Pity isn't a quality associated with jesus, although many christians pity in their attempts to show compassion.
And compassion isn't something that was introduced with christianity.
spendius wrote:Pity didn't exist before Jesus and it is not something which comes easily to human beings.
Baloney. It can be found in many cultures before Christ. Where do you get that nonsense from?
I suppose some Christians like to think they have a monopoly on pity, compassion, morals and ethics.
But history shows otherwise.
The movie Zeitgeist has an excellent explanation of the origins of the Dec 25th date. It also explains why almost every religious figure in history has had his/her birthday celebrated on Dec 25th.
It has. If you skip back to page two of this thread you will find a link to it
The reason?
Sun god
son of G.d
same difference.
First Dec. 25 Xmas tied to pagan shrine
