@reasoning logic,
Quote:Is there anything else that could have been taught to us incorrectly? Easter and so on?
There are in fact millions of things that could be wrong, I don't feel inclined to challenge everyone of them....
Quote:The history of religion has so much to offer us if we can set aside our bias for a little while.
I have seen what I need to see from it, and in my case. My conversion had little to nothing to do with backround, culture, etc...
Quote:The popularity of Saturnalia continued into the 3rd and 4th centuries AD, and as the Roman Empire came under Christian rule, some of its customs may have influenced the seasonal celebrations surrounding Christmas and the New Year.
But the birth of Jesus was 1 A.D. which is MORE valid than customs which came about in the 3rd and 4th century, now do I believe ALL of our customs are exactly correct with what we "think" is right? Probably not! As I said myself, I see that Jesus was born around October, etc...