http://redford.pterofractal.com/2009/12/what-is-christmas/ From The Man Without a Dragon Tattoo Mon, 23 Jan 2012 06:44:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://redford.pterofractal.com/2009/12/what-is-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-224 Joanne Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:44:09 +0000 http://redford.pterofractal.com/?p=488#comment-224 That is interesting. I've not heard that atheists think Christmas is too Christian since I think you see Santa around more than I see Nativity scenes, and last time I heard the rumour, Santa was an invention of Coca-Cola. As for songs, there's easily enough Christmas pop-themed tunes now. They're maybe not ripe with tradition, but everything can't be completely emptied of its origins, yet. I view Christmas as being too consumerist. I find the values of spending the holidays with loved ones has become too much about the gifts and spending, exiling the values of being with loved ones, getting to know them and being thankful of being in their presence. Christmas like some other holidays should be about love, to put it on an atheist/religious neutral ground, and is unique in its placement in the year. Christmas, if anything, personally, should be about love, something that I think any party shouldn't have a problem with. That is interesting. I’ve not heard that atheists think Christmas is too Christian since I think you see Santa around more than I see Nativity scenes, and last time I heard the rumour, Santa was an invention of Coca-Cola. As for songs, there’s easily enough Christmas pop-themed tunes now. They’re maybe not ripe with tradition, but everything can’t be completely emptied of its origins, yet. I view Christmas as being too consumerist. I find the values of spending the holidays with loved ones has become too much about the gifts and spending, exiling the values of being with loved ones, getting to know them and being thankful of being in their presence. Christmas like some other holidays should be about love, to put it on an atheist/religious neutral ground, and is unique in its placement in the year. Christmas, if anything, personally, should be about love, something that I think any party shouldn’t have a problem with.

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