Isn't it time we stopped celebrating Christmas, which many Muslims find offensive?

Question

Here we are, living in a multicultural and multiracial Britain, yet many people insist on celebrating "Christmas", which is an affront to that religion of peace Islam.

isn't it about time we stopped celebrating such an obvious affront to persons of varying ethnicity? After all freedom of speech is all very well but if it offends a minority why do we insist on doing it?

Answer 1

Wow, you guys don't see he's being sarcastic? Not that I doubt there are some people who really believe in nixing public celebrations of christian holidays (especially in politically-correct mad Britain) but this person is clearly being sarcastic

Answer 2

Multicultural and multiracial Brits should be willing to accommodate multiple religious groups, including Christians, including Muslims, including even non-theists, and granting them all equal rights. Freedom of speech may offend some people, but why should ANYONE be allowed to speak if free speech is bad? I'd suggest you look at the wonderful world of North Korea for a look at what a lack of free speech does to a society. Stalinist Russia is another great example of the wonderful world of oppression. The key isn't to shut up certain "offensive" groups but to grant each of them equal rights and to let the marketplace of ideas weed out the ideas that have merit from the ones that should just fade away. If people can't handle that, then we just won't listen to them complain.

Answer 3

Why?? cos it offends a MINORITY?? And as for freedom of speech - there's no such thing anymore everything has to be 'P.C' it's a joke! The majority of people in this country who are actually British celebrate Christmas and have done for centuries so why should we stop? It's our country and it's about time we stopped letting people trying to make us change our way of life!

Answer 4

The truth about xmas is that now a days it too commercial. I am a sikh. I do celebrate xmas to certain extent, but the meaning of xmas is to give presents and donations to charity and the poor, not to your family members who have a mercedes parked in the drive way. The true meaning of xmas is to be charitable and feed the needy and poor and remember the holy lord, Jesus.

If muslims find this offensive, then is the right direction to the wrong path.

So if we celebrate xmas this way, then we should'nt stop it for anyone, or any religion. Being a sikh, I find all religions to be equal and we only give the god a different name.

Answer 5

Christmas is a way to get free gifts so why would we stop because it offends anyone. Think about it. In today's society most people have forgotten the reason why we celebrate the holiday to begin with. For some people it is the only time off given to them when they can see their family for an extended visit. Perhaps the name should be changed just for those who find it offensive but why give the time off or the gifts up?

Answer 6

I am non religious - I don't celebrate Xmas as anything to do with Christ. I don't care about St. Valentine either but as it's a national tradition I give my partner a rose on valentines day. We can lose our individual identity if we change our whole constitution and way of life to impress or placate others. I know thousands of people want speed limits in cities to be 50/60, well it's not so live with it, that's the way we are. Or have a zillion national holidays (for every race or religion here) and get no work done as we are always on holiday.. Don't we already bend over backwards for religions as it is?

Answer 7

if we have to stop celebrating Christmas as not to offend Muslims would it be fair to say that they should stop celebrating Eid and more to the point when people come out with radical 'freedom of speech theories like the one you have just asked makes me wonder what religion you are and why we have to deny the rest of our generations the magic of Christmas.Also most Muslims I know who are born and live in Britain actually have a small celebration of a meal and present giving and even hang decorations.
Personally I think this is one of the most stupidest things I have read and the intellect of the writer is quite poor.

Answer 8

In what way is celebrating Christmas offensive? How is it an obvious affront?

I find the commercialization of Christmas offensive, what with various businesses trying to get you to believe that spending more proves the worthiness of your love or something.

Answer 9

Let's face it, Christmas isn't really a Christian festival at all. As usual the early Christians just hijacked existing pagan celebrations in order to worm their way into peoples lives that bit easier. Celebrate the Solstice and the seasons like all right thinking people do, and forget about organised religions which seek to put your mind in a straitjacket.

Answer 10

How about all the world leader's cultural and religious get together and decide on a day to scrap all religious fantasy's
that are only hearsay and writings from various scholar's throughout the civilized world. We then go back to worshipping things that we know are real and can see century after century
(ie) the sun the moon the seasons the sea's and the Earth where we all live. Maybe this will put paid to all the warring because every war seem's to have religious undertones somewhere along the way . Mind you it will then probably go back to my dad's bigger than your dad. etc etc.

Answer 11

I'm a Muslim and i don't find anything offensive about christmas, it's beautiful. Christmas has taken on a wider meaning than the birth of Christ, it's also about family getting together and food and good time and giving which i don't find offensive at all, infact it is my most favourite time of the year. i love Christmas and my family celebrates it with our non-Muslim family (although for me personally the Virgin Mary bit has no relevance). I mean many people who celebrate Christmas in the Western world are aithiest and agnostic. It's become bigger than a religious occassion it is about peace and love (not to sound too korny). I absolutely love it. Anyway it has it's roots in european pagan tradition anyway, just like easter and using eggs. Why a Muslim would find it offensive is beyond me....we believe Jesus was a prophet, and the occassion isan't just about Jesus, and we wouldn't want them to find Ramadan offensive. and if you lived in predominately muslim society are gong to insist they stop widely celebrating their traditions??????