The all 'consuming' event they call 'Christmas'

[Vitamin-X]

Originally Posted by SEAN!

so does belief in dragons

And Witchcraft!

oh wait, can't offend any up and coming witches out there.
After all, spirituality is all the rage these days.

[Ragga_Wh0re]

Originally Posted by kir mokum

...interesting...

I did not say that CHRIST did not exist.
He did, he just wasnt born when the majority of Christians beleives he was born.

Also Ebbomega, easter aka ishtar is another pagan celebration for the Goddess Ishtar and her son Tamuz. Easter/ishtar eggs are symbolic of Ishtars fertility and rabbits were her sons favorite animal. Hot cross buns are used to pay homage to the goddess.

Pass over however...

[ebbomega]

Um, Easter (the Christian holiday, not the western bastardization that's about rabbits and eggs) is pretty directly related to passover. Stop trying to confuse things.

Good Friday (aka the celebration of the Last Supper) happens on the first day of passover. Three days after that is Easter.

Jesus was Jewish, not Pagan. You're becoming a victim of apophenia.

[prozac]

^ +1 for using a word I had to look up. That doesn't happen every day.

Interesting unrelated fact:

"Examples
Pareidolia

Pareidolia is a type of apophenia involving the finding of images or sounds in random stimuli. For example, hearing a ringing phone whilst taking a shower. The noise produced by the running water gives a random background from which the patterned sound of a ringing phone might be 'produced'. " Apophenia encyclopedia topics | Reference.com

That happens to me every time I shower.

[prozac]

Ok you're right, not that interesting lol.

[Sykonee]

Originally Posted by prozac

^ +1 for using a word I had to look up. That doesn't happen every day.

To help you remember...

[ebbomega]

Originally Posted by Sykonee

To help you remember...

Someone referenced Ishkur! Everybody drinks!

[Webber]

I spent money... I'm happy with my decision

[kir mokum]

Originally Posted by SEAN!

so does belief in dragons

i'm just saying it has a cultural relevance. so do dragons.

[kir mokum]

Originally Posted by Ragga_Wh0re

I did not say that CHRIST did not exist.
He did, he just wasnt born when the majority of Christians beleives he was born.

kind of a minor point, imo.

[wishbone]

Originally Posted by ebbomega

Someone referenced Ishkur! Everybody drinks!

serious laughter here

[MC Hammered]

Okaaayy... back to our regularly scheduled programming.