Tuesday, April 7, 2009


Was Easter Borrowed from a Pagan Holiday?
The historical evidence contradicts this popular notion.


Anyone encountering anti-Christian polemics will quickly come up against the accusation that a major festival practiced by Christians across the globe—namely, Easter—was actually borrowed or rather usurped from a pagan celebration. I often encounter this idea among Muslims who claim that later Christians compromised with paganism to dilute the original faith of Jesus. Click to continue.

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