Atheists....

dottie

Just a question to satisfy my own curiosity...

Do Atheists believe in Christmas or Easter???

I always thought that real staunch Atheists didn't because of the Jesus involvement in these holidays....anyone know??

nowisee

no, of course they don't believe....

but they want to be part of all the fun too. when i owned my new age bookstore i used to sell happy solstice cards for the atheists.

ashitaka

happy solstice cards for the atheists

HA! That's cool. Would love to send one of those to a JW for Christmas. Happy Solstice! LOL

ash

drwtsn32

Do Atheists believe in Christmas or Easter???

No, a belief in Jesus is not a requisite for celebrating those holidays. A belief in some flying fat dude and an bunny that lays eggs is required, though.

StinkyPantz

Do Atheists believe in Christmas or Easter???

Does it matter? I know of Jews that participate in the festivities, but it's not like they believe. I am borderline athiest, and you better believe that this year I'm getting the works, a tree, lights, wrapped presents, etc. We'll also celebrate Easter when we have kids. They'll get to paint eggs and such.

Rado Vleugel

I don't believe in Christmas, but I do celebrate it as a family holiday (with my old grandparents who aren't JW's and couldn't celebrate Christmas for years because their daughter (my mother) and all their grandchildren were JW's).

Rado Vleugel
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Swan

I'm agnostic.

I celebrate Christmas as a secular holiday rather than for the religious aspect of it. Its a great time for celebration of home, family, the spirit of giving, and goodwill to all men.

Easter I don't really pay much attention to. My husband, who believes in God, thinks of it as a kid's holiday, so he doesn't pay much attention to it either.

Tammy

Nathan Natas

I'm an atheist.

I was raised a Dub, so I have no "fond memories" of XMas past or emotional attachments to the occasion; to me it is an arifact of a culture that I never shared.

That doesn't mean that I can't appreciate that Xmas means something to other people. Within their culture I can apprciate that it has emotional significance, perhaps. I think that for many others, in the USA at least, Xmas is a purely social occasion with obligatory conspicuous consumption enforced by the media.

To me Easter is the national chocolate/marshmallow "peeps" festival.

Satanus

I don't celebrate easter. I eat chocolate bunnies any time of the yr;)

SS

Aztec

If I didn't have a child I probably wouldn't even bother with either holiday. There's no need to believe in Christmas. I view it as purely a secular holiday. Easter is the same. The one holiday I really get into is Halloween. I love to dress up!

~Aztec

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