To Atheists: do you celebreate Christmas?

Well... Christmas is starting to become materialistic for many people anyway, but do you athiests give gifts at Christmas?

Well... Christmas is starting to become materialistic for many people anyway, but do you athiests give gifts at Christmas?

amirbrandon

Yea, christmas is heavly commercialized anyway its a national holidayalexmurray

Your signature is ftw :D.

Hasn't this already been discussed a million times before?

Wasn't the consensus that the Christmas event/holiday isn't just limited to Christians?

O_o

Hasn't this already been discussed a million times before?

Wasn't the consensus that the Christmas event/holiday isn't just limited to Christians?

O_o

Shad0ki11

If the Holy Father can celebrate Christmas, so can atheists.Theokhoth

All atheists are going to burn in hell.bajablastsun

^flamebait remark^

Of coarse they do, they dont want to believe in God and Jesus and stuff, but they want the presents and stuff anyways.

Danged Athiests stealing our religious holidays. Cant you celebrate Festivus?

you guys do know that the purpose of Christmas was supposed to be a celebration of the birth of Christ, right? :| ...That's probably why it's on his birth-date.amirbrandon

you guys do know that the purpose of Christmas was supposed to be a celebration of the birth of Christ, right? :| ...That's probably why it's on his birth-date.amirbrandon

Jesus was not born on December 25.

How do you know?bajablastsun

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Many historians and researchers are beginning to find out that if Jesus was indeed born it was in June, not December.

The reason December is such a celebrated month has to do with both Hanukkah and several pagan holidays such as the Norse Yuletide.

Things like giving gifts, a feast and even the Christmas Tree were all originated in pagan cultures.

[QUOTE="bajablastsun"]How do you know?TenP

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Many historians and researchers are beginning to find out that if Jesus was indeed born it was in June, not December.

The reason December is such a celebrated month has to do with both Hanukkah and several pagan holidays such as the Norse Yuletide.

Things like giving gifts, a feast and even the Christmas Tree were all originated in pagan cultures.

you guys do know that the purpose of Christmas was supposed to be a celebration of the birth of Christ, right? :| ...That's probably why it's on his birth-date.amirbrandon

personally i'm christian and I think of christmas as a religious holiday but being christian isn't about being greedy and exclusive so even if you dont share the same beliefs as me you should still be entitled to celebrating the holiday if its in good taste. Christmas is still about giving regardless if you are athiest or not so just remember that every holiday season. I guess growing up whenever i heard someone was athiest i right from the started figured they were just lazy and didn't wan't to go to church or antyhing but no being older and more mature i've come to realize that everyone has their own views on things and i have no right to force them to believe my own.

on topic- yea if you dont think of christmas a greedy holiday than yes i think its alright to celebrate regardless of your religion.

Yes, because it means free stuff :P:|.Video_Game_King

Nuff said.

[QUOTE="bajablastsun"]How do you know?TenP

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Many historians and researchers are beginning to find out that if Jesus was indeed born it was in June, not December.

The reason December is such a celebrated month has to do with both Hanukkah and several pagan holidays such as the Norse Yuletide.

Things like giving gifts, a feast and even the Christmas Tree were all originated in pagan cultures.

athiest i right from the started figured they were just lazy and didn't wan't to go to churchjimmy2016

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[QUOTE="bajablastsun"]How do you know?bajablastsun

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Many historians and researchers are beginning to find out that if Jesus was indeed born it was in June, not December.

The reason December is such a celebrated month has to do with both Hanukkah and several pagan holidays such as the Norse Yuletide.

Things like giving gifts, a feast and even the Christmas Tree were all originated in pagan cultures.

it sure makes more sense then religion :|

Christmas to me is a time to celebrate love and family.

Not jesus.

It's a time to be good to everyone, and spread love to as many as possible.

not jesus.

christmas is about getting a 55 inch HD TV

not jesus.

(that last one was a joke)

personally i'm christian and I think of christmas as a religious holiday but being christian isn't about being greedy and exclusive so even if you dont share the same beliefs as me you should still be entitled to celebrating the holiday if its in good taste. Christmas is still about giving regardless if you are athiest or not so just remember that every holiday season. I guess growing up whenever i heard someone was athiest i right from the started figured they were just lazy and didn't wan't to go to church or antyhing but no being older and more mature i've come to realize that everyone has their own views on things and i have no right to force them to believe my own.

on topic- yea if you dont think of christmas a greedy holiday than yes i think its alright to celebrate regardless of your religion.

jimmy2016

All of mankind should be entitled to celebrate Christmas, even if you don't belive in Jesus or God or anything. It never hurt anybody to wear a smile, be happy and give gifts to people.

I am a Christian myself, but i wear the title loosley. I often question some of the things priests and R.E teachers say. Some of the crap in the bible makes me lol hard also. But generally i believe in God and Jesus.

My best friend is an Athiest and his whole extended family is also, they celebrate christmas just like everybody else. And the reason why we get along so well is we accept differences, he claims that if christians are content on making life better, helping the less fortunate and supporting communities who is anybody to stop them?