Showing posts with label christmas trees. Show all posts
Showing posts with label christmas trees. Show all posts

Thursday 2 January 2014

Brits believe Santa present at Jesus’ birth, new poll reveals

A survey of over 2,000 Britons reveals a myriad of false assumptions surrounding Christmas, including Santa Claus’ presence in the Biblical account of Jesus’ birth.

According to the poll, 12 per cent of Londoners think the Bible features Father Christmas, while 60 per cent believe the same is true of Mary riding a donkey.
A whopping 84 per cent of the public believes that three kings visited Jesus, despite the Gospels only mentioning “wise men from the East”.

Seven per cent of the public think Christmas trees – introduced in Britain’s Victorian era – are in the Bible, a proportion which nearly doubles among 18 to 35-year-olds.

Continue reading: Brits believe Santa present at Jesus’ birth, new poll reveals

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Additional reading:
  1. Christmas customs – Are They Christian?
  2. Jesus begotten Son of God #1 Christmas and Christians
  3. Jesus begotten Son of God #2 Christmas and pagan rites
  4. The nativity story
  5. Christmas, Saturnalia and the birth of Jesus
  6. Irminsul, dies natalis solis invicti, birthday of light, Christmas and Saturnalia
  7. Holidays, holy days and traditions
  8. Wishing lanterns and Christmas
  9. Christmas trees
  10. Focus on outward appearances
  11. Hanukkahgiving or Thanksgivvukah 
  12. Thanksgivukkah and Advent
  13. The imaginational war against Christmas
  14. Peter Cottontail and a Bunny laying Eastereggs
  15. Being Religious and Spiritual 8 Spiritual, Mystic and not or well religious
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Tuesday 8 December 2009

Christmas trees

“2 Thus says Jehovah, Learn not the way of the nations, and be not dismayed at or have no fear of the signs of heaven; for the nations are dismayed at them. 3 For the customs of the peoples are vanity; for one cut a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman with the axe. 4 They deck it or make it beautiful with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not. 5 They are like a palm–tree or pillar in a garden of plants, of turned work, and speak not: they must be carried, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither is it in them to do good. 6 There is none like You, O Jehovah; you are great, and Your name is great in might.” (Jeremia 10:2-6)
Dutch version / Nederlandse versie > Kerstbomen

Monday 15 December 2008

Christmas customs - Are They Christian?

Christmas: Examinations of and references concerning: December 25, Jesus' Birthday, Gift-giving, Feasting, Merry-Making, Christmas Trees, Mistletoe, Holly, and Yule  (From the RDB Files) > CHRISTMAS CUSTOMS - Are They Christian?