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justiceischeap

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26. Most "Christmas" traditions were actually ways to make pagans conform

Reply to deutsey (Reply #24)

Thu Dec 22, 2011, 08:28 AM

Dec 2011

to Christianity...Christmas tree since pagans worshipped trees, mistletoe because Druids used it to poison their human sacrifices (and it also tied into the sexual elements of Saturnalia) and presents because it too tied into Saturnalia (a Roman week-long "spring break" type celebration that concluded on 12/25 with a murder of some innocent man or woman). Santa Claus, based on St. Nicholas and the cult who worshipped him...

Yes, it's quite obvious these folks that are crying there's a war on Christmas don't care too much for history. If they really looked into its origins, they would quickly claim that celebrating Christmas is a very non-Christian thing to do. It's almost like worshipping false idols and I know that's forbidden by the Christian religion.

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I'd love to see her face when someone tells her about the pagan roots of "Christmas" trees deutsey Dec 2011 #24

Most "Christmas" traditions were actually ways to make pagans conform justiceischeap Dec 2011 #26

The Puritans actually did ban Christmas for a time deutsey Dec 2011 #27

That woman is an idiot malaise Dec 2011 #25

Hey Sarah, the Bible denounces Christmas trees -- Jeremiah 10:1-4 justiceischeap Dec 2011 #28