I think a dozen or so mad, beardy Jews around 30ADhad something to do with it.
Or rather, the early Roman Catholic Church around 200-400 AD, if we're talking the specific day.
Or rather the druidic faith approx 6000BC-300AD if we're talking about the midwinter festival.
(Or rather, the early Roman Catholic Church around 200-400 AD, if we're talking the specific day.
Or rather the druidic faith approx 6000BC-300AD if we're talking about the midwinter festival.
chenobble rocking his explorer beard on,
Tue 12 Dec 2006, 18:26,
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bloody pagansusually, they were literally bloody
(
Master Of Turnips. Only gays and morons believe in ghosts.,
Tue 12 Dec 2006, 18:27,
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*Draws sacrificial knife**Dons white robe*
Right, this one's for the altar, lads, he knows too much.
(Right, this one's for the altar, lads, he knows too much.
chenobble rocking his explorer beard on,
Tue 12 Dec 2006, 18:33,
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www.b3ta.com/board/6630516
in the 4thC a.d. when embracing the christian faith by re-inventing the figure of Jesus as the son of god from being previously one of many saviour prophets in jewish history ( that's the 'messiah' word ) was the only way to maintain control of the populace. The only reason for christmas was the fact that the pagans told him to fuck off if he thought they were giving up saturnalia, so he said 'hey, let's just make that a christian festival eh?' Bingo, pagans stayed pissed up on December and the Romans went about compiling the bible keeping all the bits that suited tem and burning the rest. It's all in a history book somewhere.
(in the 4thC a.d. when embracing the christian faith by re-inventing the figure of Jesus as the son of god from being previously one of many saviour prophets in jewish history ( that's the 'messiah' word ) was the only way to maintain control of the populace. The only reason for christmas was the fact that the pagans told him to fuck off if he thought they were giving up saturnalia, so he said 'hey, let's just make that a christian festival eh?' Bingo, pagans stayed pissed up on December and the Romans went about compiling the bible keeping all the bits that suited tem and burning the rest. It's all in a history book somewhere.
Pasanonic 's been known to cause insanity in laboratory mice,
Tue 12 Dec 2006, 18:34,
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HmmmI've heard this opinion before but have yet to see any compelling evidence of it
(beyond the works of Dan Brown of course)
I suspect that if it's true the RC church would have done enough of a whitewash job by now to make such theories impossible to substantiate
((beyond the works of Dan Brown of course)
I suspect that if it's true the RC church would have done enough of a whitewash job by now to make such theories impossible to substantiate
chenobble rocking his explorer beard on,
Tue 12 Dec 2006, 18:40,
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I thought it was prettyMuch accepted. There is no doubt that Saturnalia was the December pagan festival previous to Christmas, there is no doubt that the bible was finally fixed in it's modern format under the rule of and by a comittee formed by emperor Constantine and has remained similar since 450ad ( apart from whatever the Catholic Church nade King James leave out when he gave an English version to the populace taking the power from the church )
Christianity did not come to the Romans proper until around this time and took a further 400 years to make it to England. I assumed all this was fact as it's written in many different papers.
(Christianity did not come to the Romans proper until around this time and took a further 400 years to make it to England. I assumed all this was fact as it's written in many different papers.
Pasanonic 's been known to cause insanity in laboratory mice,
Tue 12 Dec 2006, 18:52,
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As a keen amateurtheologian, I concurr.
( LordManley twitter.com/LordManley,
Tue 12 Dec 2006, 19:00,
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It's the idea that Jesus was not considered the son of godbefore this time that is unconfirmed
( chenobble rocking his explorer beard on,
Tue 12 Dec 2006, 19:26,
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