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cococandy:
Even if he was unless, the beating is was caused his death.

Don't conclude till you get the facts.

Why Do Some People Not Celebrate Christmas?




Around the world, nearly two billion people celebrate Christmas each December 25, while at least 200 million others celebrate the birthday of Jesus Christ on January 7. However, there are also millions who choose not to celebrate Christmas at all. Why?

For one thing, they may belong to a religion that is not part of Christendom. They may be of the Jewish, Hindu, or Shinto faith, to name a few. Others, such as atheists, agnostics, freethinkers, or secular humanists, view the Christmas story as a myth.

Surprisingly, though, a sizable number of people who believe in Jesus reject the Yuletide traditions. Why? They point to at least four reasons.

First, they do not believe that Jesus was born in either December or January. The Bible does not give a specific date. It simply states: “There were also in that same country shepherds living out of doors and keeping watches in the night over their flocks. And suddenly Jehovah’s angel stood by them, and . . . the angel said to them: ‘. . . There was born to you today a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.’”​—Luke 2:8-11.

Facts point to Jesus’ birth at approximately the beginning of October when shepherds with their flocks would still spend the night in the fields. The countryside around Bethlehem experiences the coldest weather during the months of December and January. Hence, to keep them warm at night, flocks are herded into protective shelters.

A second reason: The only event Jesus specifically instructed his followers to commemorate was his death, not his birth, and this was to be done as a simple communion meal. (Luke 22:19, 20) Note, too, that the Gospels of Mark and John are silent about Jesus’ birth.

A third reason: There is no historical evidence that the early Christians celebrated the birth of the Christ. But they did memorialize his death. (1 Corinthians 11:23-26) It was not until more than 300 years after Jesus’ birth that Christendom officially began to observe Christmas on December 25. Interestingly, in the mid-17th century, an act of parliament banned Christmas celebrations in England. In the United States, the Massachusetts General Court did the same. Why? The book The Battle for Christmas, says: “There is no biblical or historical reason to place the birth of Jesus on December 25.” It adds that to the Puritans, “Christmas was nothing but a pagan festival covered with a Christian veneer.”

That brings us to a fourth reason: The unsavory origin of the celebration itself. The roots of Christmas can be traced back to pagan Rome with its mixture of festivals for honoring the agricultural god Saturn and the sun god Sol Invictus, or Mithra. Anthropologists Christian Rätsch and Claudia Müller-Ebeling, coauthors of the book Pagan Christmas, write: “Like many pre-Christian customs and beliefs, the old feast commemorating the yearly return of the sun was rededicated to the birth of Christ.”

In view of the foregoing, can you see why true Christians do not celebrate Christmas?

Yes, we as Jehovah's Witnesses do not celebrate pagan beliefs or worships.


You may choose to share your point of view.

All for cameras.

Then how did cameramen come in?



He paid those people to do hat parade. Capise.

Macsjebs:
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You have made it in life.


Without telling anyone? You told Facebook darling, you told the planet.

Hmmm.


Sth is fishy.

Hypocrisy.

Hmmm.

Could it be the child was already unwell before the beating?

Students and pupils are stubborn too. Yes, I don't justify beating anyone to death but..we don't have the full story.


The teacher's fate has been left to the graven court of public decisions.


When death is involved, the living will always be seen guilty... No more fair hearing.

Hmm

Maths wasn't anything added to life.


Man could have still known to add up his life and multiply, remove and divide finances.


It wasn't maths.


It has always been there.


People only gave it a name.

That's true.

You need it for enlargement?

Country size: Over 200 million.


Sample tested: Not up to a million.




Nigeria is an international village.

No comments.

luluman:
You be mumu, its black to product dealers because they sell at a loss at that period.

It didn't call for an insult.


Well, you are welcome.

WizzyVine:
They do so in order to make the sad buyers happy.

No buyer is sad bro. They buy what satisfies their needs and wants.

simplexvi:
nothing special via d design.. If I wear m now u go pass like say u no gt eye

It's not about Falz. If you wore it, I'd still admire it.

Such monopoly with people's future.

.. what about people who hacked lives at Lekki toll gate?

Their backyard tricks are working on CNN.

Burnaboy seen? Or his cameraman shot it?



Cos all I see is that the person who shot this is sitting nearby.


Well, good one.

Fear old men.

Hmmm.

This is Nigeria.


How can you expect a fair judgement when the judiciary is not independent from the executive?


Man's government is a complete failure.