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The odds are slim that Jesus was born on December 25th. But sometimes we commemorate the birth of someone on a day other than the one on which they were actually born \u2013 it isn't a big deal. And others' birthdays really do fall on this day, such as Isaac Newton's. And so whoever's birthday you celebrate today, I wish you a happy one. You can envisage Jesus as guest of honor or host in the picture above, as necessary. <\/p>\n

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The odds are slim that Jesus was born on December 25th. But sometimes we commemorate the birth of someone on a day other than the one on which they were actually born \u2013 it isn’t a big deal. And others’ birthdays really do fall on this day, such as Isaac Newton’s. And so whoever’s birthday […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1212,1852,4388],"class_list":["post-20170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-birthday","tag-christmas","tag-happy"],"yoast_head":"\nHappy Jesus' and Newton's Birthdays!<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The odds are slim that Jesus was born on December 25th. 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