Re: Is Jesus honored when people make a lie in His honor?

Scott Bryce <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>>
>> In other words, identifying the specific examples of "vain heathen
>> ways" in Jeremiah 10, and arguing that any "vain heathen ways" not
>> specifically forbidden are allowed. IOW, loopholes.
>
> It is so helpful to have you to explain my motives to me. Without your
> help, I would not have known what I was thinking.

I'll take your clarification, "I'm not sure xmas trees are in fact a
heathen custom," at face value. My remark above reflects the apparent
justification of xmas trees on the grounds that they weren't carved
into actual Baals.

>> It's a custom, borrowed from heathen. Circumstantial evidence is very
>> strong here.
>
> I didn't know that.  Honest.

OK.

Note that the popular work denouncing xmas (and many other Catholic
traditions), "The Two Babylons", is absolutely rotten scholarship. But
independently of that source, it's clear enough that the trees are
borrowed from Germanic pagan sources. (Other Christmas traditions are
borrowed from Celtic and Druidic worship.)

Regards,
Len.