X as an Integer

In the world of math, “X” is used as an integer. The definition of an integer is “a number that is not a fraction”, “a thing complete in itself”.

There are many religious believers that take offense when some use the greeting of “Merry Xmas” saying that this is blasphemy to their faith.

I find the irony in this. When believers claim you are disrespecting their faith, yet, in America, the dominant societal Christmas holiday is in direct disrespect to those who don’t believe in the Christian lore.

In America, there is a “freedom of religion” clause built into the Bill of Rights and the Constitution. It seems ironic that I have heard this complaint from so many Christian believers over the years, yet, I hear them freely saying to anyone and everyone they see “Merry Christmas to you on this day of Christ Jesus birth.” Or something to that nature. Leaving no regard to how the other person beliefs or celebrations or not during this season.

There seems to be no care or concern about the fact that there are many more people on the planet who are not believers in the Christian faith than those who are. Yet, it seems so easy for people to push their Christian ideals onto others during this holiday season.

This push of one’s beliefs onto others regardless of the other person’s thoughts or beliefs goes directly against the edicts of the religion they profess to follow. But, this has been the process of religion across the world. During the Crusades, Christians murdered hundreds of thousands of peoples because they didn’t believe the same. Despite the edict of their beliefs that claim of that thou shall not kill, or to love their neighbor as themselves, or to not judge the one another, or to do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

I clearly see the irony, don’t you?

Over the years, my beliefs have ebbed and flowed. I was raised in a very religious family where the Christian church was the foundation of our lives. My grandmother said that the Bible was a direct word from God. Yet, the Bible she would quote from was written and edited by King James of England back in the early 1600’s. The editions of the book at that time were done in order to help solidify the power of the Church of England. Again, an example of using one’s religion to gain power and control. Over the past few thousand years there have been many writings that were included in the early volumes of religious texts that have been since removed from the religious doctrines and ideals of the dogma that Christianity has developed into and from. All to maintain and control the masses by the power brokers of the time.

As I grew older, I began to search for my own answers outside of the dogmatic and ironic messages of the Christian dogma that had plagued my thoughts throughout my childhood. I reached a point to where the words and messages that were being said or to be followed seemed to clash directly with what I was learning. Things weren’t adding up once I opened my heart and mind to understand things at a much more true and deeper level.

The early incontations of the Pagans and Celtic spiritual practices have been used, manipulated, edited, included and homogenized. So much so to a point that most of the modern day Christian’s have no idea that the background to their faith, has been stolen and rewritten in order to dilute the true historic beginnings of their faith.

I have always tried to find truth rather than stay blinded by belief. A person and a society is much more healthy that way.

So, for a bit of historical fact surrounding this date that has been so manipulated, diluted, and commercialized to a point of it becoming an integer:

HORUS / HERU - An Ethiopian-Sudanese God, born 25th December, by a Virgin around 3,000 YEARS before Jesus.

BUDDHA - A Nepal God, born 25th December, by a Virgin around 563 YEARS before Jesus.

ZARATHUSTRA - An Iranian God, born 25th December, by a Virgin around 1,000 YEARS before Jesus.

HERCULES - A Greek God, born 25th December, by a Virgin around 800 YEARS before Jesus.

MITHRA - A Persian God, born 25th December, by a Virgin- 600 YEARS before Jesus.

DIONYSUS - A Greek God, born 25th December, by a Virgin around 500 YEARS before Jesus.

THAMMUZ - A Babylonian God, born 25th December, by a Virgin around 400 YEARS before Jesus.

HERMES - A Greek God, born 25th December, by a Virgin around 200 YEARS before Jesus.

ADONIS - A Phoenician God, born 25th December, by a Virgin around 200 YEARS before Jesus.

JESUS CHRIST - A Roman God, born 25th December, by a Virgin around 1-30 AD.