News Letters
Christmas is just over a month away!
| I’m an artist, so I grabbed a few paints & brushes from our Art Shop and placed a childlike image of Christmas on canvas. The painting was supposed represent a typical Christmas day. A time to have fun, play games, open presents and eat a piece of turkey (and other things), whilst the old folks chuckled away in a merry mood. |
| So, I grabbed another canvas board and painted Jesus, Joseph & Mary. (3 wise men are there .. haha) |
| My wife saw this and remarked, “This is not Christmas!. Where is Jesus in a Manger, The Three Wise Men and The Star of Bethlehem?” |
| This left me perplexed! |
| Why do the paintings create different impressions of Christmas? |
| It turns out that Paganism is represented in the first painting and Christianity in the second. Well, that’s what I get from Wikipedia! |
| Woman used to practice pagan rituals to help families and communities live in peace, whilst men were basically warriors. |
| During Roman rule, Christianity became the preferred religion and a number of the pagan rituals were absorbed into the male dominated religion. |
| So, what do you think? Is there any truth behind this? |
