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Atheist Penelope
Jeff7:
@Evander: "Christmas" was a pagan thing before it was "adopted" by Christianity anyway.
WriterofAllWrongs:
Yeah, Christmas is much more of a societal thing than a religious thing nowadays. Like Valentines' of Flag Day. Everyone likes receiving gifts, and most like giving them. I mean, what do the 'values' of not believing in God have to do with celebrating a fun holiday with family and friends? I mean, for the most part of my life I've been somewhat agnostic and but I see no problem with celebrating a holiday that is, to some, a celebration of some infant with magical powers 2000 years ago. It got me a guitar!
Dotes:
Christmas, regardless of its origins, is a nice holiday full of gift-giving and people being nice, even if only for a day or two. I think you'd have to be a pretty cold-hearted atheist to reject Christmas just on principle, when most of your family probably already celebrates it anyway.
Evander:
The only people who say that Christmas is okay as a societal secular thing happen to be folks who were raised celebrating it.
There is a very interesting hypocrisy in those who run around quoting Dawkins, but then turn around and deck the halls. Like I said, it's the Vegan who eats the meat that their mother used to cook.
I have nothing against atheists, and I have nothing against Christians. The only thing I'm opposed to is people who try to push Christmas on me just because they've personally rationalized religion out of it.
Alex C:
I know Jews who think Christmas is fun.
I'm not sure where you're going with this. Atheism doesn't mean you have to go throwing the baby out with the bathwater. It is not a revolutionary movement. Ritual and tradition does not need be rooted in god. There really isn't any hypocrisy involved. Atheism is not even a value judgement.
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