Zenister 0 #26 March 12, 2003 nice try but it goes back farther...check Astarte also Ishtar not the dudely moore bomb Babylonian, several centuries older than your OT much less your christos, and you borrowed a number of themes and mythos from them. And actually she marries the new spring revitalizing him (your resurrection theme is based on this tale) each year.____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kmcguffee 0 #27 March 12, 2003 QuoteSorry, wrong answer... Uhhh.......we don't celebrate Jesus' birth on Christmas? Man, I've been doing it all wrong. "Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do." Ben Franklin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrHixxx 0 #28 March 12, 2003 They have classes on guilt in catholic high schools *** Is that what the kids are callin it nowadays. Backdoor the the cathedral vol.1,243, 432. The Pope is probably feeling guilty about ignoring the Holocaust, so their takin it out on the parishoners.Hixxx death,as men call him, ends what they call men -but beauty is more now than dying’s when Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest #29 March 12, 2003 QuoteQuoteThe Easter Bunny is of German origin. He shows up in 16th century literature as a deliverer of eggs, Kill da wabbit kill da wabbit.......West winds bwow...east winds bwow......I will sway him wif my mighty sword and arrows..... jason "With my spear and magic HEL-MET!""The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,158 #30 March 12, 2003 Quote Quote Errr......except for that ole Jesus being born and stuff story. Sorry, wrong answer... Christmas' pagan origins Kris I hope you noticed this bit on that page: "In January, they observed the Kalends of January, which represented the triumph of life over death." ... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
johnny1488 1 #31 March 13, 2003 And the Sumarians before that. All nature based religions. Johnny --"This ain't no book club, we're all gonna die!" Mike Rome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites