Joe I was responding to this quote (which I should have put in the response)

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So the fact that the Church for the first 300 years did not think it was important to celebrate Christ's birthday.

The fact is at least part of the Church (ie Egyptians) celebrated Christ's birthday. Admittedly it wasn't on December 25th. But it was celebrated and this occured 100 years before they decided to oust Mithra. Now that the "bishops of Rome" decided that Sol Invictus was a better date than the 20th of May well who cares really? I don't, in fact if we're ousting pagan gods I say lets oust more. <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Peter

If you believe what you like in the gospels, and reject what you don't like, it is not the gospel you believe, but yourself. Augustine of Hippo