Merry Mithras

By QI, BBC2
Added: Mon, 18 Dec 2006 00:00:00 UTC

This is a repost from:
http://onegoodmove.org/1gm/1gmarchive/2006/12/merry_mithras.html



A big thanks to Rick B. for this clip from the BBC TWO show 'QI' hosted by Stephen Fry. Take a myth about the Roman God Mithras and change the name to Jesus and voila one could start their own religion. Here is some additional information on the myth's similarities to the Christian myth.

Click here to watch the video with QuickTime at onegoodmove.org

TAGGED: RELIGION, TV

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