i wouldnt call it celebrating,i call it tolerating it,sure i engage in gift buying simply because some of my family members are not atheist and i love my family so i buy them gifts,they engage in the religious parts,church,church chior,all that stuff,i dont well because you know.buying gifts and decorations that consist of snow men and winter are not religious or god like,am i wrong?
2006-11-09 06:22:47 · 11 answers · asked by jen 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
so im a bad person becaue i dont believe as you do?wow
2006-11-09 06:29:12 · update #1
I think that for me personally I look at the origins of the holiday, which really all Christianity did was adopt it from the pagans. Now pagans I can relate to. If you do a little digging you'll see that even the wreath represents the sun-god. The tree is a symbol of the sun-god as well. So for me because my family has adopted all these things, I don't let it bother me, I just get together with them and it's just another day to be with family. NO you're not wrong...you do what feels right to you..ONLY YOU can decide that! If you do these things to please your family, I see nothing wrong with it. I do the same thing, I love them and don't see anything wrong with it, they know I don't believe like they do. :)
2006-11-09 06:43:09 · answer #1 · answered by Joeygirl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do celebrate Christmas. Wholeheartedly. It is a wonderful, secular consumerist holiday that involves spending too much money, drinking, eating, and general socializing. It is nearly devoid of god. A wonderful and subversive act for any freethinker would be to encourage the celebration of Christmas as nothing more than a cash booster for retail business. When you hear the "put the Christ back in Christmas" crowd bemoaning how the holiday is celebrated, you know you have done your part.
2006-11-09 14:29:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Oh come on, I've even known Jews that celebrate Christmas. They do the Santa for their kids, the tree, and the gift giving. But nothing at all about Christ. I don't think anyone is trying to be offensive toward atheists or anyone who doesn't believe in Christ, but a lot of people do participate in the commercial aspects of the holiday without partaking in the religious aspects. Anyway, I'll try not to offend anyone with my celebrating, you've at least made me more concious of that.
2006-11-09 14:30:26 · answer #3 · answered by Char 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
What's funny is that people tell you that you celebrate Christmas since you give and receive gifts and such, and at the same time others are telling you that all of that stuff is taking away focus from the real meaning of Christmas.
2006-11-09 14:26:32 · answer #4 · answered by Phil 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, I do celebrate Christmas. Only that MY celebration is entirely deprived of religious meaning. It's just a dinner with my family.
2006-11-09 14:28:06 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
My atheistic friends and I celebrate Festivus. We also enjoy Seinfeld a lot.
2006-11-09 14:53:12 · answer #6 · answered by Southpaw 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
im an atheist and i celebrate it. itsa time when my family gets together and gives out gifts. just like thanksgiving but instea od giftswe have food.
2006-11-09 14:32:19 · answer #7 · answered by johnny_zondo 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I do the same. In fact, we keep our tree up all year(fake). My wife is agnostic, so I go along. Christmas tree, New Years tree, Valentines Day tree, St Patrick's Day tree........
2006-11-09 14:32:29 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
people actually take the time to ask atheists whether they celebrate christmas? people have nothing better to do i guess. hehehe...
2006-11-09 14:30:22 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why would you let people get to you that way? They can assume all they want. It shouldn't bother you.
2006-11-09 14:53:05 · answer #10 · answered by Maureen B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋