Just wondering. Most elementary schools put on some kind of holiday program, usually with an emphasis on Christmas and a few songs thrown in of the other major religions holidays around this same time. Does it bug you? Would you let your child participate in this?
2007-12-05 18:34:20 · 29 answers · asked by cadisneygirl 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Come on people it is a simple question directed at atheist. Not a question about paganism or the origins of Christmas.
Thank you to the atheists that have answered the question so far.
2007-12-05 18:39:19 · update #1
its the flying angel hair pasta monster you heathen
2007-12-05 18:40:50 · update #2
Do hindus have a holiday around this time? (the schools around here usually include Ramadan in these programs)
2007-12-05 18:42:00 · update #3
strongso
What in the world did that have to do with this question????
I dont think all protestant religions damn mormons to hell. Many evangelical ones do, however.
You can keep believing in a God that condemns good people to hell if you want. I personally find that kind of a God repugnant. That exact belief, that good people can suffer an eternity in hell, is why I completely understand why someone would rather be an atheist than believe in a God like that.
You dont want to be mormon. You dont agree with mormon doctrine, I get it. We all get it by now. I could care less what you choose to believe in, but dont try to disguise your obvious bigotry twds mormons in some fake cloud of questions pretending to care what mormons really think. It insults everyones intelligence.
2007-12-05 20:44:34 · update #4
As long as it's a case of multi-cultural and not just single-cultural I have no problem.
Religious festivals are festivals all the same, you don't have to believe the same things, as long as they're light hearted traditions it's all good.
When I was in primary school we celebrated Diwali as we had a few Hindu kids in our class. We were told the story of Rama and Sita and all that too.
2007-12-05 20:53:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
LOL, would the people saying NO be from the USA by any chance? Well let's face it those religious holidays don't really have any religious significance anymore. When people think of Christmas they think of family and presents, not Jesus. When they think of Easter they think Chocolate and the long weekend ahead, not Jesus. They're really CULTURAL holidays more that strictly religious holidays. The Hindu's Shintoists, etc, all get in on it if they chose. Why not Atheists? It's part of our cultural heritage, and even the churches won't deny that they predate Christ and were just adapted from calendar pagan fesitivals to signify events in Christs life. Besides, the entire economies of all the western nations are organised around these holidays. It just wouldn't be workable to enforce non-Christians to work those days. And then there's the matter of different Christians following different holidays, etc...
2016-04-07 21:08:58 · answer #2 · answered by Erica 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm an atheist, and to be honest, I do not care at all. I think that everything dealing with religion should be included but completely optional. If religious people would shut up and leave the atheists alone and stop trying to say that all things that don't coincide with religion are corruptive, and if all the atheists stopped pretending to be offended by religious celebration then everyone would be a hell of a lot happier.
2007-12-05 18:55:11 · answer #3 · answered by Sam W 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I read one of your other responses where you referenced hell and that the protestant Christian church was personally damning you to it. Then I read something else you wrote in regards to people being so obsessed in a religion they are not educated in. Well fro someone who is quick to caste that accusation on to people i would expect you to know, especially coming from a religion that is stemmed from the traditional protestant faith, that Hell is not a place where the people damn it is the place where God damns you. Regardless if you believe this, which you do not, nor do you really believe in original sin, you would understand that it is not the people who are willful casting people into eternal damnation but their belief that this is God's will.
you must be one of those haughty LDS elders... go get'em tiger
2007-12-05 20:01:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very true- you have to give credit where it's due- the Christians finally got a page from the Roman book of mergers and acquisitions and realized you can't just squash a people overnight, but you can take their holidays (winter solstice) and turn it into your own version of a holiday (Christmas). It takes time, but it can be done.
While it is technically a violation of the separation of church and state, my kids are being raised with enough self-respect and humility to know when to lose a battle and when to fight a war.
The part that makes it really tough on me is that it's the ONE time of the year we are nice to one another? ONE? And what do we do with it? Turn it into a time of consumerism? So sad, I don't think this is what the Christians where thinking of back in the day....
2007-12-05 18:44:14 · answer #5 · answered by California Boy 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
First off Christmas is a pagan holiday. It was never a holiday about Christ or Christian beliefs. And what holidays? Now a days all holidays are commercial. Like for Easter you have the easter bunny. I am not an atheist, but this is what I believe to be true.
2007-12-05 18:39:53 · answer #6 · answered by thathockeychick23 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
No, it was always a fun time for me in school, even as a child atheist.
I knew the religious part was rubbish but the rest was great. Cooookies!!
I'm not against it, though in my deep south USA state some Baptist teachers carry it a bit far.
Kids should be allowed to have fun with it.
No way I'd rain on that parade.
2007-12-05 18:42:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, not in general as long as I am not expected to do anything I don't want to do like go the reason is I have 6 kids at home and things to do to get ready for the birthdays after christmas.
2007-12-05 19:02:22 · answer #8 · answered by calmlikeatimebomb 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As long as I don't have to sit through three hours of young children bellowing out holiday songs in various keys, I'm fine with them.
It bothers me a little when Christian parents get uptight about including songs from other faiths in such programs, but the programs themselves are great.
2007-12-05 18:58:25 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
well, i guess i'd find it a bit disturbing if kids in a public school were acting out the Nativity and non-Christian kids were either forced to participate or left out of the program but if the program has a little bit of something for everyone and doesn't just pander to Christianity's winter holiday i'd be cool with that.
2007-12-05 18:43:08 · answer #10 · answered by nebtet 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋