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Post by AlbertTatlock on Dec 20, 2007 19:49:47 GMT
Merry Christmas. GPG Gouranga.  |
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Post by frasier37 on Dec 20, 2007 20:30:29 GMT
and a merry jingle bastard bells to you too  |
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Post by AlbertTatlock on Dec 20, 2007 20:34:35 GMT
Awwww thanks. GPG Gouranga. |
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Post by SneydGreenStokie on Dec 20, 2007 20:36:33 GMT
What shall you be getting Jesus for his birthday Tatlock?  SGS |
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Post by AlbertTatlock on Dec 20, 2007 20:40:53 GMT
I'll be going to midnight mass and singing to him, then I'll pop a few quid in his tray so he can treat himself to something in the sales. GPG Gouranga. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2007 20:42:22 GMT
The general belief is that the 25th of December is not Jesus' birthday but it is the day we celebrate his birth.
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Post by dad1 on Dec 20, 2007 20:53:51 GMT
Don't want to be a pedant, but Jesus was not born on December 25th. It is far more likely that he was born in late summer or autumn.
From christiananswers.net
"Was Jesus born on December 25, or in December at all? Although it's not impossible, it seems unlikely. The Bible does not specify a date or month. One problem with December is that it would be unusual for shepherds to be "abiding in the field" at this cold time of year when fields were unproductive. The normal practice was to keep the flocks in the fields from Spring to Autumn. Also, winter would likely be an especially difficult time for pregnant Mary to travel the long distance from Nazareth to Bethlehem (70 miles).
"A more probable time would be late September, the time of the annual Feast of Tabernacles, when such travel was commonly accepted. Thus, it is rather commonly believed (though not certain) that Jesus' birth was around the last of September. The conception of Christ, however, may have taken place in late December of the previous year. Our Christmas celebration may well be recognized as an honored observation of the incarnation of 'the Word made flesh' (John 1:14)."
So, open all your pressies, eat turkey, get drunk, have good will to all men......but don't bother wishing JC a happy birthday. At least not until September....
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Post by AlbertTatlock on Dec 20, 2007 20:54:05 GMT
He'd be 2007 if he was still on this earth you know. GPG Gouranga. |
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Post by dad1 on Dec 20, 2007 21:12:03 GMT
Actually Albert, he'd be somewhere between 2010 and 2013.
Happy Christmas
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Post by dad1 on Dec 20, 2007 21:12:30 GMT
Actually Albert, he'd be somewhere between 2010 and 2013. Happy Christmas Edit: Bollocks! First double post on the new site. |
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Post by AlbertTatlock on Dec 20, 2007 21:15:52 GMT
Not according to the best ever book, the bible. I've read it many times and we all know it doesn't lie. GPG Gouranga. |
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Post by boothenendboy on Dec 20, 2007 21:37:36 GMT
we all know its a load of shit written by matthew, mark luke and john.
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Post by frasier37 on Dec 22, 2007 11:50:03 GMT
"written by matthew, mark luke and john."  Weren't they in Rainbow? By the way all you sinners, you will repent. Oh yes, you will repent. |
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