Solstice

[mibn2cweus]

Solstice greetings to all our heathen friends.

[Buenchico]

Some quotes worth reading, I think:
https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2022/12/21/27-winter-solstice-2022-quotes-to-celebrate-the-shortest-day-of-the-year/

This video link begins live streaming at 7am tomorrow:

[archibaldy]

Aah the Sun, the original and still the best God, the true giver of life.

[rowanwitch]

Good Yule, and welcome the light,

[goodlife]

In the middle of this period of general gaiety,” explains The Story of Christmas, “there was a day set aside for special reverence to the sun whose apparent rebirth on the Winter Solstice had originally provided the excuse for all these widespread pagan jollifications. ... But the Bible foretold that, in time, a great apostasy would develop among Christians (Acts 20:29, 30; 2 Thessalonians 2:3; 1 Timothy 4:1-3; 2 Peter 2:1, 2) Toward the end of the second century, the writer Tertullian had to censure “Christians” for taking part in “the feasts of Saturn, and of January, and of the Winter solstice, so not for true Christians.

[naomi24]

^There you go, mibs. Result! Goodlife's a party pooper. :o)

[mibn2cweus]

And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, Today shalt thou be with me in paradise . . . amongst all the other expropriators of our
joyous seasonal celebrations.

[gness]

Grianstad Sona Duit, Mibn.

[mibn2cweus]

Nizhónígo Nináánááhai Dooleeł, Gness

[wolf63]

And QISmaS DatIvjaj 'ej DIS chu' DatIvjaj to all of you (when it comes)

I am not fully conversant in the above language - I hope I got it right.

[Khandro]

Solstice as a subject for worship !!?

“When a man stops believing in God,” said GK Chesterton, “he doesn't then believe in nothing, he believes anything.” If he's right, we must tremble now that data from the National Centre for Social research suggests the majority of Britons (53 per cent) say they have no religion.

[naomi24]

Chesterton’s perceived wisdom on that occasion is the biggest load of irrational bunkum ever.

[douglas9401]

Rock solid and steady here thanks

[Atheist]

Naomi; Hear, hear!

[Khandro]

naomi//Chesterton’s perceived wisdom on that occasion is the biggest load of irrational bunkum ever.//

A very perceptive, highly intelligent man was GKC. & not only do I think it.

So, if it's bunkum, & you don't believe in God, do you believe in nothing then?

[naomi24]

Yes, his reputation precedes him - but that doesn’t make his quote any more sensible.

[Khandro]

n. Please answer my question. Is it correct to say you believe in nothing?

[naomi24]

In what respect?

[rowanwitch]

At some point it appears the birth of the sun was misspelt, to the birth of the son, and the rest is a terrible history.

[Khandro]

naomi, //In what respect?//

Bearing in mind that we are on a R & S thread, which part of the
"Is it correct to say you believe in nothing?" question, do you not understand ?

[mibn2cweus]

'Belief in nothing' is an oxymoron.