Happy Xbox...I mean Xmas (note the sarcasm)
2007-12-07 13:17:52 · 28 answers · asked by dodge 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
It is to purchase an Xbox 360 with the new Jesus 2: The Revenge by Namcon
2007-12-07 13:21:45 · answer #1 · answered by John D Potato 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋
To me Jesus is about LOVE. So, also to me, LOVE comes in many forms and sometimes it is in the form of the 'next new fad'. But I just got the realization today that Christmas is about gifting one another the way God gifted us with Jesus and the way the Magi gifted Jesus with 3 very expensive and meaningful gifts. Maybe I'm a slow learner. I was raised to believe that just being together and sharing love was what it was all about. And that is a HUGE part of it. But gifting is part of the abundance we are all a part of. Gifts bring hope, excitement, wonder, anticipation - all good. Whether the gift is the 'thing' I wanted or not, spirit with which the gift was given comes through to me more than the gift itself.
So yes, Happy Xbox or whatever, I'm no longer taking the commercialism personally. I love the lights and the wrapping paper and bows. And when I didn't do that I still cooked and baked, even if I wasn't celebrating religiously.
I'm pretty tired of all the humbug that goes on this time of year from the very people who should be rejoicing over the fact that they have something to grouse about that is so spectacular that no amount of commercialism can ruin it. LOVE. :) Happy gifting to you all. Thank you pagans and Christians and manufacturers for making it all possible!
2007-12-07 21:28:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hopefully it is not about becoming a cynic. For some people it is about new fads. However, this is not all bad. Let's assume you want it to be about Jesus. It is better that people get excited about Christmas, even if it is for the caroling and snowball fights and time off from school. They can then learn about Jesus and their excitement will just be for a different reason, which is part of growing up.
As a side note, your phrase "these days" is unsettling. Do you think that children were less interested in toys 20 years ago than today? If so, the last 20 years of efforts to help people be more kind, more thoughtful, etc., have failed. I hope you do not buy into the "world is falling apart day by day" outlook on life.
I can say that, in my experience, having a negative attitude towards others and their motives is definitely not the best way to feel very Christmas-y or very Christian, for that matter. Happy Holidays!
2007-12-07 21:24:08 · answer #3 · answered by r w 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
This is the Mass in commemoration of the birth of Christ named Jesus by his parents on earth. I have never used the X. Although I am an atheist I do respect the religion I was born into and my parents and grandparents. I also respect those who believe in other religions, after all, they believe in God. If indeed there is a "new fad" it started over 2,000 years ago. If people are happy to enjoy a festive holiday once a year I think it's great and they enjoy family & friends as well. Unfortunately, this is such a time of good cheer for many that we forget that it is also a time of great sadness & depression for others. Merry Christmas to you & your family & friends. I will still celebrate the day with family & friends - we really don't discuss religion and most will have been to mass on Christmas Eve or in the morning.
2007-12-07 21:32:02 · answer #4 · answered by MYRA C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christmas has never really been about Jesus. If it was, it would probably be closer to the time that evidence suggests Jesus was really born, which is April or March. Late December is nearer to the time of the druid practice of putting Mother Earth to sleep (killing her) for the winter. (They would revive her in the spring with another sacrifice. This festival was actually more celebrated than Christmas.) Druid practices are ALL OVER Christmas. Do a little research into your favorite Christmas tradition, and you'll probably discover that it has something to do with sacrificing children. Holly = a drug given to the children so they were awake but didn't scream. Lights on the Christmas tree = the priest would hide in the forest with a candle or lantern, and the children would run in with the promise of presents if they found the light, and the priest would capture the first child he could. This child was the sacrifice for the year. Also, trees were worshipped as part of Mother Earth, the pine especially because it didn't die, i. e. lose its leaves. Santa's red suit and hat = traditional Santa is depicted wearing a hooded robe. Druid priests wore very simlar hooded robes, the high priests wore red.
It's all steeped in pagan mythology. Christmas never had much to do with Jesus. But we need SOMEtime to celebrate Jesus' birth, and Christmas does emphasize family and generosity and lots of good things, so I celebrate it for what it pretends to be: an innocent time to remember Jesus' gift of His birth (and, more importantly, His death) and our families and loved ones whom we choose to share our lives with.
2007-12-07 21:36:38 · answer #5 · answered by Dreampet 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whether people choose to recognize Him or not, it should be about Jesus. In our house, we choose to recognize Him as first and formost.
He is the giver of all good things. "Every good and perfect gift comes from above, from the Father of lights Who does not change like shifting shadows." James 1:17
It is sad to see our culture so taken by things and caught up with glaring lights rather than the Light of the World.
Don't get me wrong, I love Christmas, but more and more I just want my nativity than all the other stuff. My nativity has, rather than a baby in a manger, a lamb in the center with a nail resting on it's back. He was born to die and give His life.
That's my two cents.
2007-12-08 09:38:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, many commercial buisnesses have taken this sacred time of the lord's birth and used it to attract kids to wanting material. kids are the perfect ones to get hooked on this because they already watch cartoons and the market already focuses on them with toys and video games. then they go ask "santa claus" for presents and the buisnesses know that their parents will get them the gifts, however, they give the impression that the gifts are free from santa claus. now i like santa as much as the next guy but kids these days should be introduced to Jesus at an early age. most kids dont know that christmas is about Jesus because their parents dont teach them. christmas needs a little less material, and a lot more Jesus.
2007-12-07 21:27:16 · answer #7 · answered by someone 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I am not on the "next new fad" track. Jesus' birth is the thing I celebrate with my family. We give each other gifts and there used to be toys all over the house. Now that they are growing older (teens, and late teens) the things they want are not toys. . . they are new cell phones and clothes for work.
We have definitely determined to go slow and few on the new stuff as presents and are trying to do the giving part in a more "green" way. Buy less, eat less and spend less. Give stuff that is recyclable. I have enjoyed it so far.
2007-12-07 21:23:33 · answer #8 · answered by thisbrit 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
It is about Jesus. Period. However, it has become about the very thing he was so strongly against. Money. Ever read about the money changers in the Bible? If you did then you know what I am talking about. We have butchered a holiday that was suppose to be in his name; Christ-mas and turned it into all about money. We should all be ashamed but for the most part, no one is. Watch A Charlie Brown Christmas, Charles Schlitz had it right.
2007-12-07 21:27:16 · answer #9 · answered by Shellback 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Christmas should be spelled this way... never with an X...We celebrate the birthday of Jesus on Christmas and because of it, the whole world rejoices! Try to be more positive and think in terms of hugs and kisses, joy and peace and more importantly giving and forgiving.
2007-12-07 21:25:40 · answer #10 · answered by 102845 3 · 4⤊ 1⤋