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Atheists and Christmas
Posted on 12/6/16 at 10:30 pm
Posted on 12/6/16 at 10:30 pm
My fellow Atheists, what do you do and how do you manage the Christmas holidays?
Posted on 12/6/16 at 10:31 pm to Forkbeard3777
I don't make a deal of it, I go through the religious motions out of respect of my family, etc.
It's far more important to me to have a good relationship with my family then to try and prove that I'm right. People who do that have miserable lives.
It's not hard.
It's far more important to me to have a good relationship with my family then to try and prove that I'm right. People who do that have miserable lives.
It's not hard.
This post was edited on 12/6/16 at 10:32 pm
Posted on 12/6/16 at 10:32 pm to Forkbeard3777
What is there to manage?
As an atheist, I realize the need for holidays and the such.
As an atheist, I realize the need for holidays and the such.
Posted on 12/6/16 at 10:32 pm to Forkbeard3777
Manage? All I have to do is not work, eat like a pig, drink like a fish and spend time with loved ones. There's no "manage" to it. Going to church drunk for an hour with my parents and brother isn't exactly much to ask.
Posted on 12/6/16 at 10:33 pm to Forkbeard3777
I enjoy spending time with my family.
Posted on 12/6/16 at 10:34 pm to Forkbeard3777
How much of modern day Christmas is really "religious"?
Sure there are special church services and nativity scenes and such, otherwise it's all secular.
Sure there are special church services and nativity scenes and such, otherwise it's all secular.
Posted on 12/6/16 at 10:34 pm to Forkbeard3777
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Posted on 12/6/16 at 10:37 pm to East Coast Band
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How much of modern day Christmas is really "religious"?
Basically none of it. I fricking love Christmas. I even enjoy the religious aspects of Christmas even though I don't believe any of it. Maybe it's the nostalgia of it. But I also love religious Christmas songs in general.
Posted on 12/6/16 at 10:37 pm to Forkbeard3777
I usually go to church with the fam, open gifts, lunch, drinks, and maybe some nba.
My favorite time of the year
My favorite time of the year
Posted on 12/6/16 at 10:39 pm to DrSteveBrule
It's not often the first post of the thread, is the best answer...
As a Christian, I completely respect that and I'm sure your family does too
Jw, do they bother you about your choice to be an athiest?
As a Christian, I completely respect that and I'm sure your family does too
Jw, do they bother you about your choice to be an athiest?
Posted on 12/6/16 at 10:40 pm to Forkbeard3777
I enjoy being with family, the food, gifts just like anyone else. I respect the faith of others even if it doesn't work for me. I dislike militant atheists just as I do religious zealots who want to save my soul.
Posted on 12/6/16 at 10:40 pm to lsu2006
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Going to church drunk for an hour with my parents and brother isn't exactly much to ask.
Even as a nonreligious person, I think it is very disrespectful.
Posted on 12/6/16 at 10:42 pm to Forkbeard3777
I celebrate Christmas with my family. I love the Christmas Holidays.
And this guy gets it.
And this guy gets it.
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I respect the faith of others even if it doesn't work for me. I dislike militant atheists just as I do religious zealots who want to save my soul.
This post was edited on 12/6/16 at 10:43 pm
Posted on 12/6/16 at 10:42 pm to knight_ryder
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J A C K D A N I E L S
.....doesn't just get the atheists through holiday functions
Posted on 12/6/16 at 10:46 pm to Forkbeard3777
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Even as a nonreligious person, I think it is very disrespectful.
I'm assuming it isn't like he is running up and down the aisles with his shirt off or muttering bull shite under his breath. Seems to me like you are trying to bait something here.
This post was edited on 12/6/16 at 10:46 pm
Posted on 12/6/16 at 10:46 pm to Forkbeard3777
I protest in front of churches after pissing off my family and friends with my extreme vitriol toward their faith.
Posted on 12/6/16 at 10:47 pm to Forkbeard3777
I try to keep Christ out of Christmas.
Seriously, I love trees and gifts and cheesy music and all that jazz. And I say Merry Christmas.
Seriously, I love trees and gifts and cheesy music and all that jazz. And I say Merry Christmas.
This post was edited on 12/7/16 at 2:23 am
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