you can't have it both ways! Options

[*kryogenix*]

is it fair that non-christians celebrate christmas with presents and christmas trees? i can't stand it when people openly say how they hate religion and christianity, then come christmas time, they brag about their christmas presents. that goes for easter too. people openly reject jesus christ's resurrection but they celebrate easter. and to add insult to injury, they completely change the meaning by having egghunts and bunnies.

-edit- uh yeah. you can't have it both ways! either become a christian and partake in our holidays, or stay an atheist/agnostic and don't celebrate our holidays, and don't change our holidays either!

[Spirited Away]

I say if non-christian want to celebrate santa insted of Christ they give it a new name... Santamas?? It's not right to take a religous holiday and turn it into an excuse to buy junk. It's disrespectful.

Read the whole thread, please?

Christmas wasn't originally a Christian holiday. You're the one who's being disrespectful and not to mention, a jerk. Why must you be prejudiced about how non-Christians celebrate the holiday season? What happened to free will?

Don't accuse Catholics for stealing holidays. The celebrations are warranted (Birth of Christ, Ressurection of Christ). The Church moved it to the present dates to make it easier to convert pagans.

Christ is said to be born in September and resurrected in April (?) though, so what does anything has to do with December? If the Church moved it to the present dates to make it easier on pagan conversion, then why criticize those who celebrate it for what it originally was and NOT for the purpose of the birth of Christ? I don't see a problem with different groups of people celebrating different beliefs, ideals, fun at the same time of the year. It's the season that brings different groups of people together. People call it Christmas because it's almost a commercialized term, a word that has integrated into the American mainstream that signifies the Winter holidays in general.

What I don't understaned is, if people claim that God doesn't exist, why do they badmouth him? Why is your intent to offend, rather than enlight?

Who would badmouth Him for no apparent reason? Usually, I only offend when I feel offended.