Christmas time approaches us.
For the majority, this means that it is time to start wondering what cool things you will get for your family, and if someone will buy you an iPhone or “Superbad” on DVD.
Many Christians claim that Christmas is a day that we should remember as Jesus’ birthday and that we should never forget it.
Along that line of thought, some non-Christians don’t like Christmas, because they claim it is a 'Christian' holiday.
But are these claims true? Should unbelievers resent the Christian aspect, or do we Christians have even more reason to resent the ungodly merchandising?
Is it too reigious, or too worldly, or just right in YOUR opinion?
2007-12-03 16:37:58 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
While many to people Christmas is a time of joy, and family gatherings, a time to remember the Son of God came to Earth for the purpose of pathway for us to be in communion with God the Father.
there are many others who view Christmas as a time of loss, it is a time when all of the emptiness of there lives is manifested.
and they Become so depressed that they commit suicide.
it is a time that we need to remember to lift those up before God, to give them purpose into their lives.
2007-12-03 17:24:51 · answer #1 · answered by Hannah's Grandpa 7 · 4⤊ 2⤋
The tradition was Pagan, on the 21st. Jesus had nothing to do with pine trees or even the gift giving bit. Some say the gifts relate to giving the baby silver and gold, but more say it was St. Nicolas's thing many years later.
Currently, Xmas is "Gift Giving Day" really. Almost nothing BUT commercialized.
I don't know any atheists that don't like getting gifts. They just don't like the title, or the widespread recognition of it.
There was an old Saturday Night Live skit called "the church lady" where she had a kid's magnet board spelling out SANTA. She asked, who is Christmas really for, mmm? Then she switches the letters around to spell SATAN. hehe. If Satan were real, I'd suppose the commercialism would be his idea, since it does completely remove Jesus from the equation.
2007-12-03 16:50:53 · answer #2 · answered by Persona 3 · 4⤊ 1⤋
I live in a very heavy non-christian city and most of the people of other creeds celebrate christmas according to what it means to them. There is a family whose kids are in my program and they are Buddhist and quite strict but they celebrate Christmas not as the birth of Christ but as a day to exchange gifts with their kids and have a little time with their family.
In all honesty brother Mike I wish that this is all that it was. Many of us know the origin of the day and that its not the Lord's incarnation. To me if these families want to come together.. cook some food and share presents with their kids and loved ones then .. ha... do it...
But dragging the Lord again and again into things that He is not of really says to me that we do this thing for ourselves and not Him. But alas... this topic has been exhausted, even here on the forum. But I do appreciate your post because it touches on something different without getting into too much debate. The day will come and it will go as it always does. May we fight to keep our deeper oneness as brothers and sisters in the Lord.
I truly hope that your time with your family is warm and full of happy moments.
Your sister
sandy
2007-12-04 00:42:22 · answer #3 · answered by Broken Alabaster Flask 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Christmas is originally a Christian holiday, but now it is becoming more and more commercialized. Now, some non-Christians celebrate Christmas anyways, just because of the gift-giving aspect. So yes, some Christians are against all of the commercialism and merchandising, but most people just take all of it in, and to them Christmas is 1/2 religious and 1/2 just for fun.
2007-12-03 16:43:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
Christmas... is whatever you want it be?...it is a state of the heart.. It can be celebrated by Christians, as a religious holiday. It can be celebrated by non-christians, as a time for santa claus and gifts. It is the only holiday that really bring out the best in people...God Bless everyone...
2007-12-04 01:16:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I myself dont like how the media & such has made it so commercialized. People do not celebrate "the reason for the season" definatly when they are fighting over that new season dvd's of whatever. ya know.
there's some that dont acknowlege it at all,which i think is even worse! that's pagan in my opinion. sure we dont knw the exact date Christ was born, but we do know it was after harvest. & we've set aside that day for celabration.
people who wont celebrate it wont celebrate EAster either! which we should celebrate every day! for if in this life is all we have, what use would it be. we have a risen saviour . that's something to celebrate. & He grew the tree, he knew would be used for the old rugged cross. How great a love it that?
2007-12-04 15:07:09 · answer #6 · answered by AnnaMaria 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i don't recognize what you're speaking approximately. I even have in no way been against every person else celebrating Christmas! I celebrated it whilst i became into Pagan and that i rejoice much extra good, now, what with the attractive nighttime Mass. i visit confess that i'm somewhat shocked whilst i discover out that a non-Christian celebrates Christmas, yet they frequently do it by means of fact of family members. we've non-Christians in my husband's family members, yet they rejoice Christmas with every person else by means of fact of family members togetherness. It surprises me somewhat extra whilst there is no history of Christianity in the family members. in spite of the undeniable fact that, lower back, I have no undertaking with it, and that i don't recognize every person who does. I honestly think of that's large. Christmas is a gorgeous time of year, and the wintry climate trip journeys, which additionally comprise Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and Ramadaan, continually look to deliver human beings mutually lots extra useful than the different time of year. i like it.
2016-10-10 05:06:13 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know much about Christmas as I was born again only five years ago. But I think Yenny made a good point about the wise men giving gifts to Baby Jesus and His parents. Maybe that's why Christmas is widely known as a season of giving.
That brings to mind the heart of God too, for the nature of a loving father is to give self-sacrificially. John 3:16 "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son..." captures the heart desire of our God to give lavishly to us, for "He who did not spare His own Son (the greatest Gift), but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?" (Romans 8:32)
Jesus also said, "It is more blessed to give than to receive." (Acts 20:35) So we complete this beautiful cycle of giving by receiving good gifts from God, and then giving freely to others. What a wonderful way to celebrate Christmas in remembrance of Jesus. :)
2007-12-04 15:36:08 · answer #8 · answered by Music and dancing 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Christmas has Pagan roots and has been that way since it originated in the Middle Ages. I have yet to meet any non-Christian who has issues with Christmas since it is also very much a secular holiday. I'm not sure where you got your misinformation from.
Christmas is whatever you and your family make it out to be, whether religious or secular, commercial or not. Do your own thing and don't worry about what anyone else does because they are not hurting you in their own homes.
Personally I love Christmas just the way it is. Then again I have never bought into the whole commercialism thing. No one is holding a gun to my head forcing me to spend tons of money I don't have for people I don't care enough about to spend my money on. I'm not Christian but I love religious carols and Christmas films. I don't care what anyone thinks of me doing that because it's not affecting anyone else.
2007-12-03 16:55:56 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
Christmas is a holiday that I will always observe for cultural and sentimental reasons. Although many people do observe it as a religious holiday, I do not think that this is necessary to enjoy it. It's become greatly secularized over the past 100 years.
2007-12-03 16:52:03 · answer #10 · answered by Pip 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Well chirstmas is originally a christian holiday because it was the day our Jesus Christ was born but now people just make it to "X-Mas" so it is originally a christian holiday and in my opinon i think they started the gift because of the 3 wise men giving presents to jesus upon his birth.
2007-12-04 05:49:53 · answer #11 · answered by ~ Yenny ~ 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋