Atheists celebrate Christmas, because Christmas celebrates the birth od Christ, and if they dont believe in God, they dont believe in Jesus, making the holiday meaningless to them. Is it a contradiction if an atheist celebrates?
Christmas isn't about presents anyway, thats what your own birthday is for.
2007-12-07 14:45:05 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
First of all, I'm not Christian, I was just wondering, and second, I didn't know it was Pagan, no need to be ignorant now.
2007-12-07 14:52:18 · update #1
Christmas was originally a Pagan holiday celebrating the winter solstice that Christianity hijacked.
What is Christian about a decapitated tree in your living room sitting on top of materialistic possessions and waiting for an overweight stranger dressed in animal hides while eating candy from your socks? Please, do tell.
Schneb: Actually, the angel said "and peace to men of good will" in the original text. Very selective peace.
2007-12-07 14:48:18 · answer #1 · answered by 雅威的烤面包机 6 · 11⤊ 0⤋
Someone doesn't know the real history of Christmas.
Christmas is a stolen and bastardized Germanic Pagan holiday.
I - and apparently most people who aren't completely dense - look at Christmas as a fully secular Hallmark holiday.
2007-12-07 23:02:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Atheists celebrate Christmas = true
because Christmas celebrates the birth od Christ = False (and bad spelling)
and if they dont believe in God, they dont believe in Jesus = true
making the holiday meaningless to them = false
Is it a contradiction if an atheist celebrates?
-No. your premises are flawed. nuff said.
*drink*
2007-12-07 22:55:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
The contradiction is that christians celebrate the birth of cheesus on a day most no longer believe really is the actual birthday of this paranoid schizophrenic. Even if it were, why would buying presents for friends and family honor cheesus in any way?
2007-12-07 22:55:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Christmas also have a secular element to it.
And no, Christmas was never a pagan holiday. It is a religious holiday that was timed to coincide with a pagan holiday. There is a significant difference.
2007-12-07 22:48:25 · answer #5 · answered by wigginsray 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Christmas is the modern version of a pagan holiday, not a Christian one.
2007-12-07 22:48:36 · answer #6 · answered by Phate 2 · 11⤊ 0⤋
No. What is it supposed to contradictory. Atheist can celebrate any day they want. Dec 25 isn't Christs birthday anyway.
2007-12-07 22:54:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Christmas isn't about the birth of Christ. Don't be silly - you know better than that.
Are we really going to have to sit through this endless stream of nutcases saying this over and over again? I'd be REALLY embarrassed if I were a Christian and this was how my religion was being presented to the world.
2007-12-07 22:49:28 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 9⤊ 1⤋
Ask the question again but rephase it and say. Do atheists buy Christmas presents for people? Or do they buy Pagan presents for people? (or "winter solstace" presents)
2007-12-07 22:53:08 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋
Well Christmas was a pagan holiday first....so there..I like presents thank you
2007-12-07 22:48:02 · answer #10 · answered by gangstaG 4 · 9⤊ 3⤋