Monday, December 25, 2006
This Day in Ancient History
On this day, around 3 BC, by convention, Our Savior is born in Bethlehem where Joseph and Mary had traveled as part of a ridiculous Roman tax scheme. Actually the date and some of the details of the birth are a case of the early Christian Church beating rival religions by absorbing them, as many of the details are decidedly Mithraic. Still, the essential message is a good one--even a non believer would have to admit that having God become human with the plan to suffer and die to take away the follower's sins so we can, after our body's death, live forever with the supreme being and creator of the universe, that's a pretty sweet deal. Merry Christmas and God bless us, everyone.
# posted by Roger Fraley @ 11:43 AM 
