll:

 

[Red Dawn]

Happy Holidays:shocked:

 

[conjur]

Originally posted by: Red Dawn
Happy Holidays:shocked:

Good one, Scrooge.

 

[Yaotl]

I've never really known them to be xtian days anyway. They've always just been holidays to me, no real religious significance for me. Was raised Catholic, too.

 

[Triumph]

Raised Catholic, I like to see religious symbolisms simply because of tradition. People are too quick to give up tradition in favor of not offending anyone. Really, is it so bad to see a nativity scene? Does it really kill you?

But actually, I'm more offended by people who want to remove Christmas trees from public institutions. A Christmas tree is a SECULAR icon. They won't let us put up one here at work because one guy that works here is indian or some crap, and it *might* offend him. (They didn't even ask him if it would offend him) :roll:

Originally posted by: sao123

chirstmas was a pagan holiday celebrating the birth of mithras. the better question is 'who put christ in christmas?

I highly doubt that many modern day people know about, much less celebrate December 25 as THE FEAST OF SATURN, BIRTHDAY OF THE UNCONQUERED SUN.

Damn, that actually sounds pretty good. I think I'll start celebrating that. "Happy Feast of Saturn, Birthday of the Unconquered Sun!"

 

[djheater]

Originally posted by: sao123

chirstmas was a pagan holiday celebrating the birth of mithras. the better question is 'who put christ in christmas?

I highly doubt that many modern day people know about, much less celebrate December 25 as THE FEAST OF SATURN, BIRTHDAY OF THE UNCONQUERED SUN.

Right, don't let facts or truth interfere with your agenda. If people are taking the christ out of christmas it's only because they're regressing it back to its original purpose.

Fall = Harvest
Winter = Hope we don't die

Sounds like a couple of good reasons to party.

 

[DigDug]

People are too quick to give up tradition in favor of not offending anyone.

What do you think about swinging the confederate flag around? That's tradition.

 

[DigDug]

But actually, I'm more offended by people who want to remove Christmas trees from public institutions. A Christmas tree is a SECULAR icon. They won't let us put up one here at work because one guy that works here is indian or some crap, and it *might* offend him. (They didn't even ask him if it would offend him)

More places should do it as the Supreme Court has laid out, simply being inclusive of many or all of the other religions. Put a christmas tree, hanukah candles, kwanzaa and all sort of other stuff up.

 

[rasholianmon]

Interesting article here about Christmas Customs, and how their basis should NOT be considered Christian....

http://www.watchtower.org/libr...0/12/15/article_01.htm

 

[Ameesh]

christmas isnt about jesus its about ham!

 

[rasholianmon]

Originally posted by: DigDug

But actually, I'm more offended by people who want to remove Christmas trees from public institutions. A Christmas tree is a SECULAR icon. They won't let us put up one here at work because one guy that works here is indian or some crap, and it *might* offend him. (They didn't even ask him if it would offend him)

More places should do it as the Supreme Court has laid out, simply being inclusive of many or all of the other religions. Put a christmas tree, hanukah candles, kwanzaa and all sort of other stuff up.

2 Corinthians 6:14-17:

14 Do not become unevenly yoked with unbelievers. For what fellowship do righteousness and lawlessness have? Or what sharing does light have with darkness? 15 Further, what harmony is there between Christ and Be´li·al? Or what portion does a faithful person have with an unbeliever? 16 And what agreement does God?s temple have with idols? For we are a temple of a living God; just as God said: ?I shall reside among them and walk among [them], and I shall be their God, and they will be my people.? 17 ??Therefore get out from among them, and separate yourselves,? says Jehovah, ?and quit touching the unclean thing??; ??and I will take YOU in.?? 18 ??And I shall be a father to YOU, and YOU will be sons and daughters to me,? says Jehovah the Almighty.?

James 4:4:

4 Adulteresses, do YOU not know that the friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever, therefore, wants to be a friend of the world is constituting himself an enemy of God.

 

[rasholianmon]

Another article... "Has Christmas Lost Christ?"

http://www.watchtower.org/libr...8/12/15/article_01.htm

 

[rasholianmon]

repost.... my bad.