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Originally posted by Frankidealist35
What's so bad about the holiday of Christmas not being like the way it was intended to? Things change over time. If you knew how much Christians in the past have changed and reshaped their religion to fit their needs you wouldn't feel so upset over the Christmas holiday.
[edit on 5-12-2008 by Frankidealist35]
Since the earliest times the fir (Christmas) tree has been worshiped as a phallic symbol, representing sexual potency, reproduction, and fertility. The pagans of old brought these trees into their houses and set them up as symbolizing life and fertility.
Jeremiah 10:1-8 “Hear the word that Yahweh speaks unto you, O’house of Israel. Thus says Yahweh, learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven, for the heathen are dismayed at them. For the customs of the people are vain. For one cuts a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe. They deck it with gold and silver, they fasten it with nails with hammers, that it move not. They are upright as the palm tree, but speak not; they must needs be borne, because they can not go. Be not afraid of them. For they can not do evil, neither also is it in them to do good. For as much as there is none like unto thee, O Yahweh, thou art great, and they name is great in might. Who would not fear thee O King of nations? For to thee doth it appertain. For as much as among the wise men of the nations, and in all there kingdoms, there is none like unto thee. But they are altogether stupid and foolish. The tree is a doctrine of vanities.” Sounds a lot like the Christmas tree.
-Don Esposito
Originally posted by lombozo
reply to post by Spencer Tracy
Tevye singing TRADITION? Unfortunatley now, it's IF I WERE A RICH MAN.
However I am now singing TO LIFE TO LIFE LECHIEM. LECHIEM LECHIEM TO LIFE.
[edit on 5-12-2008 by lombozo]
Originally posted by Spencer Tracy
Next clue:
The cabbie was under Cruise control.
Ahem...
Could it be..
Collateral
[edit on 8-12-2008 by AccessDenied]