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The War on Mithramas!

(riceviamo dal Dr. Ali Safayan e volentieri pubblichiamo)                           
Well, hostilities are well underway, and with the Tea Party and Sarah Palin joining the fray, this year's battle is shaping up to be one of the bloodiest.
I'm referring, of course, to the annual "war on Christmas". 
This right wing holiday tradition has always been a source of bewilderment to me. I just don't get the Christian persecution complex, epitomized every year by their feigned outrage over this supposed "war".
Yes, the horror of war... of slogging your way thru the trenches at the mall, only to be ambushed by someone saying Happy Holidays instead of Merry Christmas! Or being blind-sided by the shock and trauma of encountering a 'Holiday' tree instead of a 'Christmas' tree! 
The horror... the horrors of war.
Nope, I don't get it. 
I do get why it's important to theocracy advocates who, by definition, must have this type of dogmatic compulsion and assurance in order to shore up their fragile faith, but I've pretty much given up trying to understand why it gains so much traction among the rank and file Christian community.
Once in a while, though, amidst all the contrived persecution, a question or point is raised that peaks my interest. It came from a post in my local paper. The writer asked: "I have a question for the liberal fronts that are attacking Christmas. If Christ was not born, what would you be attacking now?" 
I don't know what a "liberal front" is, and no one I've talked to does either, so I'm going to take a stab at answering the question myself as best I can (I just watched "It's a Wonderful Life", so this concept of ‘never been born’ is fresh in my mind).
The short answer to the query is 'Mithramas'. This is what the "liberal fronts" might be attacking with their 'Seasons Greetings' assaults if Jesus had never been born. 
The Persian savior Mithra was born on Dec 25th, sometime prior to 500 BCE. His birth (to a supposed virgin, or else formed wholly from a rock) was witnessed by shepherds and Magi, and during his lifetime he performed miracles, cured illnesses, and cast out devils. He shared a last meal with his 12 disciples, then ascended to heaven at the time of the spring equinox.
Worship of Mithra was common throughout Europe and the Mediterranean, and in 274 CE (AD) Emperor Aurelian declared Mithraism the official religion of the Roman Empire. His Dec 25th birth was celebrated with other 'god-man' saviors including Appolo, Attis, Baal, Dionysus, Helios, Hercules, Horus, Osiris, Perseus, and Theseusas as the "Birthday of the Unconquered Sun". 
It wasn't until around 330-350 CE that the Christian church adopted Dec 25th as the birthday of the 'Christ' Jesus.
Mithraism remained the primary competitor of Christianity throughout the Roman Empire until Emperor Theodosius declared Christianity the official state religion in 391 CE, and banned the worship of Mithra. 
Therefore…
It's entirely feasible that if Jesus had never been born, there would be a multitude of Mithra worshipers today, led by Bill O'Reilly and Sarah Palin, decrying the 'war on Mithramas'! 
They would demand that "Merry Mithramas" be the official greeting instead of "Happy Holidays".
They would demand that depictions of Mithra's birth be portrayed on courthouse lawns. 
They would demand that Holiday trees be called Mithramas trees.
They would be asking the 'liberal fronts': "If Mithra was not born, what would you be attacking now?" 
And every candidate for public office, especially for President of the United States, would declare his or her unwavering belief in the miraculous birth of Mithra, and imply that anyone who doesn't believe (or pretend to believe) in Mithra, or His doctrines, has no place in our society.
So you see… Christians really do have a wonderful life. 
Don't you realize how foolish it is to waste it every year on this 'war on Christmas' nonsense?
Kerry Tomasi