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    • CommentAuthorNoahsArc
    • CommentTimeDec 5th 2006
     

    Christmas is actually a Pagan holiday. How and Why?

    The Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia explains it clearly, in its article on "CHRISTMAS": "How much the date of the festival depended upon the Pagan Brumalia (Dec. 25) following the Saturnalia (Dec. 17-24), and celebrating the shortest day of the year and the 'new sun' . . . cannot be accurately determined. The pagan Saturnalia and Brumalia were too deeply entrenched in popular custom to be set aside by Christian influence . . . . The pagan festival with its riot and merrymaking was so popular, that Christians were glad of an excuse to continue its celebration with little change in spirit and in manner. Christian preachers of the West and the Near East protested against the unseemly frivolity with which Christ's birthday was celebrated, while Christians of Mesopotamia accused their Western brethren of idolatry and sun-worship for adopting as Christian this pagan festival."

    On a side note:
    December 25th, is NOT the birthday of Jesus the true Christ! The apostles and early true Church never celebrated Christ's birthday at any time. There is no command or instruction to celebrate it in the Bible — rather, the celebrating of birthdays is a HEATHEN, not a Christian custom, believe it or not!

    The 'Christmas Tree':
    Jeremiah 10:2-6 "Thus saith the Lord, Learn not the way of the heathen . . . For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a TREE out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe. They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not."

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      CommentAuthorUdoboy
    • CommentTimeDec 6th 2006
     

    Next you're gonna try and tell us that Halloween is a pagan holiday.

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      CommentAuthorTaed
    • CommentTimeDec 6th 2006
     

    Next you're gonna try and tell us that Flag Day is a pagan holiday.

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    Next you're gonna try to tell us that Easter is a pagan holiday.

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      CommentAuthorD League
    • CommentTimeDec 6th 2006 edited
     

    Speaking of pagan holidays, we should push for a (Gullible day).

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    I think they already have that... April 1st... and I think that one is a pagin holiday also.

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    The shortest day next year is, of course, Friday, May the Sixth

    • CommentAuthorNoahsArc
    • CommentTimeDec 6th 2006
     

    Next I'm gonna try to tell you that you have been deceived by the devil.

    Easter - Pagan
    http://herbert-w-armstrong.org/Books%20&%20Booklets/Plain%20Truth%20About%20Easter%20(Prelim%201973).pdf

    Christmas - Pagan
    http://herbert-w-armstrong.org/Books%20&%20Booklets/Plain%20Truth%20About%20Christmas%20(Prelim%201970).pdf

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    next you're gonna try to tell us that dia de los muertos is a pagan holiday.

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    Well, Halloween is (Samhain, Night of the Dead, first day of winter in Scottish mythology I believe). Has anyone ever linked it to Chistianity?

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    Shouldn't NoahsArc be out ringing doorbells with an arm full of those false-prophet pamphlets called the watchtower???

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      CommentAuthorJoshuaU490
    • CommentTimeDec 7th 2006
     

    next you're gonna try to tell us that pearl harbor day is a pagan holiday.

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      CommentAuthorD League
    • CommentTimeDec 7th 2006 edited
     

    next you're gonna try to tell us that (pagan pride day) is a pagan holiday.

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      CommentAuthorbufar
    • CommentTimeDec 7th 2006
     

    next you're gonna try to tell us that election day is a pagan holiday

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      CommentAuthorD League
    • CommentTimeDec 7th 2006 edited
     
    Posted By: Joe Da Gamer

    I think they already have that... April 1st... and I think that one is a pagan holiday also.

    But instead of saying april fools, you should be allowed to take all of their valuables, pull a sheep skin over their eyes and make them eat haggis.

    Next thing you know NoahsArc will be trying to tell us (Gullible Day) is a pagan holiday.

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    Next thing you're gonna try tell us Santa Claus isn't magical.

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    Posted By: D League

    Next thing you know NoahsArc will be trying to tell us Gullible Day is a pagan holiday.

    but gullible day is a pagan holiday...

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      CommentAuthorKRistos
    • CommentTimeDec 28th 2006
     

    By the by, I've heard that christmas was celebrated by early christians, on the "new sun" day to avoid persecution by the Gentiles living in Palestine. Gentiles are the nonbelievers.

    Also, christians generally disregard what's said in the Old Testament, which jeremiah is in. It says in liviticus what animals that people shouldn't eat to remain "clean", pigs are one of them. However, christians disreagard that as well, among other things.

    wait, when is gullible Day celebrated?
    next you're gonna try and tell us that International Talk Like A Pirate Day is a pagan holiday

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      CommentAuthorD League
    • CommentTimeDec 28th 2006 edited
     

    I saw that one too.
    Well, [legatissimo], when was [Gullible] founded?
    And yes, [International Talk Like A Pirate Day] is a pagan holiday.

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    September 19th, 2004? Maybe we just celebrate it whenever we want...

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      CommentAuthorD League
    • CommentTimeDec 28th 2006 edited
     

    Every Sunday will be [Gullible Day] because [Gullible] was founded on a Sunday.
    The Declaration of Independance was signed on a Thursday, and Jesus was born on a Monday!

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      CommentAuthorAthene
    • CommentTimeDec 28th 2006
     

    I think September 19th should be declared [National Gullible Day].

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      CommentAuthorD League
    • CommentTimeDec 28th 2006 edited
     

    If someone in Europe agrees. we can make it [Intenational Gullible Day].

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      CommentAuthorAthene
    • CommentTimeDec 28th 2006 edited
     

    Good idea! Any Europeans (or any other non-American nationalities) want to jump on the [Gullible Day] bandwagon?

    Geog, aren't you from Canada? Are you in? :bigsmile:

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      CommentAuthorcritdragon
    • CommentTimeDec 28th 2006
     

    why september 19th??

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      CommentAuthorTrance
    • CommentTimeDec 28th 2006
     

    I'm English, and I agree!

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      CommentAuthorD League
    • CommentTimeDec 28th 2006
     

    It's offical. September 19th is now International Gullible Day!

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      CommentAuthorD League
    • CommentTimeDec 29th 2006
     

    [KRistos] says [talk like a pirate day] is not pagan. I say, how can it not be pagan? it's in brackets.

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      CommentAuthorD League
    • CommentTimeDec 31st 2006 edited
     

    Happy New Year!
    :cheer::clap::crazy::jumping::peace::swingin::dance::toot:
    (First post of 2007)

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      CommentAuthorMrFingers
    • CommentTimeJan 1st 2007
     

    Santa was originally a man in what is now Czechoslovakia. the only church in the world to him is in southern turkey along the turquoise coast. I visited it in august.

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      CommentAuthorMrFingers
    • CommentTimeJan 1st 2007 edited
     

    http://img205.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc01035abt8.jpg
    The statue outside the church

    http://img205.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc01039ht9.jpg
    from inside the church

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      CommentAuthorUdoboy
    • CommentTimeJan 6th 2007
     

    I declare September 19th to be Intergalactic Gullible Day. So let it be written, so let it be done.

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      CommentAuthorD League
    • CommentTimeJan 6th 2007
     

    It's on my google calander. As a matter of fact, it's the only thing on my google calander.

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      CommentAuthorcritdragon
    • CommentTimeJan 6th 2007
     

    there's a google calendar?? lol

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      CommentAuthorAthene
    • CommentTimeJan 8th 2007
     
    Posted By: Udoboy

    I declare September 19th to be Intergalactic Gullible Day. So let it be written, so let it be done.

    All right! You hoopy, hoopy frood, you!

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    Posted By: D League

    Jesus was born on a Monday!

    Actually, there has been some discression in the past on that... When they altered the calenders, Jesus was born in March i believe, so it might not be a Monday.

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