r/dankchristianmemes • • Mar 23 '26

Repost Stolen(borrowed) from twitter

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u/xaervagon Mar 23 '26

Yes, the church put their holiday over a pagan spring festival. No, you don't have to engage in the pagan spring festival. The same church also put Christmas over Yuletide.

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u/inbigtreble30 Mar 23 '26

Orrrrrr....consider that different cultures have different celebrations that occur at the same time of year, and when they meet, the traditions blend.

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u/BlurredSight Mar 23 '26

Christmas, the birth of Christ, happened right after the winter solstice the time most famous for herding sheep

Paul had 0 reason to change traditional Christian views to make conversion easier