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hrmjustin

(71,265 posts) Fri Dec 19, 2014, 10:33 PM Dec 2014

Forget Santa Claus, Virginia. Was there a Jesus Christ? [View all]

Interfaith post

David Gibson

(RNS) As another Christmas approaches and the usual holiday laments are unpacked like so many old ornaments — too much commercialism and too little faith, too much food and too little time — there has always been one reassuring constant: The reason for the season is the birth of Jesus some 2,000 years ago.

Sure, you can debate exactly what year he was born, or whether it was December 25 or some other date, and if his crib was a manger or even if he was born in Bethlehem or another city. Fleshing out the scant biographical details of the historical Jesus has been a popular parlor game for centuries.

http://www.religionnews.com/2014/12/19/forget-santa-claus-virginia-jesus-christ/

I wanted to post this in here without the issues and noise of the religion room.

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Forget Santa Claus, Virginia. Was there a Jesus Christ? [View all] hrmjustin Dec 2014 OP

The first Roman persecution of Christians was in 64 AD. rug Dec 2014 #1

I think at the very least he existed. hrmjustin Dec 2014 #2

I think the "Jesus didn't exist" debate is being created by the goldent Dec 2014 #3

And when you think about it wryter2000 Dec 2014 #5

Interesting wryter2000 Dec 2014 #4

I thought the same thing about Jesus the man vs Jesus the messiah goldent Dec 2014 #6