I fecking LOVE Christmas. Food, drink, pressies, music (side note: as a kid, I honestly thought the line was 'Good King Wence's car backed out / on a piece of Stephen...'), people being a little nicer than normal, and so on.
I truly don't see any conflict between my atheism and celebrating Christmas. It's a symbol, and a symbol has whatever meaning you put into it. Bugger me with a fish-fork if I'll give up a cracking good time at Christmas simply because the day has been co-opted by a load of fatuous nitwits who can't seem to break wind without invoking the name of Jesus.
For the record, I'm also anti-monarchist, but that doesn't stop me spending money with the Queen's face on it.
Boru
I truly don't see any conflict between my atheism and celebrating Christmas. It's a symbol, and a symbol has whatever meaning you put into it. Bugger me with a fish-fork if I'll give up a cracking good time at Christmas simply because the day has been co-opted by a load of fatuous nitwits who can't seem to break wind without invoking the name of Jesus.
For the record, I'm also anti-monarchist, but that doesn't stop me spending money with the Queen's face on it.
Boru
‘I can’t be having with this.’ - Esmeralda Weatherwax
