Should Christians Celebrate Christmas?

[Zguy28]

Interesting. But it isn't just the enuma elish with these themes, there are about 50 or so that I read in one semester alone. That article seems to be looking for specifics that are the same and that is not so, but in terms of themes they are all so similar it is amazing. Again, I dont for one second think cultures were "stealing" cosmogonies and cosmologies from each other..they simply reached the smae conclusions independently. Yes the floods were different in the two stories (and the bajillion other flood stories), but it doesn't change the fact that water (life-giving) destroys (life-taking) and then it begins anew..so what if the birds were different or if it is a turtle that carries them, an ark, or it is rain or water from the earth..it amounts to the same thing.

It matters if you hold belief in the Bible as the inspired and inerrant Word of God. If not, then you are correct relatively speaking.

 

[libertytyranny]

It matters if you hold belief in the Bible as the inspired and inerrant Word of God. If not, then you are correct relatively speaking.

I do not believe those things have to be at odds.

 

[toppick08]

Is this the trick or treat thread ...

 

[PsyOps]

It's fitting, since everything about christians is fabricated or stolen from older belief systems.

It's quite obvious that you don't believe. I take it you don't bother celebrating Christmas.

 

[foodcritic]

Gods that arose from virgin births

Mut-em-ua
Tammuz
Zoroaster
Tukulti-Ninurta II
Ashurbanipal
Ra
Krishna
Karna
Attis
Auge
Dionysus
Horus
Melanippe
Hercules
Mithras

Gods that were proclaimed as Saviours


All of the following were suggested to be divine. All were considered
'saviors'. All died in ways that resemble the death of Jesus. Some are
rumored to have risen from the dead.


Quirinus of Rome, 506 BCE
(Aeschylus) Prometheus, 547 BCE
Wittoba of the Telingonesic, 552 BCE
Quexalcote of Mexico, 587 BCE
Alcestos of Euripedes, 600 BCE
Mithras, 600 BCE
The Hindu Sakia, 600 BCE
Iao of Nepaul, 622 BCE
Bali of Orissa, 725 BCE
Indra of Tibet, 725 BCE
Hesus of the Celtic Druids, 834 BCE
Thammuz of Syria, 1160 BCE
Atys of Phrygia, 1170 BCE
Crite of Chaldea, 1200 BCE
Chrishna of India, 1200 BCE
Thulis of Egypt, 1700 BCE


Hercules was born of the union of a God
(Zeus) and a mortal woman. He was intended by his father to 'save'
mankind. He spent time in the wilderness and was tempted by his
adversary (the Hebrew word for adversary is Satan). He died with his
mother and some of his followers present. At the moment of his death
he cried out "It is done.". The man who was responsible for his death,
by betrayal, went and hanged himself when the deed was done.


Hercules was called the 'Prince of Peace', had a virgin mother, had a
father who was a god, was 'the only begotten son' of his 'god father',
was called 'saviour', and had the title 'the good shepherd'.


Resurrection


Damuzi
Inanna
Mithras
Bacchus
Aeneas
Proserpina
Adonis
Cronus
Cybele
Dionysus
Orpheus
Persephone
Baal
Osiris
Tammuz
Ishtar
Odin
Baldar
Attis

Where to begin?
Which one willingly gave up his power?(Jesus was not A god he was God)
Which willingly handed himself over to be crucified?
Which offered himself as an atonement for the sins of his creation?
Which one's birth (among other things) was predicted thousands of years before? (Read Daniel)
Which one rose from the dead?
Which one said to Love thy neighbor?
Which one has archeological, historical and oral traditions as evidence of his life which have been form criticized?
Which is supported by untold amounts of works of antiquity?

What year is it?

Have you been to the church of Hercules lately?

 

[PsyOps]

Where to begin?
Which one willingly gave up his power?(Jesus was not A god he is God)
Which willingly handed himself over to be crucified?
Which offered himself as an atonement for the sins of his creation?
Which one's birth (among other things) was predicted thousands of years before? (Read Daniel)
Which one rose from the dead?
Which one said to Love thy neighbor?
Which one has archeological, historical and oral traditions as evidence of his life which have been form criticized?
Which is supported by untold amounts of works of antiquity?

What year is it?

Have you been to the church of Hercules lately?

Minor correction.

To the non-believer there is no difference no matter how many facts you throw at them. Myth is myth.

 

[Zguy28]

I do not believe those things have to be at odds.

They are if you don't believe the Scripture version of ancient events such as the flood is the correct one.

If you believe Genesis only contains elements of truth then I don't see how you could believe the Bible is without error.