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The Christian myth centers on a godman, A god shaped like a man, walking, talking, eating, but stll having magic God powers. And not just a God in human form, but a subordinate God, son of the great universal God, miraculously conceived in a mortal woman, living for a while on Earth rather than in heaven, helping people. You can't get more Pagan than that. Osiris was a godman. So was Attis, Dionysus, Mithras, Apollonius of Tyana, and others. Just like Jessus but older. woooooooooow...and ther's more. You already know Christmas trees( for you pagan there that thought having Christmas tree is an act of christianity) and Easter eggs were originally Pagan, and you probably know the traditional mid-winter and spring timing of the two holidays was Pagan too. Christian inherited everithying from the Pagans. The core of Christianity -- the worship of a dying godman who is resurected, ascends into heaven and brings salvation to mankind -- was also the core of a number of ancient Pagan religious that began in the Near East two thousands years before Jesus. Christian theology borrowed more than the archaic myth of the dying-resurrected Godman. Initiation of baptism, communion with the God through a holy meal that represented the flesh of the ded God, the Holy Spirit, monotheism, and immortality of the soul were all core beliefs of many ancient faiths. They were simply part of ancient Mediterranean culture. Christianity also borrowed elements of Jesus' mythology: the virgin birth, the miracles (including turning water into wine, walking on water, and especiallt healing the sick) were all common elements of pr-Christian Pagan religions. Mithras had'em. So did Dionysus, Attis, Osiris and Orpheus. And more. And they had them centuries before Christianity was a twinkle in Saint Paul's eye. Like the other Pagan godmen Jesus was a subordinate God, son of the Great universal God, miraculously conceived in a mortal woman, living for a while on Earth rather than in Heaven, helping people. Was Jesus a xerox copy of one particular Pagan God? Was he Mithras renamed? Or Dionysus? The answer is NO. Jesus was new-- in the same way the first Honda Accord was a new car and the first Mountain Dew was a new soda pop. But the Accord wasn't the frist car, and Dew wasn't the first soda. THey were new versions of old ideas. So was Jesus. Jesus was the son of god who suffered, died, and was reborn. But he wasn't the first son of god who suffered, died and was reborn. He brought salvation but he wasn't the first to do that either. His mom was a virgin; he wasn't the first God there either. He was a new version of God built from old ideas.