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Re: Worshiping False Gods or springtime celebration?
Posted: March 29th, 2012, 9:00 pm
by A Random Phrase
Philadelphiaangel wrote:Why do the Mormon church leaders have an official Christmas devotional every year to talk about the birth of Christ. You never see a general authority at the Christmas celebration say that it is good to meet with everyone to welcome back the sun, they clearly state that the reason they are there is to celebrate the birth of Christ, even though he was born on April 6th.
True. They aren't going to force anything on people. I'm sure they have the devotionals then because it is the generally agreed-upon time people celebrate Christ's birth, even though it's the wrong time. And the general authorities know that.
It's sort of like picking your battles, I suppose. The time is not so important as the fact that Christ was born.
Personally, I don't think it matters when we celebrate the fact that He was born and resurrected, as long as we are honoring Him and not something else, in our hearts.
Re: Worshiping False Gods or springtime celebration?
Posted: March 29th, 2012, 9:03 pm
by A Random Phrase
EclecticLibertarian wrote:Yes it's true that Pagan Winter Solstice Festival was coopted and incorporated by the Catholic Church and its Protestant children, but it doesn't change the fact that it began as a Pagan holiday and many Christians still engage in many pagan rituals. . . .
The point is, too many people get too caught up in the appearance of things without any understanding. If the kids aren't worshipping Krishna or praying to VIshnu, there's no harm in throwing chalk up in the air. If on the other hand they are... well then maybe you should not attend and instead teach them why you don't want them praying to the false deities of other religions.
Exactly. The Pagan Winter Solstice Festival was co-opted and incorporated into historic Christianity. But if we aren't worshiping the false Gods, it should be no big thing.
Re: Worshiping False Gods or springtime celebration?
Posted: March 29th, 2012, 9:08 pm
by A Random Phrase
AussieOi wrote:A Random Phrase wrote:Jesus was born in the Spring. The holiday on Dec 25th was a pagan holiday to welcome back the sun (it's the first day of the days growing longer).
i thought june 25 dec 25 were when closest / furthest from the sun
isnt march 21st sept 21st longest and shortest days
A couple of years I kept track of the rising and setting of the sun, just to see the length of days (I live in the northern hemisphere, in the United States). I discovered that the shortest day was the 22nd or 21st (I forget which). Then the days are the same length for a few days; the sun rising a bit earlier, but going down a bit earlier as well. And on Dec 25th the day was a few minutes longer than before. So this opinion comes from my own written observation, not from anything "official".