(November 22, 2011 at 4:44 pm)airborne2k10 Wrote: Having been a worship leader in my previous church for 4 years, I have grown fond of many of the Christmas songs I used to play and despite the fact that I don't believe in the songs' message, I still think many of the them are quite beautiful. I am not sure how to approach this Christmas season since it will be my first atheist Christmas.
Do any of you atheists/agnostics have any similar feelings towards Christmas? Do you guys completely ignore the holiday all together? If you celebrate it, what sort of things do you cut out? I am just interested to hear your thoughts on Christmas
I love Christmas too. And honestly, the Jesus/church part of it doesn't bother me. It's a lovely story, and you're right- a lot of the music is beautiful. I still go to Christmas Eve mass with my family because the ceremony is beautiful and I can just sit back and enjoy the music, decor, candles, and incense without the bullshit. If you enjoyed it as a theist, why cut it out? You don't have to believe in all the craziness to appreciate the beauty of some of it.
That will never hold up in court...
