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Subject: Re: Paganism

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Celebryn

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Date Posted: 03:30:02 12/02/04 Thu
In reply to: CJ 's message, "Re: Paganism" on 14:12:08 11/15/04 Mon

>May I point out that one of the reasons for
>christianity being so close to paganism is when they
>were converting people they bent the beliefs to their
>needs so that the pagans would accept the religion
>easier and not feel like they were being forced into
>anything. Christmas for example perhaps the biggest
>example. Jesus was not born in December in fact he
>was born I believe in January, i forget i would have
>to look that up again on some old books. Christmas
>was a pagan holiday falling on December 22nd
>celebrating the new God's birth. Begining another
>circle of life. Forgive me I'm going to be short I am
>very tired. Just one example.

The very fact that Christan beliefs were bent to make it easier for pagans to join, I found to be very wrong, and is one fundimental thing, that made me doubt the sincerety of Christainity.

The fact it changed its beliefs in the first place to accomodate new comers surprised me completely. And makes me wonder just how flexible and firmly believed these things where.

Never mind the fact the Christainity never had the right to bring in and change peoples mind in the first place, through brain washing or "be christain or you will die". Sounds like it was a way of control then anything else.

I know it has changed now, but back then it seemed more about control And that control has become absolute, more or less -^

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