0.8 Christmas Isn’t About Santa It’s About Jesus!?

Oh, come let us adore him. Who? Well, apparently it is thought that Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is the reason we have Christmas. Then, Santa came along and joined the Christmas party. What most people do not know is that Christmas is really about the Winter Solstice and not about the birth of a boy or an old man who flies around. The Winter Solstice is a pagan celebration on December 22nd that has lasted longer than most people realize. It was celebrated long, long before Jesus, and probably longer than even most of the Old Testament goes back to (how far it apparently goes is another story all together). The reason that Jesus’ birth is celebrated on December 25th would and should be considered a Christian propaganda scheme. If you look at everything the Bible tells you about what leads up to the manger scene, it is impossible for any of it to take place during winter. The most likely time would have been around May. So, how could these so-called great writers of the Bible make such a huge oversight? It’s not them, necessarily, it’s those who have interpreted it. Since the Winter Solstice was a great celebration for the pagans, having Christmas as this time only made sense. The idea behind Christmas was to overshadow the pagan celebration and to try and destroy it. It nearly has. So, why not have Christmas celebrated around May, when it more likely took place? Well, there’s no reason to. There are not major pagan celebrations to overshadow then. Now, from then on, Christmas has always been the reason to celebrate at the end of the year.

It is only recently that Santa has come into the picture, about the last 150 years or so. This, to me, is the pagans getting their revenge on Christianity. It has worked like a charm. Santa has taken over our culture. He is now starting to overshadow Jesus.

Christmas is now a two person party. Everyone is welcomed. Just remember how the party started.

0.7 Final Exam Blues

Ok, right now I’m taking a short little break from studying.  I feel like I don’t have time to read everything and know everything for tomorrow afternoon.  I know it’ll all be ok.  It has to be.  I’m not freaking out quite yet.  I think everything will be fine.

As for what’s going on in the world outside these walls, I really don’t have much of a clue what’s going on.  I haven’t watched much TV or read much of anything (not like I really believe anything on the news anyway).   So, I cannot comment on anything like that.

Well, back to studying.  Oh, and Sufjan Stevens has an excellent X-mas album.

Look out for an awesome worldly-viewish post on Wednesday.

0.6 Back To Business

Well, back after a long, long layoff. I’ve had so much to say but no time to say it. Now, I can start doing it again.

So, what am I going to talk about? Well, after my experience today, it has to be crazy Christmas.

The roads become slick, icy and dangerous. People can tend to become careless and reckless and just crazy at this time of the year. Due to these circumstances, it’s almost hell driving. Just tonight, driving to pick up someone, we nearly hit a lady who decided she was going to cross the road, and seconds later some idiot in a truck nearly slams into the side of us because he was a little impatient and decided to pass on the non-cleared lane.

I understand what time of year it is, but, people, please just relax and STOP rushing. Things will get done in due time. This time of year people think that if they don’t get their stuff done in a certain time the world will end. This means people are stressed unnecessarily and that causes worse things to happen. Tempers start to flair, attitudes explode and one big mess ensues. Just calm down people. Life will continue.

I’m keeping this short. I’ll see you on Sunday.