> People with two halves to their brain recognize how much they don't
> know and understand.
>
> - Calvin
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: cantrl. a
> To: CF-Community
> Sent: Friday, December 19, 2003 3:46 PM
> Subject: Re:Great religious truths
>
>
> People with half a brain recognize them all...
>
...
> as the dangerous opiate of the masses
>
> :)
>
> ok ok - no religious bashing so close to christmas I guess - I thought
> this was actually kinda cool - ripped from USENET:
>
> It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
>
> On December 21st, the sun reaches its nadir and this travels across
> Earth's
> horizons, an event we call the Winter Solstice. The Sun appears to
> hesitate
> for
> the next three days before beginning its six-month return to zenith on
> June
> 21st, which we call the Summer Solstice.
>
> In ancient times it was believed that the Sun began is ascent exactly
> at
> midnight three days after the Solstice. Though there were no clocks in
> those
> days, our ancestor' method of calculating that precise moment was
> accurate.
> The
> same method is not quite as accurate today, due to the slight shift in
> the
> heavenly bodies. This ancient method is as follows:
>
> At nightfall on December 24th, in the eastern sky you will see three
> prominent
> stars. These are the belt of the constellation of Orion. These stars
> are
> often
> called the Three Wise Magicians, or the Three Kings of the Orient. If
> you
> imagine a straight line through these stars towards the east, you will
> come
> to a
> point on the horizon that the Egyptians, in 2000BCE called "Aptah",
> which
> means
> "crib or cradle". It is exactly at this point that in a very short
> time the
> brightest star in the winter sky, Sirius, will appear. The place of
> Sirius'
> emergence marks the exact spot where the Sun will make its appearance
> at
> dawn.
>
> The birth place of the newborn Sun is in the foreground of the
> constellation
> of
> Virgo, the Virgin. The constellation of Taurus, the Bull, and
> Capricorn, the
> Goat, are situated close by, which is why this area of the sky was
> called
> "the
> Stable". So we have before us in the winter sky the entire nativity
> scene:
> the
> three kings of the Orient pointing to a star that marks the precise
> birthplace
> of the infant God-King, born of a virgin in a celestial stable.
>
> The ancients charted the travel of the star Sirius as it moved
> westward. At
> the
> mid-point of its travels, it marks the rebirth of the night Sun at
> midnight
> of
> December 25th, the beginning of many gay festivities and celebration,
> then
> just
> like today. To our ancestors this meant the Sun had won out over Old
> Man
> Winter,
> that all life would be saved by its warm, life-giving rays. The Sun
> had
> experienced death for three days, but on December 25th it was
> resurrected,
> reborn on Natalis Solis Invicti, "The Birth of the Unconquered Sun."
> "Christ's
> Mass or Christmas", really means "Sun's Mass." The title Christ may
> be
> traced to
> the Chaldean "Chris" a name of the Sun. Its Hebrew equivalent,
> "Heres"
> occurs
> several times in the Old Testament where it is always translated as
> "Sun".
>
> Solar theology has inspired some religions to bolster their own
> deities by
> borrowing from the power of the Sun, and much confusion exists because
> of
> this
> practice. However, anyone can look for themselves: on a December
> midnight
> clear,
> the truth is revealed. To know that the Sun will bring us warmed,
> green
> crops,
> and renewed life is certainly grounds for rejoicing.
>
> Blessings to all
>
>
> >1. Moslems do not recognize Judaism as a religion.
> >2. Jews do not recognize Jesus as the Messiah.
> >3. Protestants do not recognize the Pope as the leader of the
> Christian faith.
> >4. Baptists do not recognize each other in the liquor store or at
> Hooters.
> >
> >:-)
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