Surely some Atheists celebrate Christmas.
2006-10-04 11:00:45 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Bad Liberal, that's funny, I've never noticed that.
2006-10-04 11:07:14 · update #1
SPOOKY, I look just like your avatar; it's like me and your avatar are twin brothers.
2006-10-04 23:55:43 · update #2
Christmas was initially a pagan festival, the celebration of the winter solstice; and as such, it was already ancient when the Christian church adopted it and called it Christmas. Therefore, technically there's nothing to stop anybody from celebrating Christmas.
2006-10-04 11:08:39 · answer #1 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Begrugingly, yes, I celebrate. Only because I am forced to celebrate by my significant other and my fellow employees in the office. Otherwise, I hate the holiday. It has completely lost its meaning, and has devolved into a capitalistic celebration of the almighty dollar. Sickens me really.
2006-10-04 11:06:32 · answer #2 · answered by YDoncha_Blowme 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My husband is a Atheist and I am a Presbyterian. We have always celebrated Christmas just like everybody else.
2006-10-04 11:03:42 · answer #3 · answered by Jessica H 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I go along with family for Christmas. One side is all Xian, the other aren't bothered one way or the other. Mostly I like playing with my nephews. They're lots of fun.
My Christmas preparations are all about finding them the coolest (affordable) presents.
2006-10-04 11:09:14 · answer #4 · answered by The angels have the phone box. 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We are asked this at least three times a day. Yes, we celebrate for various personal reasons, not because we are hypocrites.
2006-10-04 11:05:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Sure we do... it's no longer a religious holiday anyways. It's all about presents and Santa and Hallmark cards.
2006-10-04 11:10:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Thats the beauty, we can piggy back on everybody's holidays....well the fun ones with good food anyway. Don't bother with the Ramadam ding dong fasting thing.....
2006-10-04 11:02:55 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I do. I don't attend church, but I do buy gifts and occasionally send cards. It's so commercialized that it is now nearly secular, just like Easter.
2006-10-04 11:04:36 · answer #8 · answered by reverenceofme 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yeeeeeeeeeeees, of course we do. We bow our heads and pray to the nobody, thank you nobody for sending nobody down to pretend die on a cross, since it never happened and there is no one to thank, thank nobody.....then we open our presents that Santa brought for us.
2006-10-04 11:07:52 · answer #9 · answered by eantaelor 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
merry Chrismas.
Just because I dont belive does'nt mean I dont like presents. and, christmas isn't even Christian. It's Pegan. Jesus wasn't even born on the 25th. geez.
2006-10-04 11:03:25 · answer #10 · answered by ~mary~ 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋