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==History==
==History==
For many centuries, Christian writers accepted that Christmas was the actual date on which Jesus was born.[9] However, in the early eighteenth century, scholars began proposing alternative explanations. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Newton Isaac Newton] argued that the date of Christmas was selected to correspond with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_solstice winter solstice],[7] which in ancient times was marked on December 25.[10] In 1743, German Protestant Paul Ernst Jablonski argued Christmas was placed on December 25 to correspond with the Roman solar holiday [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dies_Natalis_Solis_Invicti Dies Natalis Solis Invicti] and was therefore a "paganization" that debased the true church.[6] In 1889, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Duchesne Louis Duchesne] suggested that the date of Christmas was calculated as nine months after the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annunciation Annunciation] (March 25), the traditional date of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incarnation Incarnation].[11][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas]
For many centuries, Christian writers accepted that Christmas was the actual date on which Jesus was born.[9] However, in the early eighteenth century, scholars began proposing alternative explanations. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Newton Isaac Newton] argued that the date of Christmas was selected to correspond with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_solstice winter solstice],[7] which in ancient times was marked on December 25.[10] In 1743, German Protestant Paul Ernst Jablonski argued Christmas was placed on December 25 to correspond with the Roman solar holiday [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dies_Natalis_Solis_Invicti Dies Natalis Solis Invicti] and was therefore a "paganization" that debased the true church.[6] In 1889, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Duchesne Louis Duchesne] suggested that the date of Christmas was calculated as nine months after the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annunciation Annunciation] (March 25), the traditional date of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incarnation Incarnation].[11][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas]
==Quote==
Accumulations of [[wealth]] early became the badge of social distinction. [[Individuals]] in certain tribes would accumulate [[property]] for years just to create an [[impression]] by burning it up on some holiday or by freely distributing it to fellow tribesmen. This made them great men. Even modern peoples revel in the lavish distribution of '''Christmas''' gifts, while rich men endow great institutions of [[philanthropy]] and [[learning]]. Man's [[technique]] varies, but his disposition remains quite unchanged.[http://urantia.org/cgi-bin/webglimpse/mfs/usr/local/www/data/papers?link=http://mercy.urantia.org/papers/paper69.html&file=/usr/local/www/data/papers/paper69.html&line=110#mfs]
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