I thought it was generally accepted that He was born on 25 December.
The tons of people who claim Jesus Christ was born in December are correct - 25 December according to the Julian Calendar to be exact.
Those people are
probably wrong.
One, the date of December 25th was chosen by Augustus Caesar. To make it easier on Pagans that convert to be able to celebrate their existing holidays (and Christmas isn't the only date he did this with).
Secondly, the date itself isn't that well accepted. Most Christians I know realize that the date is probably wrong, but the spirit of the holiday is just the same. (edit: Oh, but I forgot you're an elitest asshole who only considers
his church to be true Christian)
Thirdly, going by the dates in the bible, the date is placed in the fifteenth day of the seventh Jewish month of Sukkoth. This date in the Gregorian calendar sits in October. When I said August before, I had meant October. The keys are, like, right next to each other.
Jesus Christ was born on 25 December - the longest night of the year (Winter Solstice) - meaning that from the moment He came into the World, the Light will increase.
The winter solstice is not on the 25th, and as far as I know
never has been. This year it was on the 22nd. Two years ago it was on the 21st. I don't know what your sources are, but mine are readily available:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solsticehttp://www.reference.com/search?q=solsticehttp://www.britannica.com/ebc/article-9379074http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-solstice.htmlhttp://www.answers.com/topic/solsticeWhich in any case, does not equal January 7th on any calendar. But I suppose that is part of the "scientific dictatorship". Not taking into account that anyone who goes out and studies, will find that the solstice is indeed on the 21st or 22nd of December on the Gregorian calendar every year.