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"Christ"mas and the atheist
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RE: "Christ"mas and the atheist
December 16, 2014 at 7:35 pm
When I was single in the Navy I used to volunteer for Christmas and New Year's Eve duty so men with families and men who liked to get stupid could enjoy themselves. It wasn't a religious issue with me, it was helping out a shipmate. Besides, it was always funny to see the partiers lined up for 0730 muster. They kinda swayed in a breeze only they could feel.
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RE: "Christ"mas and the atheist
December 16, 2014 at 9:34 pm


If there is a god, I want to believe that there is a god.  If there is not a god, I want to believe that there is no god.
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RE: "Christ"mas and the atheist
December 17, 2014 at 12:06 am (This post was last modified: December 17, 2014 at 12:06 am by Thumpalumpacus.)
(December 16, 2014 at 5:28 pm)aces Wrote: Today on Face book I saw a thread that was bashing non believers. It said non believers should not participate in Christmas, get Christmas day off or get holiday pay for that day since the holiday is for Christ.

Now, I'm new to my beliefs. I used to be a Christian but from everything I have read noone truly knows WHEN christ was supposedly born AND Christmas dates back further than Christ does as an actual Pagan tradition.

It actually has nothing to do with Christ or Christianity.

That's correct isn't it??


It's all fairy tales and unicorns. No one wants to really research anything with an open mind.

Why should anyone bother researching fables?

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RE: "Christ"mas and the atheist
December 17, 2014 at 12:24 am
(December 16, 2014 at 5:28 pm)aces Wrote: Today on Face book I saw a thread that was bashing non believers. It said non believers should not participate in Christmas, get Christmas day off or get holiday pay for that day since the holiday is for Christ.

Now, I'm new to my beliefs. I used to be a Christian but from everything I have read noone truly knows WHEN christ was supposedly born AND Christmas dates back further than Christ does as an actual Pagan tradition.

It actually has nothing to do with Christ or Christianity.

That's correct isn't it??


It's all fairy tales and unicorns. No one wants to really research anything with an open mind.

When I was young, the Christmas message was that the holiday was about love and peace for everyone. Maybe it was because I was a kid and was protected from the extremists among us but there didn't seem to be as many people who were determined to use the holiday to separate out groups into us and them.

Even my very religious friends roll their eyes at those who get offended that a cashier says Happy Holidays instead of Merry Christmas.

I haven't yet heard anyone claim that Christmas can only be celebrated by Christians and I can't imagine most Christians supporting that view(or maybe I just have sensible friends) That facebook post makes the group sound like petulant children who want a reason to throw a tantrum. How do they think that they can keep nonChristians from celebrating Christmas? All they have done is find a way to irritate nonbelievers and embarrass other Christians.
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RE: "Christ"mas and the atheist
December 17, 2014 at 12:31 am
(December 17, 2014 at 12:06 am)Parkers Tan Wrote:
(December 16, 2014 at 5:28 pm)aces Wrote: Today on Face book I saw a thread that was bashing non believers. It said non believers should not participate in Christmas, get Christmas day off or get holiday pay for that day since the holiday is for Christ.

Now, I'm new to my beliefs. I used to be a Christian but from everything I have read noone truly knows WHEN christ was supposedly born AND Christmas dates back further than Christ does as an actual Pagan tradition.

It actually has nothing to do with Christ or Christianity.

That's correct isn't it??


It's all fairy tales and unicorns. No one wants to really research anything with an open mind.

Why should anyone bother researching fables?

It should be the person who believes in them doing the research for the most part.
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RE: "Christ"mas and the atheist
December 17, 2014 at 12:49 am
The majority won't.
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