You Are All Forgetting

[Jordyboy9]

You are all on about happy birthday this one happy birthday that one,
Are you all forgetting,
ITS BABY JESUS BIRTHDAY TOO

[JimF]

That was back in August.

[Jordyboy9]

BABY JESUS JimF not Nicola Sturgeon

[douglas9401]

I've missed the shops, I'll get him an Easter egg.

[-SharonA-]

Who cares? Hic!

[Jordyboy9]

Merry Christmas SharonA-
You will roast in the fires of hell
Shift over a bit make room for me

[nailit]

How old is he now?
Must be getting on a bit. Two thousand and twenty or something?
Anyway, Happy birthday jesus!!

[Theland]

Jordyboy is right.
Sadly, society has lost its way and prefers mocking our Saviour.
Sad.

[-SharonA-]

I'd rather go to hell than mix with all those goody two shoes up there!!!

[nailit]

Whose mocking?
Christians stole Yule/ mid-winter fests from other traditions.

[Mamyalynne]

Rather presumptuous to think everyone who hasn't announced it in block letters has forgotten the true meaning.

So, not everyone has forgotten.

Thank you.

[Buenchico]

Many historians now view the Star of Bethlehem as actually being a comet which was observed in 5 BCE.

From the journal of the Royal Astronomical Society:
"The evidence points to Jesus being born in 5 BC March 9 - May 4, probably arond Passover time: 5 BC April 13 - 27. Birth in the Spring is consistent with the account in Luke that there were shepherds livin out in the fields nearby keeping watch over their flocks by night. Birth in 5 BC is also consistent with the census of Caesar Augustus".
http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-iarticle_query?bibcode=1991QJRAS..32..389H&db_key=AST&page_ind=0&data_type=GIF&type=SCREEN_VIEW&classic=YES

So perhaps, if we're to celebrate the birth of Jesus at all (which, as an atheist, I'm not so sure about anyway), we ought to celebrate it bang in the middle of that 13 - 27 April period, i.e. on 20 April. Oh, hang on a moment, that's MY birthday!

[nailit]

In the spirit of the christmas punch up Theland…
Please show me in the Bible where xmas is shown/ordained?

I can show you many verses where xmas is actually considered an abomination to believers.

But not now. I just wish you a happy xmas ;-)

[Theland]

A good news story for me anyway.

[Theland]

For me, the timing is irrelevant, the important thing is my relationship with God.
But this is my opinion, not a sermon.

[JimF]

"mocking our Saviour"

I am not mocking your saviour. I have no doubt that the person in question existed, but simply could not have been born on 25 December.

[Theland]

The exact date is uni ports t to me.

[Theland]

"Not important to me."

The essential message is.

[jourdain2]

We were up at midnight saying and singing 'Happy Birthday, Jesus'. I'm not concerned about the actual date, because no-one knows. The church appropriated current festivals and traditions. I don't know anyone who insists that dates are spot on.
Wasn't the Roman 'Saturnalia' around 25/12? and there was also a druidical festival then, I think? Made sense to use them.