RE: Atheists at Christmas
December 12, 2013 at 2:38 pm
(This post was last modified: December 12, 2013 at 2:40 pm by Tonus.)
(December 12, 2013 at 1:06 am)Wunsbee Wrote: Do you celebrate? I personally love it! The lights, the tree, the carols, gifts, family time, hot coco, winter time, etc(: Now those things have nothing to do with Christianity! What I hate is the prayer, midnight service, etc. for obvious reasons. My family prays A LOT during Christmas... I just don't know how to deal with it.
I was raised JW and they don't celebrate it, so it's a strange time of year for me. I like the decorations and the general atmosphere of veiled excitement, with people realizing that it's a holiday season and not just a single day or anything like that. But at home it's just another time of the year.
(December 12, 2013 at 2:23 pm)max-greece Wrote: Somehow, however, by about 3 pm there is a full dinner ready for everyone and despite the fact we are convinced there isn't enough food for everyone we always end up with bucketful's left.
Fishes and loaves?
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