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Solomon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 09:53 AM Original message |
Why Does the Death and Resurrection of Christ Fall On a Different Day Every Year. |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 09:54 AM Response to Original message |
1. His birth was in April too. |
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soothsayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 11:07 AM Response to Reply #1 |
12. I thought it was September |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 11:20 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. The documentaries I've seen say April...but hey they could be wrong. |
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JetCityLiberal (706 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 03:26 AM Response to Reply #14 |
22. September |
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PsN2Wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 09:56 AM Response to Original message |
2. Easter is on the Sunday |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 09:56 AM Response to Original message |
3. It ties both the sun and the moon into the calendar |
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baldguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 09:56 AM Response to Original message |
4. Easter is geared to the lunar calander. |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 10:02 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. And Passover |
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baldguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 10:26 AM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Because Jesus was a Jew celebrating Passover. |
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hobbit709 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 10:02 AM Response to Original message |
6. Because it has nothing to do |
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TechBear_Seattle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 10:11 AM Response to Original message |
7. The dating of Easter was a huge political mess, that's why |
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Richard D (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 10:32 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Great explanation |
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TRYPHO (299 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 05:52 PM Response to Reply #7 |
17. I should add one aspect to this... |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 10:34 AM Response to Original message |
10. he did`t die as wrtten |
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Red Zelda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 10:40 AM Response to Original message |
11. Because it never really happened? |
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Freedom_from_Chains (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 11:07 AM Response to Original message |
13. Because nobody knows the exact date |
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cain_7777 (417 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 11:31 AM Response to Original message |
15. Maybe its because he never existed... |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 04:16 PM Response to Original message |
16. Because Easter is a moveable feast. |
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kiahzero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 07:09 PM Response to Original message |
18. Because it's a ritual, not the actual event. (n/t) |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 07:45 PM Response to Original message |
19. Mythological events are flexible like that. |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 08:40 PM Response to Original message |
20. It's according to the lunar calendar |
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NAO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 11:12 PM Response to Original message |
21. The Story of the SUN of God doesn't fit our calendars exactly. |
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Felix Mala (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 12:11 PM Response to Original message |
23. 1st Sunday after 1st Full Moon of Vernal Equinox... |
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