Why do atheists and people who are not religious celebrate Jesus’s birthday? Why do they put up decorations and buy presents? I think Christmas is now officially just commercial. For the most part. Most people that celebrate it don’t give a (expletive) about Jesus’s birthday, but just want presents and to sell stuff. Why do atheists and non-religious people still celebrate the birth of Christ?
I agree that Christmas has really just become a buy me holiday where people think of lists of presents. I think that non-religious people celebrate christmas not because it represents the birth of Christ but because christmas is the joining of christian and pagan traditions. What does a tree, lights, and santa have to do with the birth of a Jesus. In the Roman times to unite the people the cesar combined the two. So I suppose that Christmas really has two meanings but the main focus is Christ is born, or at least it should be.
November 21st, 2009 at 4:32 am
I agree that Christmas has really just become a buy me holiday where people think of lists of presents. I think that non-religious people celebrate christmas not because it represents the birth of Christ but because christmas is the joining of christian and pagan traditions. What does a tree, lights, and santa have to do with the birth of a Jesus. In the Roman times to unite the people the cesar combined the two. So I suppose that Christmas really has two meanings but the main focus is Christ is born, or at least it should be.
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