Story: Saint Boniface chops down the god Thor's sacred oak before astonished pagans, and then right then and there, begins the Christmas tree as we ha

[mdgspencer]

Thor, Saint Boniface, and the Origin of the Christmas Tree

The Apostle of Germany and his flock gave us what we now know as the Christmas tree.

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Around the year 723, Boniface was traveling with a small party in the region of Lower Hesse. He knew of a community of heathens near Geismar who, in the middle of winter, would make a human sacrifice (a child, typically) to the thunder-god Thor (yes, [THAT Thor] at the base of their sacred oak tree…

 

[Dan_Defender]

St Boniface, patron saint of Germany, pray for us!

 

[Vico]

Such vandalism. How can we be expected to evangelize to people if we don’t respect their customs.

human sacrifice

 

[Vico]

Who are we to judge?

Matthew 18

15 But if thy brother shall offend against thee, go, and rebuke him between thee and him alone. If he shall hear thee, thou shalt gain thy brother. 16 And if he will not hear thee, take with thee one or two more: that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may stand. 17 And if he will not hear them: tell the church. And if he will not hear the church, let him be to thee as the heathen and publican. 18 Amen I say to you, whatsoever you shall bind upon earth, shall be bound also in heaven: and whatsoever you shall loose upon earth, shall be loosed also in heaven.

19 Again I say to you, that if two of you shall consent upon earth, concerning anything whatsoever they shall ask, it shall be done to them by my Father who is in heaven. 20 For where there are two or three gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.