Do you think Christmas is 'sound doctrine', Chris? It really is the old pagan midwinter solstice festival, isn't it - a very sensible idea, indeed, to celebrate life, and a great occasion for it when the sun is at its lowest and about to turn and come back - but it's hardly 'sound [Christian] doctrine', especially since (I heard way back that) Christ was most likely born in early October (the month of Nissan, when the crops were coming in).
Same with Easter - that's just the old pagan rites of spring, the very name comes from the pre-Christian ('pagan' to you -g-) goddess whose name was spelled variously as Ishtar and Astarte, depending on the language. Basically a celebration of the equinox, though, and the coming of fertility and prosperity and having enough to eat and being warm. That's a lot like resurrection, if you think about it, after being cold and hungry all winter.
Speaking of celebrating - we just had a fine little intimate celebration here of Cinco de Mayo - a small group spanning ages from 8 months to 79 years, a wide variety of belief structures and personalities ... and a good time was had by all. Mix it up, I say ... -g- ..... salud ..... marcos
PS - gotta agree with you on circumcision (assuming you're agin it) - now that is weird |
