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Does it matter if there was really a Star of Bethlehem?

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image'What difference would it make to human life if a celestial event were unequivocally linked to the very night of Jesus’ birth?'Nathan Rupert/Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND

The celebration of Christmas is marked by many symbols, among them the nativity scenes that dot the lawns of churches and homes and the twinkling lights that represent the star said...

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