JimH,

Jesus was not interested in creating a new religion. His idea was to bring
about a change in the Jewish faith, and he was open to allowing non Jews to
be part of this change. Christianity originally was Jews who followed the
teachings of Christ. When the Jews were resistant to the change, the
followers of Christ pulled away from Judaism and actively sought gentiles to
join their movement of following the teachings of Christ.

This is from the bible.


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Then why do you keep snipping it?

I'm performing a public service.

The reality is, Christmas itself is a canard, a holiday
that only by convention is celebrated on the 25th of December. The date
itself has nothing to do with the man now called Jesus. What you are
celebrating is a holiday created from whole cloth by Constantine the
Great in the fourth century. He picked the same date as an existing
pagan festival.

Jesus, a pious Jewish man, probably would have disdained the holiday
named for him via a name that was not his.

Probably not Harry.

Really, and what you base that on? Your extensive knowledge of first
century pious Jews?


A more reliable source than you base your BS on.

Merry Christmas Harry.