I'm not talking about those who are tolerent but don't beleive. It's about those people who speak up to keep religeon and prayers out of schools and work places because it infringes their rights but will still take christmas day off as a payed holiday. should these people work and refuse a christmas bonus and a paid holiday?
It's time we speak up against those who speak up hypocritically.
2007-12-26 02:45:08 · 10 answers · asked by frozenbrew 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
I'm talking only on those who go way out of their way to ban prayer read details carefully
for Chistmas is Christ-mas.
2007-12-26 02:57:18 · update #1
I SO agree! I am SO fed up with everyone celebrating CHRISTmas for the presents, family and food. People do not realize how serious the Christian faith is and how many Christians had to suffer and still do to celebrate their beliefs. if people want to celebrate family, fun, food and presents then save it for new years! *Steps off Soapbox* Merry CHRISTmas!
2007-12-26 03:08:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well people celebrated things since before Christmas. Pagans all had festivals in the winter and exchanged gifts, all while not believing in Christianity or anything. It's happened for years, even before Christmas was a holiday. I don't think jsut because you "don't believe" you should not get the time off, because maybe they want to spend time with family or friends, or celebrate something they do believe in. That just seems a little close minded to me.
I do celebrate Christmas as a Christian, by the way
2007-12-26 10:50:27 · answer #2 · answered by kyle6677 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No one is going to refuse a day off unless they are a workaholic, no matter what the reason may be. I do not care for Easter, Thanksgiving, Memorial day, Labor day, Christmas and many other holidays but I am not going to demand to work just because I do not believe in the holiday. No one is going to refuse pay either. We want money and not everyone gets holiday pay. Calling someone a hypocrite for wanting a day off with pay is more than far fetched. Plus Christmas is far from religious nowadays. Most atheist do not want religion to be forced on them so they are against religion in particular places. You can do whatever you want with your money and day off, you are not forced to celebrate Christmas. Also please keep in mind that there are other people with different religions that get a day off also, that do not celebrate Christmas, why didn't you ask them why they should stay at work?
2007-12-26 10:57:55 · answer #3 · answered by 사파이어 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hardly. I do all of those things you mentioned and don't feel that I'm being at all hypocritical. I celebrate Christmas because it's a family tradition. Not because of the "birth of Christ". As for refusing the time off and holiday pay, no one in their right mind would do that and you know it! I don't hear you slamming Jews for receiving their holiday pay on Christmas. And what about people who have never served in the military but get paid for Veteran's Day?
Or are you just b*tching for the sake of hearing yourself?
2007-12-26 10:49:54 · answer #4 · answered by OhKatie! 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
No, I don't think so. Christmas may have been a Christian holiday at one point (after having been a pagan holiday), but since it's a recognized holiday, and now it's more a celebration of spending time with families (or, consumerism, depending on how jaded you are) it's become a part of the American diaspora.
FWIW I'm non-religious and I worked on Christmas. Woohoo doubletime!
2007-12-26 10:50:34 · answer #5 · answered by Mysterious Racer P 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Christmas is more than a religious holiday. It is a national holiday.
To some it is no more than a wonderful time to spend with family.
And some Christian religions don't celebrate Christmas.
2007-12-26 10:53:13 · answer #6 · answered by Smart Kat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They aren't hypocrites. They are celebrating the commercialized Christmas like the majority of the world.
2007-12-26 10:50:47 · answer #7 · answered by RT 66 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christmas isn't a religious holiday to everyone. Many celebrate it as a secular holiday, and I don't think they're hypocrites because it started out as a pagan holiday.
2007-12-26 10:50:19 · answer #8 · answered by Clare 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
No. The money partly makes up for the way christmas is shoved down our throats. We can't work when the job site is closed.
2007-12-26 10:53:24 · answer #9 · answered by sudonym x 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well my in-laws are mainly Jehova's Witnesses and they aren't suppose to celebrate Christmas, but my mother in law does because she says all of her kids aren't Jehova's witnesses. I just think H-Y-P-O-C-R-I-T-E!!
2007-12-26 11:19:33 · answer #10 · answered by alexl96 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋