to have to work since they dont believe in him?
2006-11-29 05:28:48 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
yeah.. and Jewish people, its all their fault he died that day, after all!
2006-11-29 09:23:19 · answer #1 · answered by Cap'n Donna 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No, because in the public realm that day if celebrated is done so as a secular holiday. You are correct that the day has specific meaning for Christians, but it is not celebrated by most Americans with that focus. I am not a Christian but I do respect the concern about the day's meaning for Christians.
Another poster said it is a pagan holiday. Christmas is not that in the meaning you cite, but it has borrowed many of the customs that are not themselves Christian. The lighted tree predates Christianity. Gift giving is a widespread custom manifested in various ways across many cultures.
One more thing: not all who do not believe in Jesus as the Christ are atheists. People who belong to other faiths are not usually atheists. Even some who like Jesus and many of his messages are not Christians.
As for the material nature of the season I lament it too. We overdo it in this country. I do wish we would keep it simple.
Ken
2006-11-29 06:21:24 · answer #2 · answered by kennethmattos 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So employers now need to put in an additional line on all applications asking for your religion so they know which FEDERAL holidays they'll make you work?
Are you a veteran? Should it be mandatory for non-veterans to work Veteran's Day?
How about Independence Day? Fireworks don't start until dark. Why not work that day too?
How about Memorial Day? If you don't spend it in the cemetary honoring those who died before us, should that be a mandatory work day?
For that matter, what about weekends? If you don't go to church on Saturday or Sunday maybe it should be mandatory to work those days as well.
Just because someone doesn't believe exactly the same way you believe, doesn't mean they don't deserve the exact same amount of respect you deserve.
2006-11-29 05:57:19 · answer #3 · answered by Brooke 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No why should they have to pick up slack?? It's a national holiday anyway. If everyone else gets it off than why not them. They deserve breaks too. Besides scholars believe Jesus' birthday to be closer to April. The church didnt celebrate it till 400 ad and used it in december to help convert the pagans since they had Yule around the same time/
2006-11-29 05:35:03 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
No. It's a time for everyone to get time off. What they do then is their business.
Many people celebrate Christmas without celebrating the supposed cause of it. We, on the other hand, celebrate the reason but not the holiday.
2006-11-29 05:32:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anna L 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I am a devout christian; however, I don't believe in penalizing someone for having religious beliefs that differ from my own. I feel that if we begin to infringe on the rights of atheists, then we will soon begin to have the same problems that caused the revolutionary war. Didn't people leave England because of a type of religion being shoved down their throats? At most places of employment there are rotation schedules. This is most beneficial when you have people who feel as you do. Everyone should rotate and then there is fairness.
2006-11-29 05:36:14 · answer #6 · answered by Marcus&Egypt's Mom 2 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Silly Christian! Always trying to make rules for other people. Yule is a traditional winter holiday that has only had the Jesus thing piggy-backed onto it in the last thousand years or so.
Should Christians have to work on the Fourth of July since they don't believe in freedom? Just kidding. Everyone deserves a holiday now and then.
2006-11-29 05:35:46 · answer #7 · answered by anyone 5 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Tell you what, I'll make you a deal.
I will gladly work through the Xmas season if in return you can prove to me that every day I am working you are in church, on your knees, from sunrise to sunset praising Jesus.
And that you take those religious days off without pay, like pagans, wiccans and other "minority" religions are forced to do.
Sound good to you?
2006-11-29 07:39:45 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, even though they don't believe in Jesus, it is still a holiday. After all they still have families too that they like to share the holidays. People who don't believe still receive some blessings from God.He makes the sun to shine on the believer and non-believer. By the way I am a Christian.
2006-11-29 05:36:15 · answer #9 · answered by angel 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Christmas is a Pagan holiday. (The winter solstice) and has nothng to do with the birth of christ. As an atheist I would have no problem working on christmas.
2006-11-29 05:31:12 · answer #10 · answered by Handsome Devil 4 · 8⤊ 1⤋
Christmas is a pagan celebration of winter solstice. Christians assimilated the pagan ritual (along w/ a long list of other pagan rituals) and made it mandatory for themselves.
2006-11-29 05:32:28 · answer #11 · answered by Petra 2 · 5⤊ 0⤋