RE: Is it rational for, say, Muslims to not celebrate Christmas?
December 23, 2020 at 6:33 pm
(This post was last modified: December 23, 2020 at 6:43 pm by Brian37.)
(December 23, 2020 at 8:10 am)Lawz Wrote: The few Muslims I've asked about this all say they do not celebrate Christmas, yet I'm an atheist and still celebrate it as a secular holiday, as I'm sure do most here - winter solstice and all that. Communication breakdown or...what?
I am quite sure you can find non conservative Muslims, just like atheists, that like getting together in the winter with family in America.
That is why we call it "holidays", because people celebrate this time of year in different ways even on different days.
BUT this year, regardless of which cold day between November and New Years you want to be with family, be it to worship candles, a magic baby, an African American religion, or like some atheists do, the Solstice, the CDC is screaming to everyone, STAY THE FUCK HOME THIS YEAR. Because of COVID.
But are Americans listening? NOPE. Triple A is estimating 84 million Americans will travel between the 24th and January 3rd.
I don't care if one celebrates Christmas thinking it is about a magic baby. I don't care if someone lights candles on a Menorah, or Kwanza, or celebrate Ramadan. If you are like me, you order Chinese food and watch sports any day of the week.
I get the socializing aspect of it. But the truth is, no matter what religion humans believe, or invent, no matter what nations do this or that, friend or foe, nothing lasts forever, not even religions or nations. So instead of fighting over how one day should be spent, lets just leave it up to the individual, and value spending time with family and friends, not just on holidays, but every day.
(December 23, 2020 at 4:44 pm)brewer Wrote:
I forgot about this. I love this.
Back in the late 90s, I worked at a old folks mom and pop radio station. Every year from Thanksgiving to New Years I'd have to do either 3 or 6 hour live shifts playing Christmas Music. My manager kept nudging me to play more religious themed songs, I hated that shit. I played more Rudolph and Santa Baby.
Anywho, there was a Christmas multi CD collection, with all the secular and religious songs, but it had a few comic songs two. Everyone knows "Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer". But it also had this. Needless to say, I was forbidden to play it.
