To my Christian Friends, Merry Christmas

[Tex1961]

Greatest man in history, named Jesus,
had no servants, they called him Master.
Had no degree, yet called him Teacher.
Had no medicines, yet called him Healer.
He had no army, yet kings feared Him.
He won no military battles, yet he conquered the world.
He committed no crime, yet they crucified Him...
He was buried in a tomb, yet He LIVES!!!

Amen

And to my other friends. HAPPY HOLIDAYS

[stever1950]

Amen

[cirus]

Amen and Merry Christmas

[carlson1]

I love it and will be using Sunday morning for part of my sermon.

Amen! Merry Christmas and Blessed 2023.

[RPBrown]

Amen and Merry Christmas to all. Be safe and enjoy your holiday.

[anygunanywhere]

Amen and Merry Christmas.

[OneGun]

[powerboatr]

yes sir
Merry Christmas to all

[Grayling813]

Merry Christmas to everyone here! Wishing you a safe and warmer Christmas with family and friends.

[TxRVer]

Merry Christmas!

[rtschl]

Merry Christmas!

[Rafe]

[mayor]

Merry Christmas.
Personally, I like Christmas in July. I don't not like this time of year; dark and depressing.
Apologies for being a buzz kill.

[03Lightningrocks]

Merry Christmas to you Pagen Devils as well. I once heard that Jesus was actually born in June/July range. That Christmas was actually a Pagan ritual and Christians' stole it from them and made it all about the little baby Jesus.

[srothstein]

Merry Christmas to you Pagen Devils as well. I once heard that Jesus was actually born in June/July range. That Christmas was actually a Pagan ritual and Christians' stole it from them and made it all about the little baby Jesus.

I was taught that Jesus would have been born in the spring, probably around April. This would be based on them traveling for the tax census which was done in May. I had a friend who was a retired Tax Assessor-Collector who liked to remind people that the tax man was the real reason for the season.

I was always taught that Christmas got moved to December because the Roman Saturnalia festival was around the winter solstice. Moving the celebration to coincide allowed the Christians to hide their religion from the Romans to avoid the persecution that was ongoing back then.

Being Jewish, I cannot verify that either of these teachings is accurate, but both make sense. I can verify that Jews know a lot about hiding celebrations to avoid persecution, so they may have recognized this in others or used it to make Jews and Christians seem more alike than different.