text: was constantine "the great deceiver"?did he commit the unpardonable sin and violate the 3rd commandment??????? by mixing his pagan religion into the christian faith?? by putting the rememberance of the christian messiah's birth on december 25th which was a pagan holiday "birth of the unconquered sun"?? there is no indication that he committed the unpardonable sin, blasphemy of the holy spirit (matthew 12:32).    he did, no doubt, viloate the third commandment, as do all leaders who are implementors of commercial christianity.  his choice of the 25th of december was probably more deliberate because he was a son worshiper.  that is the date nynus (tammuz) the sun god, the alleged son of nimrod, was born. his motives were probably political even though he had the "vision" of the shields with crosses on them and the message was "in this sign conquer".