A letter from Jesus

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Chaos333

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Posted: 12/18/11 4:41 pm • # 1

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A CHRISTMAS LETTER FROM JESUS

Happy holy days! I know some of you would prefer I say Merry Christmas, but folks... in case you forgot, I'm Jewish. I certainly don't want to forget my siblings celebrating those marvelous holy days of Hanukkah. However, since so many of you are so concerned about keeping me as the reason for the season, I thought I might weigh in on the matter.

Let's start by recognizing that there's nothing innately holy about December 25th. The day was chosen to compete with ancient Roman holidays and because some thought it was 9 months after Gabriel gave the news to mom. However, for centuries you celebrated my birth on January 6, Epiphany. Slavic nations using a different calendar still do their celebrating on January 7. Regardless as to the day, I'm grateful when you remember me.

Now some of you think that the secularists are taking me out of Christmas. The truth is, Christians have been debating how to celebrate Christmas for centuries. In the 1740's your German ancestors argued that celebrating Christmas on December 25th was a paganization. So yesterday, protestants tried to take Christ out of Christmas. Today their children are trying to keep it in. Go figure. Oh, by the way, it's okay to write â€œX-mas.â€

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roseanne

Post subject: A letter from Jesus

Posted: 12/19/11 3:01 am • # 2