- Pilgrimage to mecca was orginally a pagan religious rite of peace from all
the different pagan religions a week of peice and trade (making the person or tradesman who owned mecca the wealthiest man and most powerful man in the region no wonder mohommed wanted it back so much was a money thing).
This date was chosen, and remains, the traditional date for followers of many
different Pagan religions to celebrate the rebirth of the sun.
Not exact matches
Perhaps they love it as a person, not
different from people of
pagan religions.
Are they the one's on Earth controlling our lives or are you about God the creator of universe that is worshipped by mankind in
different ways, given
different names, given
different looks and combinations, partners, sons... others worshiped Satan or made him partner to God... The Message of the «Monotheism» was there from time of existance up to Noah PBUH and the monotheist derived from those saved by Noah named Abraham PBUH who came up then with the message of «Submission» and rebuilt the house of worship in Mecca for
religion teachings redirecting
pagans worshiping idols, trees, or worshiping many Gods they made and named as in Greek mythology...
That said, I don't consider an observation of Yule (fact: this was a Germanic
pagan tradition LONG before the birth of Christ) or Eostre / Ishtar / Easter (all sorts of convoluted Roman and
pagan traditions regarding celebration of spring and death / resurrection were happening around this time of year prior to Christ's existence) to be favoring one
religion over another, since so many
different religions are involved in those mixes.
It is not only that Christians had a
different religion than other Romans, but that they have a set of values and acceptable ideas and behaviors, that were completely anathema to the
pagans, and conversely.