how can we balance the secular and religious aspects of christmas

Dec 8, 2024 ... Despite Christian tradition, Jesus was likely not born on December 25, 1 AD. If Jesus were born in the reign of King Herod then he must have been born before 4 ... Mar 4, 2010 ... Although most Christians celebrate December 25 as the birthday of Jesus Christ, few in the first two Christian centuries claimed any ... “Jesus was definitely born on December 25.” “The Catholic Church says that he was.” “The denial of this is an attack on Christianity.” “The early Christians ... Dec 2, 2022 ... “Christian history implies that the Messiahas [of Nazareth] was born on 25 December. Luke states that Caesar Augustus had commanded to hold a ... Jun 24, 2018 ... There is compelling evidence from the Bible, Book of Mormon, and sacred calendars that Jesus was born on the evening before Thu 6 Apr 1 BC. Here is the first: an account of what we can, and cannot, know about Jesus' birth. Bethlehem? Virgin? Date? Or even... year? ... date of Jesus' birth taking place in December 1 BC. He explains his findings in this interview with the Register, the first of a series with De Caro, who ... when Hebrew shepherds historically tended their flocks in open fields and according to the biblical account of Mary and Elizabeth's pregnancies. What month was ... Dec 24, 2014 ... ... Jesus as he celebrates the Christmas Eve Mass in St. Peter's ... date mentioned in the Bible as the day of Jesus's birth; the Bible is ... Dec 24, 2010 ... Mormons — from church leaders to children — have accepted April 6 as the real date of Jesus' birth. But not every member of the LDS Church ...