2007-12-17 06:54:52 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I don't oppose it. I know it's a sham. A fabricated event designed to cover up Solstice/Yule. Just like All Hallows Eve covers Samhain and Easter covers Oestara.
Nothing but another Christian rip off. So I just celebrate it as the pagan festival / orgy of commercialism that it is.
2007-12-17 07:13:09 · answer #1 · answered by Jesus Chrysler 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I say just let people have a good time and believe in what they want. If people would learn to mind their own damn business and focus on themselves instead of everyone around them, this world would be a lot better off. There are probably a few atheist who oppose Christmas, but for the most part most atheist are very mature educated people, at least in my group of friends they are. Sometimes too the Christians go a little overboard forcing their agenda on the general public, that's when you hear a few atheist and people of other religions speck out with good reason.
2007-12-17 15:52:48 · answer #2 · answered by Brad M 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not all atheists oppose Christmas. Why does everyone insist that atheists have anything else in common except knowing that religion is a sham? If you know an atheist who opposes Christmas, ask them why. As an atheist, I do not oppose Christmas because in America, Christmas is hardly religion based.
2007-12-17 15:08:32 · answer #3 · answered by Jennifer 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
i'm not necessarily against christmas, at least as far as what the traditional meaning of it is. what i hate is the disgusting consumption of useless things that people think they're entitled to getting from their loved ones every year. the traffic sucks, interacting with the human element is grueling and sometimes dangerous depending on what kind of sales are going on, and then when it's all said and done and people get all the junk they want, and the 26th rolls around what do you have to look forward to?
we don't really do christmas in our houss just because i don't really see a point. it just happens that i'm atheist. i'm not fond of the red and green combo and the hassle of decorating, especially the tree, i suck at wrapping presents (it always looks like a blind person with no arms wrapped them). the only thing i really like about christmas is getting together with family, eating a crapload, and having way too many mimosas.
2007-12-17 15:18:26 · answer #4 · answered by SpiderDijonRevisted 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure there are really that many people that are opposing Christmas. Some uber liberals perhaps.
I'm an atheist, and I enjoy Christmas.
2007-12-17 14:59:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
There is no reason to believe that it is exclusively atheists opposing Christmas. Heck, one of the leading atheists in the world supports Christmas! http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/7136682.stm
I'm an atheist, and I love the idea of Christmas. A time to celebrate love, joy, and togetherness with awesome decorations and presents?! Who wouldn't like such a holiday!?
The only people opposing Christmas are a couple of idiots who believe that political-correctness is imperative to a positive society.
It's not good to sterotype an entire group of people. I don't believe that all Christians are fascist freaks who want to push their beliefs on me. Please don't think that all atheists are liberal fools who want to waste money on stupid things (yes, that is rather vague, and I apologize to intelligent liberals, but many facets of neo-liberalism are rather distasteful to me.)
2007-12-17 15:10:35 · answer #6 · answered by Mikey P. 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm confused about the wording of the question. But I don't feel that atheist oppose christmas. They probably celebrate the symbolism of giving, sharing and the togetherness; but don't celebrate the birth of 'Christ'. This means in terms of prayer and church mass ect....
I'm agnostic and I still celebrate christmas.
2007-12-17 15:00:19 · answer #7 · answered by cry_wolf 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I don't oppose Christmas - it is usually a lot of fun. Its only certain religions that oppose holidays.
2007-12-17 15:00:52 · answer #8 · answered by tomleah_06 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
When there is a lawsuit to ban a public display of Christmas, it is always some fool that identifies himself as an atheist. So much for calling ourselves "Brights".
2007-12-17 15:05:54 · answer #9 · answered by Herodotus 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Because Bill Orielly needed a scapegoat to blame, and knows that Christians already believe that Atheist are immoral.
Easy choice for him.
He created the perceived war, sold it to his listeners, got them riled up, sold them a bunch of books, makes money pointing to obscure cases, feeding their persecution complex and being paid handsomely for it.
All the while, chasing young tail, and leaving Xrated messages on his co-workers VM.
He is something else that guy, gotta give him credit. I just don't understand why Christians are so easily duped.
2007-12-17 15:01:40 · answer #10 · answered by ɹɐǝɟsuɐs Blessed Cheese Maker 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋