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Tag: Redeeming Holy Days from Pagan Lies

Redeeming Christian Holy Days from Pagan Lies: Nativity of St. John (Part 3)

This is the third article on the Nativity of St. John. This article will deal with the Neo-Pagan practice of claiming Celtic origins,…

Posted On 24 Jun 20133 Dec 2013

Redeeming Christian Holy Days from Pagan Lies: Nativity of St. John (Part 2)

 The Claims about Pagan Origins for St. John’s Nativity This is the second of three articles on the Nativity of St. John and…

Posted On 21 Jun 20133 Dec 2013

Redeeming Christian Holy Days from Pagan Lies: Nativity of St. John (Part 1)

This is the first part of three on the Nativity of St. John the Baptist/Midsummer Day June 24th is celebrated as St. John’s…

Posted On 18 Jun 20133 Dec 2013

Redeeming Holy Days from Pagan Lies — Pentecost

So we can see there is an anti-God bias affected the way academics and popular writers from that time to today portray Christmas,…

Posted On 12 May 201313 May 2013

Redeeming Christian Holy Days From Pagan Lies: Walpurgisnacht

The evening of April 30th through May 1st is a significant date in the modern neo-Pagan and Wiccan calendar. It is called: Beltane,…

Posted On 30 Apr 20133 Dec 2013

Redeeming Holy Days from Pagan Lies-Easter 2

Second Part: Attacks On The Name and Traditions There are three main things people attack about this Holy Day: They claim that it…

Posted On 28 Mar 20136 Apr 2014

Redeeming Holy Days from Pagan Lies-Easter 1

Easter is the English/Germanic name for the Festival of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. This particular Feast Day is the heart and center…

Posted On 27 Mar 201328 Mar 2013

Redeeming Holy Days from Pagan Lies — Annunciation

Annunciation (March 25th) is the day that the Church celebrates when the angel Gabriel came to announce to Mary that God conceived His…

Posted On 21 Mar 20133 Dec 2013

Redeeming Holy Days from Pagan Lies — Valentine’s Day

St. Valentine’s Day has become one of the major secular holidays in the United States. The day itself is one of the few…

Posted On 13 Feb 201312 Feb 2013

Redeeming Holy Days from Pagan Lies — Pagan Solstice Celebrations 3

Did Christianity Steal the Date of Pagan Winter Solstice Celebrations? Part 3: The Mis-Use of Roman Sources: Saturnalia In these articles we have…

Posted On 13 Jan 201319 Dec 2014

Redeeming Holy Days from Pagan Lies — Pagan Solstice Celebrations 2

Did Christianity Steal the Date of Pagan Winter Solstice Celebrations? Part 2: The Mis-Use of Roman Records-Juvenalia When modern critics of Christian Christmas…

Posted On 18 Dec 201219 Dec 2012

Redeeming Holy Days from Pagan Lies — Pagan Solstice Celebrations

Did Christianity Steal the Date of Pagan Winter Solstice Celebrations? Part 1: The Mis-use of the Church Fathers This article builds on what…

Posted On 13 Dec 201219 Dec 2012

Redeeming Holy Days from Pagan Lies — Christmas and Sol Invictus

Did Christianity Steal the Date of Sol Invictus? The claim is that Sol Invictus “Invincible Sun” is a more ancient pagan holiday in…

Posted On 4 Dec 201221 Dec 2016

Redeeming Holy Days from Pagan Lies — Christmas

Of the major Christian Holy Days, Christmas, Easter and Pentecost are the high points in the Historic Church Year. On these Holy Days…

Posted On 3 Dec 20129 Dec 2012

Redeeming Holy Days from Pagan Lies — Hallowe’en: A short history

Associate Editor’s Note:  With this post we want to introduce a series of articles written by Pastor Joseph Abrahamson, a personal friend who…

Posted On 24 Oct 201228 Mar 2013

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