Atheists and Christmas

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.

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.

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.

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How much of modern day Christmas is really "religious"?

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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.

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go to church

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why?

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?

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Going to church drunk for an hour with my parents and brother isn't exactly much to ask.

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Even as a nonreligious person, I think it is very disrespectful.

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J A C K D A N I E L S

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.....doesn't just get the atheists through holiday functions

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Even as a nonreligious person, I think it is very disrespectful.

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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.

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.