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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
changed, but they didn't get any better, I'll tell you about that in a minute."
Constantine was anxious to find anything to support his new religion. One day he
heard someone claim that the tomb of Prophet Jesus had been found so he
ordered a church be built over it, but of course we know it was not true because
Jesus did not die and because he did not die he could not be buried. Well my
young friends, since that time many churches have been built over that tomb."
"Why were many churches built over that tomb?" asked Sarah, "Good question,
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
changed, but they didn't get any better, I'll tell you about that in a minute."
Constantine was anxious to find anything to support his new religion. One day he
heard someone claim that the tomb of Prophet Jesus had been found so he
ordered a church be built over it, but of course we know it was not true because
Jesus did not die and because he did not die he could not be buried. Well my
young friends, since that time many churches have been built over that tomb."
"Why were many churches built over that tomb?" asked Sarah, "Good question,