An Atheist celebrating Christmas?

ok, but do you think its wrong for people to celebrate halloween who really dont believe that it is a day where both this life and the afterlife come as one?

and just as Macarbe said, what do you think of lets say a russian who decided he wants to live in america. can he not celebrate thanksgiving?

yes he can, because he will be an american citizen then.

Originally posted by Rogue Jedi
yes, they can celebrate christmas. but is it ethical for them to do so?

As pointed out time and time again within this thread - Yes, it is.

Originally posted by Rogue Jedi
yes he can, because he will be an american citizen then.

No, he's not a citizen, he's only been in the country for a week. Does he still have the right to celebrate thanksgiving?

Originally posted by BackFire
As pointed out time and time again within this thread - Yes, it is.

Originally posted by Darth Macabre
No, he's not a citizen, he's only been in the country for a week. Does he still have the right to celebrate thanksgiving?

Sounds like he celebrates the commercial Christmas. Not a big deal, considering a lot of Christians celebrate holidays that are shunned by the belief.

huh?

I'm agnostic for lack of a better term. So I'm not celebrating the birth of the J-man.

Just the fact that it's a sweet season.

-AC

I'm an atheist, but I celebrate Christmas. I must admit it's never crossed my mind that I'm a hypocrite, although I can't argue that it's not hypocritical of me to celebrate Jesus' birth by taking part in Christmas when I don't personally believe he existed.

Please answer me honestly, am I wrong to celebrate Christmas? I am, as far as I know, the only open atheist in my family. Each of my relatives has their own reason for celebrating Christmas, be it religious or not. I spend the season with my family, most of whom I don't see very often. So I guess, in my defence, I could say I am using the birth of someone I don't believe in as an excuse to get together with much loved family and celebrate with them, and count my blessings. Is that really so bad?

Originally posted by Rogue Jedi
christmas is the birth of christ. if you do not believe in christ, what right do you have to celebrate?

Originally posted by Syren
I'm an atheist, but I celebrate Christmas. I must admit it's never crossed my mind that I'm a hypocrite, although I can't argue that it's not hypocritical of me to celebrate Jesus' birth by taking part in Christmas when I don't personally believe he existed.

Please answer me honestly, am I wrong to celebrate Christmas? I am, as far as I know, the only open atheist in my family. Each of my relatives has their own reason for celebrating Christmas, be it religious or not. I spend the season with my family, most of whom I don't see very often. So I guess, in my defence, I could say I am using the birth of someone I don't believe in as an excuse to get together with much loved family and celebrate with them, and count my blessings. Is that really so bad?

Well you don't celebrate "christmas", you just enjoy the season and partake in another non-religious element of the season. I don't celebrate "christmas" per se, although that's an easy way of saying it.

It's evolved into a season that celebrates generosity as well as the Big J to the esus. Which some people choose to celebrate it for.

I personally am faaaar too ego-driven to celebrate someone elses birthday more than my own. I could turn water into wine, I just choose not to.

-AC

😆 Noted. I celebrate all other elements associated with 'Christmas', then.

Originally posted by xyz jedi
way to spoil christmas. Christmas is about commercialism and giving.

i see you have branched out from your own threads with the drama. way to go, Mrs. Jedi.

Ever wondered what next an athiest will be celebrating?

Yeah Easter, they'll celebrate that one too. Even though they're not supposed to.

And again the Christian church absorbed pagan practices. After discovering that people were more reluctant to give up their holidays and festivals than their gods, they simply incorporated pagan practices into Christian festivals.
The word Easter is named after Eastre, the Anglo-Saxon goddess of spring, whose sacred animal was a hare. A festival was held in her honor every year at the vernal equinox.

Ceterum censeo OTF esse delendam.

yeah right.

He doesnt really celebrate it as in "Yay Jesus", I'm Agnostic and I still go up to my Aunts house to give gifts to people.

Kevy, was that an attempt at sarcasm? It didn't work 🙂

Originally posted by kevy-2006
yeah right.

Like it or not, that's the truth.

Amazing what you find out with a little research.