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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Oh, its so easy to scoff, and to mock, isn't it, pp?

Well, do you know who else was mocked and scoffed at?

Any guesses?

Well, let's just say he has a birthday coming up soon. [/quote]

Let's see, no response to the actual point of my post (so I'm guessing that you did pay for that IQ test and the associated bogus results, either that or you just made it up) and it looks like you're comparing yourself to Jesus.

Wow. 0 points for intelligence AND 0 points for humility.

As for the upcoming "birthday," you know how you look at the calendar and it says, "Washington's birthday" on one days and "Washington's birthday observed"? Well, Christmas is kinda like that.

We observe and celebrate the birthday on Dec. 25, but while it is possible that Jesus was born in the winter, it's highly unlikely based on all of the evidence in the Bible and associated historical texts.

Among other things, the fact that the shepherds and sheep were out in the fields might well suggest the birth occurred during some other season of the year.

According to the description of the weather conditions found in Luke 2: 8-15, it sounds like the a warm autumn evening, rather than the cold, rainy, and possibly snowy weather that usually happens in late December (which forces the shepherds to bring their flocks down into the valleys near their home).

For further discussion about the debates over the actual date of Jesus' birth and whether it was even appropriate to celebrate it, you might look at http://www.ucg.org/holidays-and-holy-days/when-was-jesus-christ-born/

There is a lot of evidence to support a birth prior to October, at the latest.[/quote]

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