A friend of mine is Muslim but she celebrates Christmas. She see's nothing wrong with it but I do. I have not mentioned it to her but every time she mentions it I feel as if all she knows about Christmas is that you get presents. What about Jesus? She doesn't get it!!! I'm not that upset but it tweeks my nerves a little more every time. What do you think? This is the opinion of a Prodestant church go-er
2007-12-02 06:00:35 · 26 answers · asked by kitKat 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Oh thats wonderful you say that I am a twit and that I should have a Merry Christmas!!! I'm 13 I don't have this all figured out!!!!!!!!!
2007-12-02 06:32:55 · update #1
There are 2 ways to celebrate Christmas. So many people have taken the Christ out of Christmas. It is just an excuse for a party now. It is a waste when seen that way. Why make a family celebration out of Christmas if you do not celebrate Christ? We just had a family holiday with Thanksgiving. Why another one so close?
2007-12-02 06:47:34 · answer #1 · answered by travelguruette 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You mean a Protestant church goer...
And Im sorry to say but a lot more non-Christian people than just your one friend celebrate Christmas.
It was a pagan holiday to begin with and then taken by Christians. Christ's birth isnt even dated to Dec 25.
And its far more secular than religious Im afraid. It is now a commercial thing where the stores use it as profiting.
And by celebrate how do you mean it?
Im an atheist but I shop, I give and receive presents, I have special dinners with long time friends, we go and do things etc. I use it as a holiday to catch up and hunt for bargains. Plus its gorgeous out...all those decorations. Pretty.
I just dont have a tree though I would like to. My family is muslim but they dont celebrate it because that would be against their own religion.
Edit:
Ok I entirely disagree with people calling you names for asking a question. Since you are 13 you probably havent been exposed to some of the points myself and others have made i.e. Christmas is historically a pagan holiday, Jesus wasnt born on the 25th of December etc.
And since you are 13, Im going to assume your friend is of a similar age. Does it appear to you that she may be celebrating it so as to be included? At 13 being an outsider is not fun so perhaps she just wants to be included and is participating in Christmas.
But you really shouldnt get upset; you dont know her reasons for doing so. And like I said, millions of non-Christians participate in Christmas one way or another.
You should value it for it is; you shouldnt be distracted by the commercial value of it but rather focus on what your religion teaches you. Im sounding less like an atheist now lol but Im simply giving you as many views as possible.
Hope this has been of help.
2007-12-02 06:05:23 · answer #2 · answered by Vampie 7 · 7⤊ 1⤋
So the hype at the stores right now isn't about christmas?
Christmas gets pushed onto everyone, regardless of their beliefs or traditions. The music in the stores for over a month, the holiday programming and ads on tv, the forced day off at most places of employment, it is even a holiday for the govt. As long as these things continue, there will continue to be non-christians "celebrating" the day in one way or another.
2007-12-02 06:05:01 · answer #3 · answered by sudonym x 6 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Hello Kit Kat,
Christmas is not about CHRIST. IT is about meeting and greeting all of our family and friends who are able to spend time with us at that time of year. Although I am a Christian, I do not celebrate Christmas as being anything short of a man-made Holiday. GOD did not institute Christmas, Man did. We follow the First Century Christian's examples from the Bible not from the traditions that man has added to the Bible. Have a wonderful time with your family and friends and do not even worry about your friend's religious background.
Have a GREAT WEEK and a wonderful HOLIDAY!!
Thanks,
Eds
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2007-12-02 06:15:14 · answer #4 · answered by Eds 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I am a Muslim and I don't celebrate Christmas. However, I respect the right of Christians to do so.
2007-12-02 09:30:40 · answer #5 · answered by Shafeeqah 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Read up on the history of christmas before you rip into your muslim friend! Keep on judging this "friend" and you will find yourself without her company. Heres a small line from the page linked below that might wet your whistle. BTW how many of you christians say catholics are not real christians? You might not wish to celebrate the version of christmas you have become accustomed to if you have bad feelings towards catholics.Christmas was riginaly a pegan holiday that the catholic church redesigned to fit their needs.
"In the year 274AD, solstice fell on 25th December. Roman Emperor Aurelian proclaimed the date as "Natalis Solis Invicti," the festival of the birth of the invincible sun. In 320 AD, Pope Julius I specified the 25th of December as the official date of the birth of Jesus Christ."
2007-12-02 06:10:09 · answer #6 · answered by Joox 3 · 4⤊ 1⤋
I don't believe muslims celebrate Christmas
2007-12-02 06:11:28 · answer #7 · answered by Michael 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You think it's wrong for her to spend time with family and give gifts to each other? You do know Christmas is a Pagan tradition that has little to do with Jesus, right?
2007-12-02 06:11:00 · answer #8 · answered by Alex H 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
It is wrong for a Muslim to celebrate Christmas because this is a pagan festival that has nothing to do with Jesus (upon him peace). The Christan scholars debate the year nevermind the date of Jesus's birth (upon him peace).
It goes back to Mithras of the Persians, Baal of the Babylons, Paul of the Greeks and many more other pagan figures. Its that scary!
2007-12-02 06:10:01 · answer #9 · answered by Knowing Gnostic 5 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Well, considering that Christians are actually celebrating a pagan holiday, (Jesus wouldn't have even been born in December) as well as decorating their houses using pagan symbols, (decorated trees, mistletoe) they have no right to determine who has a "right" to celebrate the holiday.
2007-12-02 06:11:16 · answer #10 · answered by Jess H 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋