Let There Always Be Christmas!

CHRISTMAS IS A LOVELY HOLIDAY. Especially the lights, the decorations, the music, and all the other aspects. And it couldn't come at a better time, just after the winter solstice. Theological scholars believe that Jesus was really born in early April, in the spring. Winterfest winter solstice Christmas is a concession to northern Europeans, and it helped spread Christianity. Throughout history, in many parts of the world, such as early America, Christmas has been ingored. We modern folks have turned it into a religious and a festival type holiday, all in one. Joshua ben Joseph, aka Jesus, never wrote anything down on paper, such as instructions for the rest of us on how to live, but instead relied on word of mouth, which really seems strange, especially since, during his lifetime, written texts were common. Jesus must have known that by leaving his message only by word of mouth, it would result in its being distorted. Wouldn't it be great if Jesus had written a gospel of his own, to go along with Mathew, Mark, Luke, and John? If he had, we wouldn't really need Mathew, Mark, Luke, nor John, would we? Who would dare write an account differing from that of the main man? To execute a man as beautiful as Jesus, on the trumped up false charges against him, was and is incredibly stupid, barbariic, and shameful. A complete miscarriage of justice. A sad commentary on the people involved. I swear, had I been standing among the Jewish mob, I woulda yelled for Jesus, not Barabbas. Barabbas had a rap sheet a mile long, as a criminal, thief, thug, and Jesus was merely a teacher, a priest, a philosopher, telling people things that seemed harmless enough, among which was "I am no threat to anyone." Why would any idiot think Barabbas was a better person to set free than Jesus? The Bible was assembled at the Council of Nicea, in 325 A.D., by a large group of high ranking church officials, amid much dissension, disagreement, and controversy. It has many different writing styles and personalities, as if it were written by many different people, each contributing a book or two. Many interesting books were left out of the Bible, in order to compromise. And the Christian religion is evolving, as always. For the sake of all the fun it is, even though many people are unfortunately unhappy during the Christmas season, most aren't, so let there always be Christmas!