Friday, December 06, 2002
Who is this Guy?
I've tried to read more about the history and beliefs of Christianity. If I'm going to sit here and tell you, if you're a Christian, that you're wrong, I should certainly be aware of what it is I'm talking about. In the same fashion, I'm looking for you, the Christian, to tell my why I may be incorrect in my statements or assumptions. So anyway, I need to look into this myth a little more but this is the story I've read and it's timely for the season to talk about you know who.
This ummm, well, person let's say, was born of a virgin and without giving it away the celebration of his birth was December 25th. Any pictures of this fellow showed a nimbus or halo-like item above his head. Oh, forgot to mention that his birth was attended by sheperds too. He didn't really die but ascended to a heaven. His followers hence thought that he would return at the end of time for a final judgement sending the good to heaven, the heathens to hell, you know the rest. So did I give it away yet? Who am I talking about? Well, I'm actually describing the story of a very wide-spread religion (any Christian church now calls it a cult which is kind've amusing)that predates Christianity and Jesus and the mythical person I'm referring to was called Mithra.
I've tried to read more about the history and beliefs of Christianity. If I'm going to sit here and tell you, if you're a Christian, that you're wrong, I should certainly be aware of what it is I'm talking about. In the same fashion, I'm looking for you, the Christian, to tell my why I may be incorrect in my statements or assumptions. So anyway, I need to look into this myth a little more but this is the story I've read and it's timely for the season to talk about you know who.
This ummm, well, person let's say, was born of a virgin and without giving it away the celebration of his birth was December 25th. Any pictures of this fellow showed a nimbus or halo-like item above his head. Oh, forgot to mention that his birth was attended by sheperds too. He didn't really die but ascended to a heaven. His followers hence thought that he would return at the end of time for a final judgement sending the good to heaven, the heathens to hell, you know the rest. So did I give it away yet? Who am I talking about? Well, I'm actually describing the story of a very wide-spread religion (any Christian church now calls it a cult which is kind've amusing)that predates Christianity and Jesus and the mythical person I'm referring to was called Mithra.
