Will you be worshipping the little baby Jesus in church this Christmas?

[father_and_son]

I'll go for Option B with a side of: MP's Life of Brian to celebrate the Messiah's Burfday.

He's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy.

 

[father_and_son]

Ah......... but countries below the equator didn't exist at the time of Jesus birth. Did they?

Homo Sapien remains from the Klasies river mouth (near the southern most tip of Africa - ie pretty much as far south of the equator as its possible to get and not freeze to death) date back 90,000 years and other sub equator sites date from as long as 160,000 years ago. That's the tiniest tad before Jesus.

 

[OzMike]

I don't worship myths....will look forward to a nice break though.

I'm with you sir, looking forward to a proper celebration at the New Year.

 

[GT49er]

My once a year visit to the carol service with the kids on Christmas eve which they love. It's good to remember the real meaning of Christmas amidst all the commercialism.

Yes, granted that Christmas is now largely a festival of Mammon, but it wouldn't be the same without carols, and the kids' nativity plays at school, would it? And the stories of Santa, and Rudolph, and all that. There's a magic there that cannot be denied.

 

[maltaseagull]

Homo Sapien remains from the Klasies river mouth (near the southern most tip of Africa - ie pretty much as far south of the equator as its possible to get and not freeze to death) date back 90,000 years and other sub equator sites date from as long as 160,000 years ago. That's the tiniest tad before Jesus.

Maybe so, but what was the country called??
Perhaps you can google that too?

 

[Chicken Run]

Both

I'm with stupid.

 

[MattBackHome]

I'm going to eat a lot of rich food if that counts

 

[Pogue Mahone]

There are one or two who worship JC but it might be the other one

Johnny Cantor?

 

[CaptainDaveUK]

Far from worshipping a baby, Christians believe Jesus was God incarnate, who defeated sin and death by coming back to life three days after being nailed to a cross. All of his first disciples ran away when he was arrested but then later when they were convinced of his ressurrction also gave their lives to follow him (only one, John wasn't martyred). Why would they allow themselves to be killed if they knew the resuurrction was a myth. Presumably they met Jesus after watching him being executed by the Romans and were then totally convinced he was who he said he was.
Today people still encounter the resurrection power of Jesus in a life transforming way....
http://youtu.be/a4cwv6wx0-g

 

[knocky1]

I always find it quite heart destroying going to Church in remembrance of cute baby Jesus. Only for you to look directly above the alter and see adult Jesus in complete agony, nailed to a cross with blood streaming all down his semi naked body.

Such a sad and humiliating end to a fantastic start. At least now, he's with God and Santa in a much happier place.

Amen.

I thought they had set up the story to allow a hardcore sequel. "The Second Coming of Christ".
We'll get 2 Christmases then and Wizard's prophesy of it being Christmas everyday will start to unfold.
As an aside I noticed your use of dog and satan as anagrams in your evil cryptic message.

 

[Shropshire Seagull]

I'll be at work, right next to a church, so no.

Grave digger ?

 

[beorhthelm]

Far from worshipping a baby, Christians believe Jesus was God incarnate, who defeated sin and death by coming back to life three days after being nailed to a cross. All of his first disciples ran away when he was arrested but then later when they were convinced of his ressurrction also gave their lives to follow him (only one, John wasn't martyred). Why would they allow themselves to be killed if they knew the resuurrction was a myth. Presumably they met Jesus after watching him being executed by the Romans and were then totally convinced he was who he said he was.

you do understand that you are relying on the myth as evidence of the myth? or maybe you don't, rational thought usually fails with religion.

 

[CaptainDaveUK]

Far from it, I believe the 1st century martyrs are well documented, real historical people. I was just pointing out they all presumably believed in the death and resurrection of Jesus so much so that they were prepared to die for their faith.