To all my friends and loved ones:

I have a confession.

Christmas is supposed to be a warm, happy time of year for people, but not for me. Since I was a kid I have always had an aversion to it. It always seemed odd to me that when christmas came around each year I would have a depressed feeling. Finally, I think I understand why. Call me Scrooge or call me a heretic, but I can no longer accept or celebrate Christmas. Here is why:

To start with, Christ-mass is supposed to be the celebration of the birthday of our savior — it’s not. It’s the birthday of Mithra Cristos. He was born of a virgin, who was called the Mother of God. Mithra’s birthday was celebrated December 25 and he was called “the light of the world.” After teaching for 36 years, he ascended into heaven in 208 bc.

In the Roman Empire, Mithra became associated with the sun, and was referred to as the Sol Invictus, or unconquerable sun. The first day of the week — Sunday — was devoted to prayer to him, instead of the Sabbath. Mithraism became the official religion of Rome for some 300 years. The roman church later adopted Sunday as their holy day, and December 25 as the birthday of Jesus.

Christ in Christmas is a Greek invention borrowed from Mithra Cristos. Jesus was the Messiah, not a christ. The Messiah’s name wasn’t even Jesus, it was Yeshua which means salvation of God — the name “Jesus” actually has no meaning and was an incorrect translation. It is said that Jesus is transliterated from the Hebrew name Yeshua, but this is untrue. There was no need for this, since the correct translation to the Greek was already known 400 years before Yeshua, and can actually be found in Acts 7:45. How and why the emperor of Rome and the roman church renamed our Savior to “Jesus” is anyone’s guess.

The so-called celebration of Jesus’ birthday, Christmas, is not the birthday of the Messiah, but the celebration of the pagan god Mithras. Even the Christmas tree is part of a pagan celebration that was passed down to us.

The only good that might come of it is the fact the Christmas generates more jobs and heats up the economy. Another good thing would be the gathering together of relatives and loved ones for happy times together. But on the other hand, it fuels materialistism and helps create debt for many who are deceived by the fierce marketing machine of big business.

Children are fed the story of Santa Claus and when they get older they discover that he was only a made-up story and the “real”, hidden reason for Christmas was the birth of Christ, who they equate with Santa Claus as a made up character also.

I’m not Jehovah’s Witness, Mormon, or 7th Day Adventist, etc. I’m not sure I could even call myself “Christian”. For certain, I am a follower of the true Yeshua, not the romanized, paganized form of Christianity that we have today. I only want the real Truth. I do not knock anyone’s religion and I do believe that most people really direct their prayers to the one true God.

But my convictions will not allow me to practice or celebrate anything in relation to what I believe to be nothing more than a pagan tradition called “Christmas”, passed down to us by the roman church. Please understand.

May you all have happy festivities