Before you Bah Humbug Christmas
A few years ago a couple of Jehovah’s Witnesses showed up at my door around Christmastime andhanded me a little booklet “exposing” the paganism of Christmas. I smiled. And politely remindedthem that I found it impossible to accept their research as factual, since they don’t know the difference between eating blood and a blood transfusion. I wished them a Merry Christmas anyway and closed thedoor before my dachshund, Oscar, decided to take a nip at their toes.Seems there’s always someone who wants to tear down Christmas. I expect the atheist to do it. After all, they don’t have three wise men and virgin in their group, and jealousy can lead to some nasty behavior.But I’m shocked when I hear Muslims (who also claim to believe Jesus was born of a virgin- eventhough I believe their Isa isn’t my Jesus- but that’s a whole other blog). And I’m likewise shockedwhen people who claim to be Christian say they won’t celebrate Christmas because it’s pagan.It is? They point to the tree and say: the druids did it first! They’re especially fond of pointing to thedate, December 25, as pagan. One whammy involves the claim that Rome celebrated a winter solsticecomplete with the feast of the Son of Isis.Ah, yes. The old “Jesus is really Horus” debacle. Never mind that Horus’ birth is believed to be linkedto the OGDOAD (eight deities worshipped in Hermopilis), detractors will still try and link Horus toChrist. Strange though, Christ’s birth was never linked to eight “deities.” Only to three wise men, a bunch of unnamed shepherds, and a rather irritable King.But what about this December 25th thing? In every reputable writing about Horus and his birth, not asingle scholar insists on an ascribed birthday for Horus. Though some say he was possibly born inApril.Much as people have been influenced by The DaVinci code, people (whether knowingly or unknowingly) have been influenced by other fictional, conspiratorial works intended to either knock Christianity down or at least knock Catholocism down a peg (the Monks did it!)There’s not a few problems with the claim that Christ was a “version” of the Horus myth.Claim #1-Horus and Jesus are born from a virgin.The story of the conception of Horus doesn’t read atall like the miraculous conception of Christ. Horus’ father, Osiris, had been killed by his evil brother,Seth. Isis, Horus’ mother and Osiris’ widow, goes on a hunt for the parts of his dismembered body andis successful in finding all of them----- except the penis.So Isis takes matters into hand and makes her own little penis (or maybe not so little) to replace themissing one. Perhaps the first dildo? She humps it like a crazed hooker and the end result: Horus.Please find a virginal conception in there for me.Claim #2-Both Horus and Jesus were born to a Mary and Joseph. (Seb)The name “Mary” wasn’tknown in ancient Egypt pre-Christ. Isis was the name of Horus’ mother. And Seb wasn’t the name of Horus’ father, either. Osiris was. But Seb WAS Osiris’ father’s name. Though the name “Seb” is adistinctive form of Joseph, to try and claim that the Seb of Horus lore (Horus’ grandfather) is the sameas Osiris is simply inaccurate.Ah heck, it’s a lie.Claim #3-Both were born of royal descent.Some of Jesus’ relatives had royal blood, others did not.And there’s no evidence that Horus was born from royalty. Being a “goddess” (as was Isis) and being a“god” (as was Osiris) isn’t the same as being “earthly royalty”.
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