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!

[pandamonium]

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?

She wasnt being prejudice about anything, she was only pointing out the reason for this topic.... "you can't have it both ways!" as kryogenix made.

it disrespectful to steal a holiday, call it your own, name it for your religon, and tell everyone else they can't celebrate it.

Accordingly, it wasnt stolen...... they were just celebrating the winter holiday... it just so happens it is advertised as "Christmas" through America, just like uninspired fae said below

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.