I have always been curious as to why the Christian church celebrates the death and resurrection of Christ around the pagan calendar? Why do they name those dates following the solstice timeline and a new moon? I was in the JW faith for 12 years and they celebrate the death of Christ a Nisen 14. I understand the wrongs that they have but I do appreciate the choosing of the day to celebrate. It does make me uncomfortable that we even choose the name Easter for the celebration because of the connection to Istar which is the goddess of fertility. A lot of pagan references in our Christian celebration that shouldn’t be there. Thoughts?
I have always been curious as to why the Christian church celebrates the death and resurrection of Christ around the pagan calendar? Why do they name those dates following the solstice timeline and a new moon? I was in the JW faith for 12 years and they celebrate the death of Christ a Nisen 14. I understand the wrongs that they have but I do appreciate the choosing of the day to celebrate. It does make me uncomfortable that we even choose the name Easter for the celebration because of the connection to Istar which is the goddess of fertility. A lot of pagan references in our Christian celebration that shouldn’t be there. Thoughts?