Crazy sectarian party-poopers of the Adventist persuasion dunk on Christmas, claiming it is - surprise - pagan. An extravagant summary of all real or perceived pagan influences on this supposed Christian holiday. Never thought of the similarity between Santa´s flying reindeer and Odin´s Wild Hunt before. But sure, the AI-generated Krampus figures look cool.
Should I or you tell them that Christianity was "pagan" from the start, and so was Judaism? There was no pure and pristine early Christianity that looked like Seventh Day Adventism or even more radical groups such as the JW´s or Christadelphians. As for the religion of ancient Israel, Solomon´s temple didn´t just look pagan, it was literally built by pagans! And don´t even get me started on the Ark of the Covenant...
This is the *nightmare* before Christmas.
Scary for sure!
ReplyDeleteA Christo-pagano Christmas actually sounds interesting!
ReplyDeleteYes, at the very least a refuge from the rampant consumerism and god-awful house decorations proliferating everywhere like rabbits.
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