Is this a coincidence or the roots of Christianity?
"The vestiges of pagan religion in Christian symbology are undeniable. Egyptian sun disks became the halos of Catholic saints. Pictograms of Isis nursing her miraculously conceived son Horus became the blueprint for our modern images of the Virgin Mary nursing Baby Jesus. And virtually all the elements of the Catholic ritual – the miter, the altar, the doxology, and communion, the act of "God-eating" – were taken directly from earlier pagan mystery religions."
"Nothing in Christianity is original. The pre-Christian God Mithras – called the Son of God and the Light of the World – was born on December 25, died was buried in a rock tomb, and then resurrected in three days. By the way, December 25 is also the birthday or Osiris, Adonis, and Dionysus. The newborn Krishna was presented with gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Even Christianity’s weekly holy day was stolen from the pagans."
Christianity is nothing more than an ancient pagan religion dressed up in new clothes. In other words, "the names have been changed, but the players remain the same". These myths and practices have been around for thousands of years….long, long, long before anyone had even founded the city of Bethlehem, let alone heard of this jesus.
Salvation, heaven, hell, baptism, eucharist, virgin births, dying and resurected gods and much more are all of pagan origin. For some interesting reading on the pagan origins of the christ myth try:
http://www.medmalexperts.com/POCM/getting_started_pocm.html