Atheists at Christmas: Eat, drink and be wary - Page 2

Homeslice · 12-09-2009, 04:42 PM

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For one thing, it's a chance to share coping techniques during this most religious time of year. They range from the simple, like warning about certain stores that blare religious Christmas songs,

They can't be serious....

Avoiding certain stores cuz of their music?

Get a life

Fleck750 · 12-09-2009, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by njchopper87

These people fail. You don't have to be religious to eat food, be around family and put lights on the damn house. Who cares about words in songs.. just tune them out. As far as merchandise with religious meaning.. just look the other way.

My sister is a Jehovah Witness. She sounds like these people. Has avoided our family like the plague for every holiday for the last 10 years.

My mom calls her on her birthday every year and I send her a Christmas card.

AquaPython · 12-09-2009, 05:01 PM

yes i believe you did read it wrong. partially because it was written poorly. they are not following the pagan religion, they are celebrating a celestial event as an excuse to party at this time, having no god. it just so happens that pagans chose this day as a holy day.

HurricaneHeather · 12-09-2009, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Fleck750

My sister is a Jehovah Witness. She sounds like these people. Has avoided our family like the plague for every holiday for the last 10 years.

My mom calls her on her birthday every year and I send her a Christmas card.

That's a little different though. It is specifically AGAINST their religion to celebrate anything. It's not that they just don't believe in a certain holiday's origin.

karl_1052 · 12-09-2009, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by HurricaneHeather

That's a little different though. It is specifically AGAINST their religion to celebrate anything. It's not that they just don't believe in a certain holiday's origin.

No it is not. They do not have a religion, so it cannot be against it.
Specifying a day of gathering and celebrating each other has no religious undertones.

I wonder if they scream out "Oh Me!" during sex?

Fleck750 · 12-09-2009, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by HurricaneHeather

That's a little different though. It is specifically AGAINST their religion to celebrate anything. It's not that they just don't believe in a certain holiday's origin.

But you don't totally turn your back because they believe something else.

She has relented a bit. My mother fell down a 50 foot embankment, breaking her shoulder and arm. My sister didn't go to church for 3 weeks because she'd stayed with my mom while she was recovering. The church reprimanded her for missing her designated "door knocking" time. Our mother was 80 when she went down that hill.

HurricaneHeather · 12-09-2009, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by karl_1052

No it is not. They do not have a religion, so it cannot be against it.
Specifying a day of gathering and celebrating each other has no religious undertones.

I wonder if they scream out "Oh Me!" during sex?

I was talking about people who follow the Jehovah's Witness religion. Not the atheists.

HurricaneHeather · 12-09-2009, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Fleck750

But you don't totally turn your back because they believe something else.

She has relented a bit. My mother fell down a 50 foot embankment, breaking her shoulder and arm. My sister didn't go to church for 3 weeks because she'd stayed with my mom while she was recovering. The church reprimanded her for missing her designated "door knocking" time. Our mother was 80 when she went down that hill.

Yeah, they really are teh suck no doubt about control and whatnot.

Trip · 12-09-2009, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by HurricaneHeather

Well maybe I'm making it a big deal, Trip!!

I don't know....I'm bored.

Fine, complain about it then. LOL

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Originally Posted by AquaPython

yes i believe you did read it wrong. partially because it was written poorly. they are not following the pagan religion, they are celebrating a celestial event as an excuse to party at this time, having no god. it just so happens that pagans chose this day as a holy day.

Of course they aren't celebrating the pagan religion. They are just using the pagans as a reason to make fun of the christians by mentioning them stealing a lot of their traditions.

They could careless about the celestial event. The pagans and the christians have made this a culturally accepted time to celebrate and they don't want to feel left out so they are reaching for anything to try to make it acceptable for them to fit in with the people who do celebrate the holiday.

Christmas has been marketed to everyone now, might as well just celebrate it if you want to party and shut up. It's a mix mash of traditions and religions, might as well throw a little atheism in there too.

Smittie61984 · 12-09-2009, 05:35 PM

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MINNEAPOLIS – Angie O'Neill recently moved into a new apartment complex for seniors and she's trying to make new friends. But Christmas is a tough time of year for an atheist.

"All the planned activities at this time of year revolve around the church," said O'Neill, a retiree and an atheist for decades.

I can fix this right here. FUCKING MOVE