Many early Christians celebrated Jesus' birthday on JAN-6. Armenian Christians still do. In Alexandria, in what is now Egypt, the birthday of their god-man, Aion, was also celebrated on JAN-6.
Christians and most Pagans eventually celebrated the birthday of their god-man on DEC-25.

According to an ancient Christian tradition, Christ died on MAR-23 and resurrected on MAR-25. These dates agree precisely with the death and resurrection of Attis.
Baptism was a principal ritual; it washed away a person's sins. In some rituals, Baptism was performed by sprinkling holy water on the believer; in others, the person was totally immersed.

The most important sacrament was a ritual meal of bread and wine which symbolize the god-man's body and blood. His followers were accused of engaging in cannibalism.
Early Christians initiated converts in March and April by baptism. Mithraism initiated their new members at this time as well.

Early Christians were naked when they were baptized. After immersion, they then put on white clothing and a crown. They carried a candle and walked in a procession to a basilica. Followers of Mithra were also baptized naked, put on white clothing and a crown, and walked in a procession to the temple. However, they carried torches.

At Pentecost, the followers of Jesus were recorded as speaking in tongues. At Trophonius and Delos, the Pagan priestesses also spoke in tongues: They appeared to speak in such a way that each person present heard her words in the observer's own language.

An inscription to Mithras reads: "He who will not eat of my body and drink of my blood, so that he will be made on with me and I with him, the same shall not know salvation." 1 In John 6:53-54, Jesus is said to have repeated this theme: "...Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day." (KJV)

The Bible records that Jesus was crucified between two thieves. One went to heaven and the other to hell. In the Mithras mysteries, a common image showed Mithras flanked by two torchbearers, one on either side. One held a torch pointed upwards, the other downwards. This symbolized ascent to heaven or descent to hell.

In Attis, a bull was slaughtered while on a perforated platform. The animal's blood flowed down over an initiate who stood in a pit under the platform. The believer was then considered to have been "born again." Poor people could only afford a sheep, and so were literally washed in the blood of the lamb. This practice was interpreted symbolically by Christians.

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All warfare is based on deception
Sun Tzu
The Art of War

ATTENTION SHOPPERS! TESTICLES! THAT IS ALL

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Rio, when i see your ava... i think of AiDG launching little tiny jets at the lithies XD

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thats cuz my jetz have major skilz and are the only ones who can launch at lithies

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All warfare is based on deception
Sun Tzu
The Art of War

That.... was..... beutiful Rio.



No one coulda said it better.

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Oh and... Scence... I really dont want to repeat myself... So...

http://www.skylords.com/com/46693/topic,page=18

:edited:

Plus one more thing. Galileo proved enough that theres more then what you see.

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well... rio, your jets major skillettes are no match for my Ace Combat SKILLZ

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Nightcross, let me repeat, that which is not scientifically verifiable is meaningless, because it can't be verified.

I still LOL at the fact that the Bible saying the Bible is true is proof that it's true. Any idiot can right a book that says that their own book is true. That doesn't mean the book is true!

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prevails over everything
IDG has

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All warfare is based on deception
Sun Tzu
The Art of War

Atheists in Da Galaxy (or agnostic if you're boehm )

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