Correction: Jesus really did not want to preach to Gentiles, his message
was for the chosen people, the Jews.


"Lord Reginald Smithers" Ask me about my driveway leading up to my manor.
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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.


" JimH" wrote in message
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"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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JimH wrote:
"Harry Krause" wrote in message

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.