shep said:
the birth adn death of mithras, i believe it was, was used in the story of jesus.
Actually the only similarity between the two is the Dec. 25th birthdate.
Which is one of many blendings of paganism and Christianity that the early church inplemented in order to convert the pagans.
Of course, this has backfired on them because people have now forgotten how and why paganism merged with Christianity.
I could care less about the paganism in today's Christian church.
I believe the church is corrupt in every way, my interest is in the teachings of Christ himself.