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Your birthday celebrated December 25th
The Vernal Equinox, Easter was held holy
Born of a virgin and fled a hateful king
Your followers' worship involved baptism
as well as a sacred meal of bread and wine
Your most prominent symbol was the lamb
You were the mediator between man and God
You had twelve disciples, held Sunday sacred,
and clearly described both a heaven and a hell
The Devil tried to tempt you with worldly glories
You died, were entombed, and rose in three days
Oh Mithra, do you find it amusing and ironic
that your attributes, as the Persian Sun God,
became attributed to those of the Son of God
But Religions always adopt popular customs,
making them their own in their pursuit of truth
© dennis j hopkins
11/2006
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