Do you believe that christmass should be toned down so it wont offener other non christain people?

Question

Christmass is a christian holiday,

Christmass is about the birth of christ,,,

It may be a pagan date and i know its not when christ was born but reguardless its CHRISTmass is a christan holiday

Answer 1

No. Should America stop Thanksgiving because it may offend people, should Jewish people not have Hannekah, the Chinese their New Year....... need I go on?

Answer 2

I'm a Christian and I don't partake in these 'holidays'. So toning down doesn't matter. The pagans might appreciate it though.

X-mas has absolutely nothing to do with the birth of Christexcept what lies have been told down the years. Most people understand that he was NOT born on Dec, 25th and that we really don't know when he was born, but it wasn't in the winter, we know by extrapolating from his death, which we do know, and his age at death. Just google 'origins of x-mas' and you'll see what I'm taking about.

Even if 'christians' feel it's ok because they're REALLY doing it all for Jesus, they should remind themselves of the warning stated at: Eph. 5:10, 11: “Keep on making sure of what is acceptable to the Lord; and quit sharing with them in the unfruitful works that belong to the darkness, but, rather, even be reproving them.”

2 Cor. 6:14-18: “What fellowship do righteousness and lawlessness have? Or what sharing does light have with darkness? Further, what harmony is there between Christ and Be´lial? Or what portion does a faithful person have with an unbeliever? And what agreement does God’s temple have with idols? . . . ‘“Therefore get out from among them, and separate yourselves,” says Jehovah, “and quit touching the unclean thing”’; ‘“and I will take you in, . . . and you will be sons and daughters to me,” says Jehovah the Almighty.’” (Genuine love for Jehovah and a strong desire to be pleasing to him will help a person to break free from unchristian practices that may have had emotional appeal. A person who really knows and loves Jehovah does not feel that by shunning practices that honor false gods or that promote falsehood he is in any way deprived of happiness. Genuine love causes him to rejoice, not over unrighteousness, but with the truth. See 1 Corinthians 13:6.)


If people wish to continue partaking of this pagan celebration that's there business, but I wish folks would realize that there are just as many Christians who DO NOT participate as those in Christendom who do.

Answer 3

It is not clear what you mean by toned down. I believe that all individuals should have the freedom to celebrate Christmas, or any other religious holiday. I also believe that commercial enterprises go a little overboard with how early they put up seasonal decorations and how aggressively they market items/services at this time of year. Most religious celebrations of Christmas are private affairs and thus their existence should be of no offense to anyone Christian or not. I think that most people's objections are not about proselytizing. This is really a culture issue not a religious issue.

Answer 4

I'm sad to say the truth does offend some people...
Why should Christmas be toned down....
The birth of Christ will be celebrated as long as the earth remains.
It's still a time of sharing peace and goodwill towards all mankind - just like the night Christ was born.

UK resident
Happy Christmas

Answer 5

Whats with the double S, Christmas has only got one S and always has. PLus it was a Pagan Holiday before the Christians stole it and decided they would use it to mark the birth of Jesus who happened to be born in June.

Answer 6

I say this as a non-Christian.

No.

The celebratory nature of Christmas, whether it is linked to religion or not, does seem to have a positive effect on people.

Heck, countries that don't even have a large population of Christians, Japan immediately comes to mind, do celebrate Christmas.

Mind you, they might not buy into the Christian religious aspect, but they like the idea of being kind to people and delivering gifts on a certain day.

Answer 7

Absolutely NOT! I grew UP with wonderful Christmas memories... never heard a WORD from ANYONE anywhere who took offense at the celebration Christmas once was. I say ONCE WAS, because somewhere along the line it became commercialized, and LOST all the charm of this special time of year. Now it is all about presents, buying , wrapping, etc.

I MISS the way it was.

Answer 8

No, I do not.

ANYTHING you do will offend some people. You can wear blue jeans and some people are offended. Wear sandals and some people are offended.
Do you think that stores ought not start decorate for Halloween because some people will be offended?
What about Valentine's Day? It might offend people who do not have a special someone? Should we tone that down?

What about Mother's Day? My mama is dead. I am not a mother. It makes me sad to see all the hoopla. Should Mother's Day be toned down? Should they do away with it because it might upset people whose mother is dead or whose mother was abusive?

Of course not! That's silly.

Answer 9

Not at all, if someone doesn't believe in it, it's their choice, but I don't think the world should change just to accommodate them. They don't have to take part in Xmas celebrations, they have a choice, just as we have achoice.How can you be offended by something that is none of your business?(what other people do with their holidays)

Answer 10

I don't believe Christmas offends Jews anymore than Passover offends Christians.

I don't believe that Muslims, Hindus, or other religions are offended either.

The only people who claim to be offended are militant atheists. These people claim that there should be no shows of religion period.

Answer 11

Christmas is of Pagan origin. It was chosen as December 25 due to it being easier to convert people if the celebrations are the same. A brief review of history shows this.