beltane... jesus was probably born in august. when the sheperds are tending to young lambs...
but hey. its cold out side. On 12/18/05, Adam Haskell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Yeah I relaize that Dec 25th is not the date Jesus was lterally born on, > its based on a pegan holiday date. However, that IS the day that was > chosen > to celebrate his birthday and that is more to my point i guess. I know i > originally said on the day he was born, i guess for nit pickers it should > be > changed to on the day they celibrate thier saviour's birthday. The point > still remains, its Christmas, aside from easter it is the most > significant > Religous holiday and churches are closed for it. According to the article > one of the mega churhes is actually closed from Dec 25 - Jan 7, > re-damn-diculious. > > Adam H > > On 12/18/05, Dawson, Michael <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Not all religions celebrate Christmas as Christ's birthday. The bible > > doesn't really say when His birthday was. The Church of Christ is one > > of those religions. > > > > Our church is having the normal service at 9:00. To me, that should > > have been moved back an hour or two. That barely gives the kids time to > > open their presents before they have to get ready for church. Then, > > everything becomes a rush because of that. > > > > M!ke > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Adam Haskell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Sunday, December 18, 2005 6:52 AM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Church Closed for Christmas > > > > So I Pickup the paper this morning..Front page the 2 major "community" > > churches, are amazingly closed on christmas. I don't consider myself an > > overly religious man; and organized religion just irritates me as a > > whole ussually. However, how in your right mind can you, being the > > leader of a church, cancel sunday service on CHRISTMAS? HELLO? Sure > > change your services to a sunday evening if you wish but denying > > upwards of 10,000 church goers (according to this article) a church > > service on the day thier savior was born...seems a little messed up, > > hell denying 3 churchgoers would be no less forgivable. So let me get > > this straight not offering a holy church service on Christmas OK having > > relatins with someone your own sex not OK, write that down. > > > > http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051218/NEWS01/5121 > > 80382 > > > > Adam H > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:188671 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
