Poll of the Day > Why do Athiests think its okay to celebrate Christmas?

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And calling it Xmas is pointless since the Greek letter X means Chi which is where the word Christ comes from
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I celebrate Christmas because it's part of the culture. Fuck any religious reasons. It's just a renamed pagan sun god solstice festival anyway.

SushiSquid posted...

I celebrate Christmas because it's part of the culture. Fuck any religious reasons. It's just a renamed pagan sun god solstice festival anyway.

Its about having mass in the name of Christ
Its not pagan
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Keep telling yourself it's not Yule renamed.

There's no way Biblical Jesus was born in winter. This time was chosen because it's just replacing the existing pagan festival.

Why does it matter to you if atheists celebrate christmas?
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PMarth2002 posted...

Why does it matter to you if atheists celebrate christmas?

You cant pick and choose what you want to follow, you follow it all or none of it
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What are you going to do about it

kislev posted...

SushiSquid posted...

I celebrate Christmas because it's part of the culture. Fuck any religious reasons. It's just a renamed pagan sun god solstice festival anyway.

Its about having mass in the name of Christ
Its not pagan

He's not talking about mass, but rather the traditions around it - like presents under a decorated tree, there's no biblical reason for that... The origins are all pagan. It's a tribute to brutal king named Nimrod, or so I've heard.
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kislev posted...

PMarth2002 posted...

Why does it matter to you if atheists celebrate christmas?

You cant pick and choose what you want to follow, you follow it all or none of it

I can and will

And so do Christians

Because eventually we tell our kids it's all a lie to trick them into being good

That's basically the only difference between Santa and Jesus
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This topic is ridiculous, just like OP's logic.

kislev posted...

PMarth2002 posted...

Why does it matter to you if atheists celebrate christmas?

You cant pick and choose what you want to follow, you follow it all or none of it

Looks like you'll just have to get used to it since nothing is gonna change. Lol

The same reason that congressmen celebrate Valentines Day even though they have no hearts.
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kislev posted...

And calling it Xmas is pointless since the Greek letter X means Chi which is where the word Christ comes from

Because Christmas has fuck all to do with Christianity now. It's pretty much a consumer holiday.

http://thedevilspanties.com/archives/12246

BTB posted...

The same reason that congressmen celebrate Valentines Day even though they have no hearts.

And mothersday, despite being spawned.

CaptainStrong posted...

kislev posted...

And calling it Xmas is pointless since the Greek letter X means Chi which is where the word Christ comes from

Because Christmas has fuck all to do with Christianity now. It's pretty much a consumer holiday.

Not that you're not wrong, but I'm sure the billions of individuals that go to religious services, sing religious songs, and reference their faith feel differently.

So what if it's factually incorrect? Why does anyone need to act up and voice their "concern" over people's thoughts and actions on two days of the year if it doesn't impact their life?

kislev posted...

You cant pick and choose what you want to follow, you follow it all or none of it

Only a sith deals in absolutes. As for me I celebrate Christmas because it's fun and I like getting and giving presents. There's also the food my gosh the food. Like this Christmas my mom made these awesome little burger sliders. And my brothers wife made a big batch of various types of cookies. I've been pigging out since noon. I don't need any religious reasons to want to celebrate all that thank you very much.
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Atheists have invented "Festivus".

So you have no reason why you should celebrate our holiday instead. You go and build a beer can totem pole of misery, and leave the rest of us alone.

It's essentially a secular holiday now. It's not like they're going to Christmas mass.
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From a non-religious standpoint there is some sense to it I'd say. Most folks have a three or four-day weekend thus making it easier to have family get-togethers. You can bet none of my family and relatives get together on Memorial Day, July 4th, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, etc. to celebrate the meaning behind those days. To us the extended weekend just allow us to have a potluck and reunion of sort.
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Cause they can do what they want and you have to deal with it.

They can go to your church too and eat the snacks
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icoyar lecturing others about being miserable lol
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kislev posted...

PMarth2002 posted...

Why does it matter to you if atheists celebrate christmas?

You cant pick and choose what you want to follow, you follow it all or none of it

That doesn't make any sense whatsoever, and is completely false.
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Why do Christians enjoy participating in the pagan and secular traditions of Christmas?
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Funkdamental posted...

Why do Christians enjoy participating in the pagan and secular traditions of Christmas?

Not all do. Some of them won't even celebrate birthdays at all. I know the Jehovah's Witnesses don't.
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To be honest, I have a chance to not celebrate Christmas at all next year, and I'm looking forward to it. I do it because my family does it, and even then they're not Christian, for the most part. It's far more of a pain in the ass than it's worth to me.
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There are two holidays on December 25th, both called "Christmas." One is the Christian celebration of Christ's birth, the other is a secular occasion marked by gift-giving and spending time with loved ones. Both draw on traditions that are a blend of Pagan and Christian ideas.
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Why do Christians think it is ok to steal Pagan holidays?

kislev posted...

And calling it Xmas is pointless since the Greek letter X means Chi which is where the word Christ comes from

You aren't trying to exclude us from your God's love, are you friend? :^)

I'm Christian and I don't mind if they do it as long as they aren't being disrespectful
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We athiests are stealing your holidays in the name of science hahah
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I guess Xmas is pointless in the sense that you could write Christmas instead, but that's a really bizarre point to make--people have been shortening words forever--and doesn't have much to do with the "atheists can't celebrate Christmas" point the topic claimed to be about.
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Golden Road posted...

I guess Xmas is pointless in the sense that you could write Christmas instead, but that's a really bizarre point to make--people have been shortening words forever--and doesn't have much to do with the "atheists can't celebrate Christmas" point the topic claimed to be about.

The x in xmas is the greek letter chi which is where christ comes from so it is pointkess and makes them look dumb
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Why are religious people so dumb and ignorant most of the time?
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kislev posted...

Golden Road posted...

I guess Xmas is pointless in the sense that you could write Christmas instead, but that's a really bizarre point to make--people have been shortening words forever--and doesn't have much to do with the "atheists can't celebrate Christmas" point the topic claimed to be about.

The x in xmas is the greek letter chi which is where christ comes from so it is pointkess and makes them look dumb

That's like saying donut is dumb because it's pointless not to spell it doughnut. People like using shorter words over longer ones. That's the point of spelling it Xmas. You don't seem to get that.
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because christmas isn't a religious holiday

kislev posted...

PMarth2002 posted...

Why does it matter to you if atheists celebrate christmas?

You cant pick and choose what you want to follow, you follow it all or none of it

Pfft. as if any "Christians" actually follow their own stupid bullshit. They just pick and choose whats convenient for them.
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kislev posted...

Golden Road posted...

I guess Xmas is pointless in the sense that you could write Christmas instead, but that's a really bizarre point to make--people have been shortening words forever--and doesn't have much to do with the "atheists can't celebrate Christmas" point the topic claimed to be about.

The x in xmas is the greek letter chi which is where christ comes from so it is pointkess and makes them look dumb

Yes, which is exactly where Xmas originated.

"Xmas is a common abbreviation of the word Christmas. It is sometimes pronounced /ksms/, but Xmas, and variants such as Xtemass, originated as handwriting abbreviations for the typical pronunciation /krsms/. The "X" comes from the Greek letter Chi, which is the first letter of the Greek word , which in English is "Christ". The "-mas" part is from the Latin-derived Old English word for Mass."

You make it sound like people use Xmas to avoid saying Christ.

kislev posted...

Golden Road posted...

I guess Xmas is pointless in the sense that you could write Christmas instead, but that's a really bizarre point to make--people have been shortening words forever--and doesn't have much to do with the "atheists can't celebrate Christmas" point the topic claimed to be about.

The x in xmas is the greek letter chi which is where christ comes from so it is pointkess and makes them look dumb

I'll help you out, they're not the ones looking dumb right now.

shadowsword87 posted...

BTB posted...

The same reason that congressmen celebrate Valentines Day even though they have no hearts.

And mothersday, despite being spawned.

And how can there be feminists if they were aborted before birth.

Atheists celebrating xmas is cultural appropriation. By doing, it becomes non religious. Thus Christians will have been celebrating an atheist festivity after atheists have taken it over.
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miki_sauvester posted...

because christmas isn't a religious holiday

Talking about capitalism or the winter solstice celebration?
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imagine telling a christian you are either all in or all out
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Atheists don't believe in Xmas
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FourthDimension posted...

kislev posted...

PMarth2002 posted...

Why does it matter to you if atheists celebrate christmas?

You cant pick and choose what you want to follow, you follow it all or none of it

I can and will

And so do Christians

This.

No one is absolutely absolute in anything they do. People pick and choose, compromise, choose the lesser evil and so on. That does not make them hypocrites.

People are just people.

The ability to choose is everyone's FREEDOM. Having people shackled into a form of rigid, unbending and uncompromising position and lifestyle BECAUSE they are atheists simply mean that they are bound and gagged by the beliefs they cherish in the name of political correctness or the fear of being called a hypocrite is the exact opposite of being free.

If we were absolutely absolute in everything; in every thought or deed, then we'd have no real sense of freedom.

Atheists choosing to celebrate holidays doesn't HAVE to mean anything. It's just people having some good and clean fun with family and friends.
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Don't throw stones when your house is glass, TC, cause I'm still wondering why Christians get to say things like "you don't get to just pick and choose what you want to follow" to atheists and get their panties in a wad when I say "you don't get to pick and defend your certain child molesters in the church."
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What a stupid topic, a lot of people celebrate christmas who are not religious. It's not as religious as it was in the past. Are you religious tc?
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We live in a day and age where Christmas is practically force-fed down our throats. The moment Thanksgiving hits, we're bombarded with Christmas deals and music and lights and movies and everything. In addition, many nations claim Christmas as a national holiday, so a majority of employees (and all students) are required to take the day off whether or not they're Christian. If you want to see Christmas celebrated by less non-Christians, then it might make more sense to not make it a mandatory day off for everyone. Instead, everyone should be granted a handful of days to take off as a holiday of their choosing or something (that would make it more fair for those of other faiths that need to request paid time off for their religious holidays anyway).

And, as already noted, many of today's traditions for Christmas have nothing to do with Christmas, but were rather taken from Pagan and other Anglo-Saxon rituals to help convert them to Christianity. Even the date has nothing to do with Jesus's birthday.

FYI, I went and celebrated Christmas with my friend's family, and his mother is very religious. If you respect others and share the holiday with people outside your faith, it goes a long way towards being the caring individual Jesus told you to be.

wanna celebrate christmas? take down all the yule decorations and stop with the gifts.

happy saturnelia
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I think the TC might be trolling. I don't know why but I get that impression. Maybe because they make a topic every week or so about "athiests"(notice the misspelling).

Just sayn.
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