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Jesus' birth and Christmas:
Origins, practices, conflicts, etc.

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Topics in this section:

• Christmas stories, as interpreted by conservative & liberal Christians (Please read first)
   
• About Jesus' birth (the year, month, prophecy)
   
• Where was Jesus born?
   
• Why did the church select DEC-25 as Jesus' birth?
   
• Beliefs about Christmas:
  • A liberal analysis of the myths surrounding the birth of Jesus
  • A conservative Biblical analysis of Christmas
     
• Christmas objects:
  • The Christmas star
  • The Christmas tree
     
• Celebrations:
  • Secular and other religious celebrations near Christmas time
    • Festivus: a celebration "for the rest of us"
  • Conflicts about the celebration of Christmas
  • Resolving conflicts over Christmas displays
  • Wiccan/Pagan/Neopagan celebration of the winter solstice/Yule near Christmas time

Useful links:

• Christmas Farms "... is dedicated to providing the freshest, highest quality real Christmas trees, wreaths and Christmas garland convenieltly delivered directly to your home."
• Christmas-wishes.com has a broad range of Christmas and seasonal cards that you can send free to friends and family.
• Christmas Wrapped Up has a selection of over 3,000 tree and home decorations.
• Ecard4all.com also has a wide selection of free Christmas Ecards.

Copyright © 2000 to 2008 by Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance
Originally written: 2000-DEC-30 (not the best of timing)
Latest update: 2008-SEP-22
Author: B.A. Robinson

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