I wouldn't get too excited about the fact that the church claims that Christ was born on December 25. I think it is pretty clear that we don't know when, exactly, He was born, but chose the Winter Solstice time to "gain more play" or something. And guess what, It doesn't even matter. As I read on another blog, some people have claimed that even the Ten Commandments were copied from Egyptian religious lore. Well, that is a true marvel, in that the Egyptians were polytheists (worshiped many gods) and therefore would have been incapable of advancing the first Commandment (to worship only the One True God). So much of the religious premise of this movie is based on entirely faulty and or lacking research. If you know Christianity the way I do, as I have ministered within its ranks for 20 + years now, you would know that the whole movement is far too complex to be united behind any one theme. There are too many flavors and varieties and the Liberals and Conservatives do not join together on too many endeavors. I believe the following to be true: "Jesus Christ is not a Religion, but a personal God who cared enough to come here in the flesh to be united with us in our weakness and sufferings." Therefore He probably cares little about religion but a lot about us all!
I wouldn't get too excited about the fact that the church claims that Christ was born on December 25. I think it is pretty clear that we don't know when, exactly, He was born, but chose the Winter Solstice time to "gain more play" or something. And guess what, It doesn't even matter. As I read on another blog, some people have claimed that even the Ten Commandments were copied from Egyptian religious lore. Well, that is a true marvel, in that the Egyptians were polytheists (worshiped many gods) and therefore would have been incapable of advancing the first Commandment (to worship only the One True God). So much of the religious premise of this movie is based on entirely faulty and or lacking research. If you know Christianity the way I do, as I have ministered within its ranks for 20 + years now, you would know that the whole movement is far too complex to be united behind any one theme. There are too many flavors and varieties and the Liberals and Conservatives do not join together on too many endeavors. I believe the following to be true: "Jesus Christ is not a Religion, but a personal God who cared enough to come here in the flesh to be united with us in our weakness and sufferings." Therefore He probably cares little about religion but a lot about us all!