tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217217119125297819.post6470576690204241835..comments2008-12-04T22:03:51.216+02:00Comments on O Jerusalem: How far is it to Bethlehem?A Mittonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03017133301345946872noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217217119125297819.post-77378087975052222082008-11-19T21:43:00.000+02:002008-11-19T21:43:00.000+02:00Thank you for sharing all of your amazing travels....Thank you for sharing all of your amazing travels. Love to see the photos and get your perspective on history.Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03796408122152229378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217217119125297819.post-64446170216358414022008-11-18T03:26:00.000+02:002008-11-18T03:26:00.000+02:00Does the precise location of Jesus matter in any w...Does the precise location of Jesus matter in any way that's important? (Or all of the sites you've visited.) I'd say there's precisely a 1 in 325.24 chance that Jesus was born on December 25 (the date was chosen to match an existing Roman holiday), but that doesn't really diminish the religious significance of the day. Symbols hold whatever value we ascribe to them, and an awful lot of people have ascribed an awful lot of significance to that star in the grotto.<BR/><BR/>If it's a matter of history as opposed to religious belief, maybe it's more important. If you visit a hotel all excited because it said "George Washington slept here" and discovered he did no such thing, you'd be pretty upset. But if you visit a manger with a sign that said "Jesus slept here" and discovered he did no such thing, you'd think, "well, it's the manger that matters for the story, not the location of the manger. And it's nice that there's one spot where all Christendom comes together to think about it."mlmittonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12881806139913781438noreply@blogger.com