some of my friends are offended that i celebrate Christmas and am an atheist. i don't see the big deal. what are you thoughts?
2006-12-19 23:05:41 · 26 answers · asked by whatsername_16 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I guess so. Since most people took Christ out of Christmas any ways. It more about presents then the birth of our Lord.
2006-12-19 23:10:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
depends on your definition of Christmas. I'm an atheist, and i celebrate Christmas in the sense that i practice the commercialization of Christmas. I trade presents with my friends and family, i enjoy the company of others, put up lights and decorations outside the house, and generally celebrate the holiday spirit. I don't think those things are exclusive to Christmas anymore, it's just the holidays, just about everyone practices those things. I think actually "celebrating" Christmas would involve going to church and praising the birth of Christ. Just my two cents.
2006-12-20 07:45:05 · answer #2 · answered by unknowndoe 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm a Secular Humanist, and I don't celebrate Christmas. Since I'm not Pagan, I don't celebrate in that way either. As a non-religious person, I steer clear of religious holidays, be they Christian or Pagan. For me, Christmas is no different from any other time of year...I see it as being more about the year ending and the new year beginning. We use the time to evaluate the past year, reflect on things that we could improve on, make sure we have our goals straight, think of ways in which our relationships with others could be improved, and think of ways in which problematic or toxic relationships could be ended. It's a time of tremendous change in my family, sort of a "clearing of the slate" for the New Year.
2006-12-23 04:44:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
christmas is a cultural thing too, not just religious.
What you do or what you call it on xhristmas day is entirely your prerogative and if they are offended at what you decide to do i your own home that is their problem not yours. Only you are responsible for your actions, not them.
But I do take great delight when talking to christians in reitterating a small point in fact. Christmas is a festival stolen from the pagan festival of yule. It was celabrated by pagans long long before jesus was ever born.
Happy yule!
2006-12-20 07:11:25 · answer #4 · answered by opalina 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The vast majority of atheists celebrate Christmas. Don't let anyone stop you.
Merry Christmas
2006-12-20 07:09:39 · answer #5 · answered by iamnoone 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you can still celebrate the cultural aspects of Christmas.... for example: Christmas tree, gift giving, sending cards, etc. because all of these are secular anyway.
However, I would avoid (and I'm sure you do) sending cards with a religious theme, singing christmas carols, and making any reference to the nativity or Jesus in general. This would be out of respect for your friend'e beliefs.
I am a Biblical Christian. I am often torn between wanting to keep Christmas sacred and wanting the message of love and kindess and salavation to be shared by all.
So, in light of your beliefs....season's greeting.
2006-12-20 07:16:03 · answer #6 · answered by D.W. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go ahead. If you don't believe in God, you shouldn't feel worried about being punished by a God you don't believe, right? In other words, why fear profaning a religious holiday if you don't believe the religion is right? But in the least try to show at least some respect, like I don't know all the rules for Ramadan but if I was in the Middle East and it was that time of the year, I would at least try to keep from profaning it publicly.
2006-12-20 07:14:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well just becouse you enjoy the holiday I do not think you are celebrating the birth of Christ so should not call it christmas. I hope you will look at the true meaning of the holiday and why Jesus was born but otherwise I feel many abuse the term.
2006-12-20 07:12:31 · answer #8 · answered by Mim 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure, why not?
I mean most religious holidays are based on fairy-tales anyway so it's no problem to join in the fun.
Just do yourself a favor and avoid the churches. Unless you like being lulled to sleep by the drone or moronic sheep and sitting on a hard bench...
2006-12-20 07:28:10 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
of course you can celebrate christmas, to me christmas is the celebration of family and friends, of being together and showing your support. you shouldn't let a religious fanatic try to shove their morales down your throat, and if you want to pick a day at random through the year and celebrate it you can
2006-12-20 07:15:00 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋