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    3 days ago

    You’d make a good American Evangelical by the way you take the Bible out of context.

    Christmas trees started as a German tradition where trees were decorated in September with Eucharist Hosts to represent the Tree of Life in Eden, for celebrating Creationtide. As time went on and the tradition travelled, it eventually was used for Christmas.




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    Theologians have debated that one. I recently attended a service where the minister argued for Good Friday being more important.

    Christmas is the Incarnation - so it’s like arguing over the most important part of a purchase.

    Christmas - money put on the table Good Friday - money taken Easter - Receipt printed



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    The winter solstice is on the 21st of December, not the 25th. The dating of Christmas has nothing to do with it.

    Christmas is the date it is because it is 9 months (human gestation period) after the Feast of the Annunciation (25th of March) which gets it’s date from an old attributed date of Jesus’ death.

    In fact, the reason the UK tax date is in March is for the same reason - the new year was the Annunciation. Then 12 days difference due to the Julian/Gregorian shift.

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    Also, the link you provided debunks your own claim-

    The popular theory that Christians chose Dec. 25 to co-opt the pagan solstice festival of Sol Invictus is not based on strong evidence but on the margin scribblings of an unnamed Syrian monk in the 12th century.

    And once again echoes what I said












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    Name: Christopher “Chris” Alan Whitmore Date of Birth: July 12, 1993 Age: 31 Gender: Male Address: 4279 Elmridge Avenue, Boulder, CO 80301 Phone Number: (720) 555-3942 Email: cwhitmore93@gmail.com Alternate Email: c.a.whitmore@outlook.com Social Media:

    Instagram: @chris.the.moose

    IP Address: 73.164.202.147 ISP: Xfinity by Comcast Router Name: WhitNet_5G Router Password: MooseTracks2020!


    Education:

    Fairview High School, Boulder, CO (Graduated 2011)

    University of Colorado Boulder – B.S. in Computer Science (Graduated 2015)


    Employment:

    2016–2019: IT Support Specialist at Techfinity Solutions

    2019–Present: Systems Analyst at VantaByte Technologies, Boulder, CO


    Known Devices:

    MacBook Pro (M1, 2020) – Chris’s-MBP.local

    iPhone 13 – Chrissy’s iPhone

    iPad Air – MoosePad


    Gaming Handles:

    Steam: WhitMoose93

    Discord: MooseMan#4491

    Xbox Live: WhitByte93


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    2. Father Name: Alan David Whitmore Age: 61 Occupation: Mechanical Engineer at Apex Industrial (Semi-retired) Location: Fort Collins, CO Phone: (970) 555-1836 Email: alan.whitmore@apexengineers.com

    3. Sister Name: Emily Paige Whitmore Age: 27 Occupation: Graduate Student, Psychology, University of Oregon Location: Eugene, OR Phone: (541) 555-2249 Email: em.whitmore.psych@gmail.com Instagram: @empaige_

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