http://www.truthtalklive.com/2010/02/12/whats-the-origin-of-valentiness-day/ Today’s Issues, From a Biblical Perspective! Sun, 11 Dec 2011 04:57:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.truthtalklive.com/2010/02/12/whats-the-origin-of-valentiness-day/#comment-30285 John Sun, 14 Feb 2010 12:51:42 +0000 http://www.truthtalklive.com/?p=3963#comment-30285 Happy St. Valentines Day everybody! Happy St. Valentines Day everybody!

]]> http://www.truthtalklive.com/2010/02/12/whats-the-origin-of-valentiness-day/#comment-30268 John Fri, 12 Feb 2010 22:49:23 +0000 http://www.truthtalklive.com/?p=3963#comment-30268 It's both Christian[unless you want to pull that "Catholics aren't actually reeeeal Christians" attitude]AND Pagan in origin, just like Christmas, it just depends on which you would rather place your emphasis on[smile]. It one wishes to observe it as a Christian holiday then observe that it's named after a Christian Martyr...St. Valentine[You get a choice of three Saints to choose from by this name actually]and was established by Pope Gelasius in 496 A.D. If you want to emphasize the Pagan origins/version of this holiday, then observe that there was once a Pagan Roman holiday named Lipercalia that occurred for several days around this time and that the Catholic Church tried to Christianize it and do away with the Pagan aspects of it....just like with Samhain/Halloween, Yule/Christmas, and Eostre/Easter. And Cupid/Eros is Pagan too. But really, why nitpick over it? Isn't life hard and unhappy enough already? Why not enjoy, promote, and embrace whatever holiday increases observance of affection and love? It’s both Christian[unless you want to pull that "Catholics aren't actually reeeeal Christians" attitude]AND Pagan in origin, just like Christmas, it just depends on which you would rather place your emphasis on[smile]. It one wishes to observe it as a Christian holiday then observe that it’s named after a Christian Martyr…St. Valentine[You get a choice of three Saints to choose from by this name actually]and was established by Pope Gelasius in 496 A.D. If you want to emphasize the Pagan origins/version of this holiday, then observe that there was once a Pagan Roman holiday named Lipercalia that occurred for several days around this time and that the Catholic Church tried to Christianize it and do away with the Pagan aspects of it….just like with Samhain/Halloween, Yule/Christmas, and Eostre/Easter. And Cupid/Eros is Pagan too.
But really, why nitpick over it? Isn’t life hard and unhappy enough already? Why not enjoy, promote, and embrace whatever holiday increases observance of affection and love?

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