Atheists at Christmas: Eat, drink and be wary

[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.

[Trip]

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

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]

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