Is it bad .......?

Question

That I don't have a religion? I don't believe in anything and just take each day as it comes to me. I am interested in other peoples religions and like to here about how they celebrate days and things such as christmas and easter. I also celebrate christmas and easter but do not believe in Jesus or God. Is this bad?

I do respect other peoples religions thought. I don't think it's right to segregate them because of their beliefs

Answer 1

No one should judge you for what you do or do not believe.

Answer 2

There is nothing wrong with that.Christmas is laced with so much Pagan ritual and tradition that the only two things that make it a Christian holiday is that it is called "Christ-mas" and people say it is Christ's birthday.Other then that, it is a Pagan holiday since it is neither Christs actual birth nor are the traditions surrounding it anything having to do with Christ.So, who cares if you celebrate a holiday that Christians celebrate which honors so much Pagan tradition.The Christians don't seem to mind celebrating Paganism.So why should you care?

And Easter?What is up with the bunny?I just don't get that one.So, who cares?You like chocolate and decorating eggs.I don't know how that has anything to do with Christ.

Answer 3

What is the origin of Easter and the customs associated with it?

The Encyclopædia Britannica comments: "There is no indication of the observance of the Easter festival in the New Testament, or in the writings of the apostolic Fathers. The sanctity of special times was an idea absent from the minds of the first Christians."-(1910), Vol. VIII, p. 828.

The Catholic Encyclopedia tells us: "A great many pagan customs, celebrating the return of spring, gravitated to Easter. The egg is the emblem of the germinating life of early spring. . . . The rabbit is a pagan symbol and has always been an emblem of fertility."-(1913), Vol. V, p. 227.

In the book The Two Babylons, by Alexander Hislop, we read: "What means the term Easter itself? It is not a Christian name. It bears its Chaldean origin on its very forehead. Easter is nothing else than Astarte, one of the titles of Beltis, the queen of heaven, whose name, . . . as found by Layard on the Assyrian monuments, is Ishtar. . . . Such is the history of Easter. The popular observances that still attend the period of its celebration amply confirm the testimony of history as to its Babylonian character. The hot cross buns of Good Friday, and the dyed eggs of Pasch or Easter Sunday, figured in the Chaldean rites just as they do now."-(New York, 1943), pp. 103, 107, 108; compare Jeremiah 7:18.


Is Christmas a celebration based on the Bible?

Date of the celebration

M'Clintock and Strong's Cyclopædia says: "The observance of Christmas is not of divine appointment, nor is it of N[ew] T[estament] origin. The day of Christ's birth cannot be ascertained from the N[ew] T[estament], or, indeed, from any other source."-(New York, 1871), Vol. II, p. 276.

Luke 2:8-11 shows that shepherds were in the fields at night at the time of Jesus' birth. The book Daily Life in the Time of Jesus states: "The flocks . . . passed the winter under cover; and from this alone it may be seen that the traditional date for Christmas, in the winter, is unlikely to be right, since the Gospel says that the shepherds were in the fields."-(New York, 1962), Henri Daniel-Rops, p. 228.

The Encyclopedia Americana informs us: "The reason for establishing December 25 as Christmas is somewhat obscure, but it is usually held that the day was chosen to correspond to pagan festivals that took place around the time of the winter solstice, when the days begin to lengthen, to celebrate the 'rebirth of the sun.' . . . The Roman Saturnalia (a festival dedicated to Saturn, the god of agriculture, and to the renewed power of the sun), also took place at this time, and some Christmas customs are thought to be rooted in this ancient pagan celebration."-(1977), Vol. 6, p. 666.

The New Catholic Encyclopedia acknowledges: "The date of Christ's birth is not known. The Gospels indicate neither the day nor the month . . . According to the hypothesis suggested by H. Usener . . . and accepted by most scholars today, the birth of Christ was assigned the date of the winter solstice (December 25 in the Julian calendar, January 6 in the Egyptian), because on this day, as the sun began its return to northern skies, the pagan devotees of Mithra celebrated the dies natalis Solis Invicti (birthday of the invincible sun). On Dec. 25, 274, Aurelian had proclaimed the sun-god principal patron of the empire and dedicated a temple to him in the Campus Martius. Christmas originated at a time when the cult of the sun was particularly strong at Rome."-(1967), Vol. III, p. 656.

Wise men, or Magi, led by a star

Those Magi were actually astrologers from the east. (Matt. 2:1, 2, NW; NE) Although astrology is popular among many people today, the practice is strongly disapproved in the Bible. (See pages 144, 145, under the main heading "Fate.") Would God have led to the newborn Jesus persons whose practices He condemned?

Matthew 2:1-16 shows that the star led the astrologers first to King Herod and then to Jesus and that Herod then sought to have Jesus killed. No mention is made that anyone other than the astrologers saw the "star." After they left, Jehovah's angel warned Joseph to flee to Egypt to safeguard the child. Was that "star" a sign from God or was it from someone who was seeking to have God's Son destroyed?

Note that the Bible account does not say that they found the babe Jesus in a manger, as customarily depicted in Christmas art. When the astrologers arrived, Jesus and his parents were living in a house. As to Jesus' age at that time, remember that, based on what Herod had learned from the astrologers, he decreed that all the boys in the district of Bethlehem two years of age and under were to be destroyed.-Matt. 2:1, 11, 16.

Answer 4

It is neither good or bad. It is your honest view of the world.

You need to find your own path that is meaningful to you. No one can tell you what you should or shouldn't believe. There will be those that will try, but in the last analysis all they are doing is telling you about themselves.

That you are respectful of other peoples belief systems does mean that you have the right to expect them to be respectful of yours without being hypocritical.

But you need to find your own spiritual path and your own understanding of truth. I'll leave you with a quote from Deepak Chopra:

"Walk with those that are seeking truth, run from those that think they have found it"

Answer 5

Why would it be bad? Everyone has to do as they feel

And to whom are you asking this question? Most religious people will probably try to prove you (rather to convince you) that you need their religion, atheists will tell you that "you're smart" cause you don't believe in god

Answer 6

When it is your time for God, he will definitely come for you. The good thing is God gives you a choice, It's up to you to make the right one

Answer 7

No, it's not bad.

Christmas (Yule) and Easter both predate Christianity.

Answer 8

You don't need religion. You do need faith in God and Jesus Christ.

Life doesn't end when your physical body dies, you just go to a new realm. Where would you like to go?

Cheers.

Answer 9

its not the end of the world...pray for the spirit and wisdom if over 16...then choose a church later..

Answer 10

you're fine maybe you can have a vision and create your own religion