2006-07-03 16:30:40 · 30 answers · asked by ♥WestlifeForLife♥ 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
yep, i dont celebrate it as a religious holiday. i celebrate t as a time of the year when my entire family gets together to spend quality time, catch yup and eat some kicka*s dinner.
just like thanksgiving....except with presents.
2006-07-03 16:33:02 · answer #1 · answered by johnny_zondo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A better question is why do Christians get up at 3 in the morning the day after thanksgiving so they can get in line at Walmart so they can fight and scratch their way through the crowd to get a Sony PlayStation on sale for their kid.
I'm an atheist and I find the behavior of people that say they are of faith sometimes appalling. I doubt that Christmas is much of a religious holiday anymore. It's just a excuse to blow all your money on cool gifts and keeping up with the jones's. I went on a gift buying trip last year and decided after that day I would never again support such gluttonous behavior. We celebrate Christmas I think because of it being such a tradition, but personally I am not proud of it.
2006-07-03 23:42:04 · answer #2 · answered by cedykeman1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think true ones do, not if they're actually firm in their believes, personally it always bothred me when somebody says they're an athiest yet is willing to accept the gifts on Christmas (or I guess whatever religion) it's part of a religious holiday so if you're claiming you don't believe those views you shouldn't get to take part in just the FUN stuff and be able to ignore everything else. I guess it would be a somewhat more acceptable for agnostics though since they aren't totally denying the existance of god/religion, they just may question it more than some.
2006-07-03 23:37:13 · answer #3 · answered by tjmunch 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on what you mean by celebrate. If you mean to celebrate the reason we originally had Christmas, to celebrate the birth of Jesus, no. Why would they celebrate some guy they believe to be a dead lunatic or "good person?" But many celebrate the type of Christmas we do today, which is giving gifts and stuff. But I would say no, they don't even know what Christmas is all about.
2006-07-03 23:35:24 · answer #4 · answered by Kiko 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, it's like a lot of things. Even people that call themselves Christians but aren't true followers of Christ. They pick and choose what they want to believe and what they want to celebrate. The world is full of "designer religions". Truth is relative to them.
Not only is it ironic that they celebrate Christmas, but that they insist on saying "Happy Holidays" instead of "Merry Christmas".
I guess the joke is on them since I've heard the word "Holiday" comes from the words "Holy Day".
The cool thing is....even if they celebrate it....even if they don't believe in Christ, they usually will hear the message of the Saviour. If that is the only way to get it, it's okay. God will use it. It also gives them some exposure to God and His son and they can make their decision whether to believe or not.
The real Holy Day for me is Easter...and no....I don't give "Easter" gifts.
P.S. I bet the people from the ACLU that are trying to get the crosses removed from the Veteran's cemetary, also celebrate Christmas or some kind of "Holy Day". Funny how that can be "offensive" (I wonder how often they visit), but giving gifts on Jesus birthday isn't. It seems they are the hippocrits....
2006-07-03 23:49:59 · answer #5 · answered by megmom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well I am a Christian and I don't celebrate Christmas, and NO I am NOT a JW. I am a born again bible believing Christian. First of all we know that Christ was born in October time, secondly the whole festival is totally pagan. In Jeremiah 10:2-4 "Thus saith the Lord, learn not the way of the heathen, ......... For the custom of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman with the axe. They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.
So there we are told NOT to have Christmas trees like the heathen.
The gold baubles that are used to decorate trees are a symbol of the sun god "sol" in ancient Babylon. Everything about Christmas is pagan and only started by the RC church who included the pagan rituals into their religion. It is all straight out of Babylon.
2006-07-04 01:12:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course! Christmas doesn't have to be religious. The undertones are goodwill towards fellow men. It's about being with family and friends.
That's almost like asking if Catholics celebrate the former pagan holiday of Halloween.
2006-07-03 23:34:39 · answer #7 · answered by Marilynne 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure they do,, presents,, most non believers love the hloiday but why,,,presents,,,, I still wish they won't and make up their own darn holiday and leave Christmas to us Christians....
Maybe they can start a day of reckoning one with mother earth and pick Lillis and run thru the grass naked,,, eating sushi and being free..having sex with man and women and animals.. Like its trult intended...Oh and yeah invite some of these hot aired people to speak,,,gosh that would be real exciting to hear that blabble all day long......
Freaks of the earth unit,,,,,,athesit and agnostics,,,, come together for a one day free fralll,,,
2006-07-03 23:38:23 · answer #8 · answered by done 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everybody knows Jesus was no more real than Wolfman or Dracula. Christmas as it exist today is a marketing ploy. So i think everyone celebrates the same way.
2006-07-04 13:32:10 · answer #9 · answered by The 3 postmen of the apocalypse 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not Christian but I love Christmas. The music, the lights, Christmas trees, and apple cider. Lets not forget the turkey dinner eh! Thank God for Christmas! It's the best. Great question, thank you.
2006-07-03 23:35:15 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm agnostic & I celebrate Christmas.
Just because I don't believe that Jesus was God doesn't mean I don't think he was a great man.
Besides -- December 25th is also Isaac Newton's birthday -- so we can celebrate him, too.
2006-07-03 23:55:53 · answer #11 · answered by Ranto 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋