I get such a hard time about it, and all of my family celebrates except for me. I was just wondering how others that don't celebrate Christmas deal with these holidays.
2007-11-11 03:09:06 · 7 answers · asked by piercedgirl 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Other - Holidays
i take the people i work with to church every sunday, i even read the bible. but i don't believe in god therefore do not accept jesus christ as my savior so celebrating a holiday just to get presents seems wrong to me. I was just looking for a comprise without hurting feeling or me feeling like crap. but thanks so much for showing that christians are so religiously intolerant.
2007-11-11 09:39:52 · update #1
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2007-11-11 03:24:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Christmas and the pagan holidays it is based on are about celebrating light in the darkest time of the year - and life, family, giving, caring, community, togetherness. These are universal human concepts that do not only belong to religion, they belong to everyone.
So I say don't worry so much about the spiritual philosphies that divide and think instead about the unity and things that bring us together. In old Germany, the feasts helped them get through the killing winters. They had secular reasons for what we know now as religion practice.
Life belongs to all people. I vote to celebrate it!
2007-11-11 03:30:45 · answer #2 · answered by KC 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I just get through..I have 3 grands and have to see what they get. I dont decorate the house not even a tree. To me its rather useless. I am the all time old Scrooge here. Its just another day just like all the rest. People get together eat too much etc. I just dont see the point. Oh I'm a Christian also but I am still ho-hum on the whole deal.
2007-11-11 03:18:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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Couldn't have said it any better myself.
Christmas has become so commercialized, the true meaning has been exploited. You can still celebrate with your family and friends without glorifying a God you choose to not acknowledge. Millions of people do every year.
Or are you one of those people that wish to ruin the fun and holidays for everyone else because you can't be a bigger person?
2007-11-11 06:10:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think you are making a mistake by not celebrating with your family, even if you are an atheist. I can understand your declining to attend religious services, but I don't understand not wanting to bond with your family. Christmas isn't just about God and the birth of Christ, it is also about spending time with your family, it is about celebrating family ties, it is about celebrating kindness, compassion, tolerance, goodness, gratitude and love, it is about treating others how you would like to be treated and it is about giving to those less fortunate than yourself. Even if you don't believe in God, surely these are values worth celebrating and embracing? It sounds to me like you want to throw the baby out with the bathwater.
Would you refuse to attend a nativity play that one of your family members was in just because you don't believe in God? Wouldn't your feelings be hurt if the situations were reversed? Don't you think that doing this is an expression of religious intolerance? Think about how you would feel if your sister refused to accept a gift you spent hours picking out or making for her, or how you would feel if your sister refused to give you a gift for your birthday? Christmas presents aren't just about Christ, they are also important expressions of familial love, gratitude and caring. Why make your family members feel bad by refusing to participate? You don't have to pretend to believe in God or Christ - but you don't have to be intolerant of the beliefs of your family either. You may not realize it, but by refusing to participate in the more secular parts of the holiday, such as gift giving, helping out the less fortunate, tree-trimming, family time and Christmas dinner, you are sending your family a message that you are rejecting them and the positive values associated with Christmas (rather than rejecting God). No wonder they give you a hard time about it! Whether you mean to do so or not, you are making them feel awful and spoiling the holiday for them!
So if you want them to tolerate your atheism, how about you tolerate their Christianity? And how about you meet them halfway on celebrating the Christmas holiday?
2007-11-11 05:00:04 · answer #5 · answered by Copper Cat 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you don't celebrate christmas then treat it like another day and move on.
2007-11-11 04:07:41 · answer #6 · answered by bunnygrl43 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What should you do?
Become a Christian.
2007-11-11 03:16:19 · answer #7 · answered by Keyne 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋