Do Athetist's Celebrate Religious Holidays?

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Question for Athetist's...Do you celebrate christmas? Do you make you're child go to school at home? Do you teach them during easter? Or do you claim there is no god and take advantage or religion? Then claim you know right from wrong?

by the way, i am catholic and irish.
oh and...
Both "pagan" and "heathen" have historically been used as a pejorative by adherents of monotheistic religions (such as Judaism, Christianity and Islam) to indicate a disbeliever in their religion.
However, until the rise of Romanticism and the general acceptance of freedom of religion in Western civilization, "paganism" was almost always used disparagingly of heterodox beliefs falling outside the established political framework of the Christian Church. It has more recently (from the 19th century) been used admiringly by those who believe monotheistic religions to be confining or colourless.
I guess thats why you celebrate dec. 25th. Your mockers of religion.

Santa, Is short for ST. Nicolas, Or Santa Claus, Who brought children gifts like they did when jesus was born.

Losing a tooth isn't a holiday..

and we typically dye Easter eggs red, the color of blood, in recognition of the blood of the sacrificed Christ.

adding more.. pagens came about after religion..so those pagen orgins are just copy cats of religion itself. so why all this pagen orgins!
do your homework!!!!!!!!!

adding more...i was never forced into anything. i found god myself...not by my parents or anyone else.

Answer 1

There is no such thing as atheists really. They all believe in Jesus Christ as the son of the True God, but they are searching for some answers, or have had a bad experience at church. They just need to be in our prayers!

Answer 2

No, I do not celebrate Christmas. Christmas vacation and Easter vacation are school holidays; I had no choice in the matter. Do Christian children celebrate Christmas and Easter for the entire 8-10 days that schools are closed? I don't believe I am "taking advantage" of religion when it is not my choice to take those holidays off.

Answer 3

My family celebrated all the religious holidays like Easter and Christmas, but I will not carry on with that when I have my own family.
My kids will go to school, but they will have a break at easter and christmas. Not because of those holidays, but just because they need a break every now and then.

PS: I know right from wrong, probably better than you do because you have been TOLD, whereas I have searched and discovered for myself. You haven't thought for yourself what is truly right and wrong, you have been force-fed other people's ideas.

Answer 4

yes, I make my child go to school at home. it's called home schooling.
yes, we celebrate christmas. it's a lovely pagan tradition.
we dye eggs, and have an egg hunt in the morning. my son gets an easter basket. None of which have anything to do with the supposed resurrection. ever hear of Ostara?
he'll also get money from the tooth fairy, despite the fact that his parent's don't believe in her.
yes, I know right from wrong. what's that got to do with my family traditions and celebrations?

edit: it's pagAn, with an A.
Many pagan belief systems, including those with whom many traditions which are now a part of modern Christian celebrations began, predate the Christian religion.
you do YOUR homework, you're embarrassing yourself.

http://de.essortment.com/christmaspagan_rece.htm
http://www.tryskelion.com/ostara.htm

Answer 5

Do you celebrate the pagan holiday of christimas? Did you pray to Mithras for being born on dec. 25 and resurrected at easter? So you know right from wrong? Then I guess you think that it is right to judge others because your hate filled bigoted book says so! Be careful, your ignorance is showing.

Answer 6

I do Christmas. But we leave the religious side out. We do an egg hunt with my daughter for fun, but leave the religion out.

I wouldn't dream of keeping her out of a regular school. That really limits what you are able to learn. Only being taught one perspective is abuse as far as I am concerned.

I don't really have to tell her there isn't a god. No one ever told her there was so it really hasn't crossed her four year old mind. She will ask about it one day and then I will tell her what I think.

Answer 7

I celebrate cultural holidays with my family. Christmas, for example, has nothing to do with Christianity unless you CHOOSE to make it so. I don't celebrate Easter, but I do enjoy those chocolate bunnies (which, again, don't have anything to do with Christianity--read up on it.) I don't celebrate religious holidays like Purim or Ash Wednesday, because they aren't cultural events. Quit being so grumpy. My eating a turkey on December 25th doesn't hurt you one bit.

Answer 8

Christmas is more of a secular holiday. It's about Santa, presents, and family dinners. Easter is about eggs and bunnies, and shaped milk chocolate.

These holidays are more about making the kids happy, not about religion.

Answer 9

I look at holidays as more of a celebration of family and a chance to slow down and enjoy life and my kids. I'm agnostic, but my parents were catholic, lutheran, methodist, and jewish. we celebrated damn near everything. I teach my kid what the holiday is truly about, and then they can have thier own feeling about what that holiday means to them. And they do know right from wrong, and so do I. you don't need a bible to tell you what is right and what is wrong.

Answer 10

I don't patronize them. I give them the tools they need to make their own decisions in life. And, when they become old enough, I let them make whatever choice they deem most suitable, whatever that choice may be.

And yes, I celebrate most 'religious' holidays for the simply reason that everyone else in my family does. And I'd hate to miss out on a chance to spend some time with everyone.

Answer 11

Yes, I celebrate Christmas. Even when I was a Christian I celebrated Christmas in a non-religious fashion.
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