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??
Atheists....
by dottie 13 Replies latest jw friends
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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.
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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
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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.
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