Atheists at Christmas: Eat, drink and be wary

[HurricaneHeather]

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]

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?

[HurricaneHeather]

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.

[karl_1052]

Originally Posted by HurricaneHeather

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

Ah, my mistake.

I corrected yours too.

[HurricaneHeather]

Originally Posted by karl_1052

Ah, my mistake.

I corrected yours too.

I stand corrected.

actually I'm sitting, but that's just a technicality.

[Fleck750]

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]

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.