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the Gospel of Jesus would be put to death and their copy of the gospel burned!
Meanwhile, back at the conference, a creed was drawn up by the followers of
Paul." "What's a creed," asked Abraham. "A creed is something that you bear
witness too," answered Jabel, "Oh, I understand," said Abraham, "It is like our
shahadah 'I bear witness that there is no god except Allah, and Muhammad is
His Prophet.'" "In a way," replied Jabel, "but, you must remember they did not
believe in One God. By the way, the creed the followers of Paul devised that day
still form part of the Christian prayers in church each Sunday, it is called the
Nicene Creed."
"What you have told us is very interesting Jabel, but what has this got to do with
Christmas?" asked Abraham. "Well, from that time onwards, Constantine
declared that Christians should celebrate the birth of Jesus on the same day the
pagan Romans celebrated the birth of the sun god, the most popular god of the
Roman Empire and that day was on December 25th, which Christians, now call
Christmas day." "Oh, I would hate Prophet Jesus to be part of that," said Sarah.
"Has it been like this ever since Constantine?" asked Abraham. "No, things
Meanwhile, back at the conference, a creed was drawn up by the followers of
Paul." "What's a creed," asked Abraham. "A creed is something that you bear
witness too," answered Jabel, "Oh, I understand," said Abraham, "It is like our
shahadah 'I bear witness that there is no god except Allah, and Muhammad is
His Prophet.'" "In a way," replied Jabel, "but, you must remember they did not
believe in One God. By the way, the creed the followers of Paul devised that day
still form part of the Christian prayers in church each Sunday, it is called the
Nicene Creed."
"What you have told us is very interesting Jabel, but what has this got to do with
Christmas?" asked Abraham. "Well, from that time onwards, Constantine
declared that Christians should celebrate the birth of Jesus on the same day the
pagan Romans celebrated the birth of the sun god, the most popular god of the
Roman Empire and that day was on December 25th, which Christians, now call
Christmas day." "Oh, I would hate Prophet Jesus to be part of that," said Sarah.
"Has it been like this ever since Constantine?" asked Abraham. "No, things