"Karl S" wrote in message
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I'm sorry Wolfgang,

Well, I don't believe that, but let's see where you go with it, shall we?

but you are not missing - but rather, ignoring - the point.

I'm doing neither.....but DO go on.

Christmas could indeed be any time of the year, because it seems nobody
really knows the exact date of Jesus' birth.

Nope. You may rest assured that the Church fathers got the point. That's
why Christmas HAS TO be at the winter solstice.....or the vernal equinox.
Well, somewhere in the general neighborhood, anyway.

That it was set in December was a slightly shameful political decision
taken a long time ago, that is true.

No, that is not true. There's nothing shameful about it. It's a time
honored tradition.....besides making eminent good sense.

Mankind, even well-meaning scholarly types, can get political.

No, they don't GET political.....they ARE political......as you are, albeit
with little success.

However, Christmas is in fact the celebration of the birth of Jesus, the
Christ.

You can call it whatever you please. Makes no difference to me.

The salvation of mankind is worth celebrating.

Indeed. Would that we might see it someday. Don't hold your breath,
though.

You will of course continue to ignore this, for the sheer malicious fun of
it. By all means do so, for this time of year is the hatching season for
Christ-haters, if that is how you celebrate the winter solstice.

There is nothing at all malicious about my examination or understanding of
Christian mythology....any more than there is about the mythologies of the
Muslims, the Jews, the Hindus, the Buddhists or any other religious group
I've looked at. Nor do I consider it worth my time to bother with hating
Gilgamesh, Jesus, Beowulf, or Huck Finn. You're going to have to find
someone else to wear that badge. However, if you're really all that serious
about courting martyrdom......well, you HAVE come to the right place.


By the way, celebrate it today.

I'll celebrate whatever I please whenever I choose to.

Not on the 25th. That's Christmas.

Well......gosh......why wasn't I informed?

Wolfgang