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Atheists Should Celebrate Christian Holidays
Should atheists celebrate Christian holidays? Buddhists don't celebrate x-mas or Easter; Christians don't celebrate hanukkah; Holidays like Easter and x-mas are Christian based holidays. (Easter - Jesus resurrection; Christmas - birth of Jesus)
 McLovin  28 Oct 2008 12:29
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You should celebrate any reason to take the day off and party.
 
 ur_wrong  28 Oct 2008 23:52
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Christmas and Easter were both pagan holidays that Christians co-opted to make converting the pagans easier. Today, however, both are purely secular holidays that anyone can celebrate. After all, just how religious are Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny and flying reindeer?
 
 Cephus  28 Oct 2008 14:51
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That's completely at their own discretion. There is no shame in any social gathering which promotes love, peace, kindness, fun, memories of history, etc. Holidays have social value regardless of their origin. The meaning they hold is only significant to the individual assessing what that event means to them personally. Even taking Christians for an example, there are Christians who view Christmas as a deeply sacred serious event and go to church with their passion, meanwhile there are Christians who just show up for church and muddle their way through it and then go open their gifts. Both are celebrating Christmas but in slightly different ways. You might decide the intensely religious person got it right, but your judgement does not detract from the enjoyment of the family treating it more as a regular holiday than for it's underlying religious meaning. Both families will enjoy and look forward to Christmas regardless of their motives. And the same is true for atheists. Each may choose what they want to celebrate and the personal meaning it holds for them. I'm not Mexician but I don't mind celebrating Cinco de Mayo, nor Irish but I'm fine with St. Patrick's Day, nor French but on occasion I honoured Bastille Day.

Holidays become cultural events, everyone part of that overall culture is welcome to partake of it or deny it.
 
 Grenache  28 Oct 2008 12:42
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They should, but since they don't believe in God, that would kind of be sacriligious. That might be insultive to God. Some atheists celebrate Christmas and stuff anyway.
 
 bookworm3  16 Dec 2008 03:15
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Neither xmas nor Eostre are truly Christian in every way. Atheists should? That makes no sense.
 
 Stranger  16 Dec 2008 03:11
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First and foremost. Christmas and easter are PAGAN holidays.(read up on it) Christ was born late march/ early April. I celebrate yule. It should be called Jesusmass to christians because Christ is a title, not a name Christ means"the annointed one" . Santa says "merry Christmas" yet he's not religious..lol. The whole idea of the holidays is to spread joy and happiness around and maybe have a few days out of the year when christians and Muslims aren't killing each other over mythological differences
 
 Organicman  27 Nov 2008 07:31
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I have to say no, Christian holidays celebrate christ, the person that the Christian religions, which Mormonism is apart of, revolve around. If i am correct, then atheist don't believe in God or Christ so why would they celebrate holidays that acknowledge their existence??
 
 dolphins  28 Oct 2008 20:37
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 that's one view..., the other is that u agree because, why cant they?? i mean its all the same holiday, and like Cephus said "how religious are Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny and flying reindeer?" all they have to do is change why they celebrate the holiday to fit what they believe... thats what i would do anyway.

i personally dont care its just something i wanted to do (argue for both sides) but i cant post on both :'(
by  dolphins
 28 Oct 2008 20:37
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I would no more participate in "christian holidays" than I would participate in a gangbang of children by catholic priests.

Perversions are perversions, regardless of their forms.
 
 K9  28 Oct 2008 16:41
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Nobody "should" celebrate anything. Holiday's are entirely optional.
 
 sherbert  28 Oct 2008 14:06
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 Just like foreplay.
by  Specter87
 28 Oct 2008 19:37
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Jewish people go to Christmas parties. It's about doing what makes you happy. How can one not enjoy the friendly atmosphere?
 
 Specter87  28 Oct 2008 12:56
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