Lightkeeper
Well-Known Member
Do you think they should? Why or why not.
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Should A Christian Celebrate Christmas?
- Thread starter Lightkeeper
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Engyo
Prince of Dorkness!
My family is Buddhist; and yet we celebrate the social aspects of the Christmas holiday: A season of peace and goodwill towards men (and women) [which is an entirely Buddhist concept] and also a season to honor others and demonstrate your appreciation of them by gift giving. Bodhi Day (anniversary of the Buddha's attainment of enlightenment) is Dec. 8th and we celebrate that as well.
darkpenguin
Charismatic Enigma
yes many other things do as theyr derived from pagan celebrations and turned into religious ones! why not just think up your own celebrations? and why celbrate someone born who was only going to turn into a magician!Jensa said:
Jaymes
The cake is a lie
First, congrats: This thread has been dead for almost two years. Nice resurrection! 
A person's raising doesn't leave them easily. I see no reason to demand people just stop celebrating what they've been doing most likely their entire life because a group of people thousands of years ago also saw it as a fun time of the year.
Are you implying that they weren't religious when they were pagan?darkpenguin said:
Why ignore wisdom that's already there? If I do anything I enjoy that's fun on Sunday, am I "borrowing" from Christianity?
A person's raising doesn't leave them easily. I see no reason to demand people just stop celebrating what they've been doing most likely their entire life because a group of people thousands of years ago also saw it as a fun time of the year.
Same reason one would celebrate the sun being reborn, I guess.
darkpenguin
Charismatic Enigma
oh my this thread really has been dead for years lol, i rock i rock, anyways all im doing is putting my view across, i saw a documentry the other night about the rapture and it really annoyed me, thus why im expressing myself on here! personaly im not religious and am very respectfull of the few religions that dont force themselves onto people, mainly eastern religions, they seem to like to keep themselves to themselves and like me be respectfull of other religions, that cannot be said of christianity and catholocism to name but a few! thus with my dislike for them!
Jaymes
The cake is a lie
Pardon me for saying so, darkpenguin, but I can't say I've ever met a good Christian that forces their views on others. Many of the wonderful Christians on this forum will plainly state their views about God and Jesus and refrain from adding "... and you'd better think that, too, or you're going to hell!"
How is that more forceful than you stating your opinions?
How is that more forceful than you stating your opinions?
Real Sorceror
Pirate Hunter
Of course you should celebrate Christmas!
However, thats a Yule Tree in your living room.
However, thats a Yule Tree in your living room.
Simon Gnosis
Active Member
Christmas is a great excuse for a 'knees up' for anyone of any religion, if people want to get all retentive about it.... well no sherry and mince pies for them then I say!
'oooh look at me I hate xmas because it isnt 100% christian, I am so special and clever and loyal to God whom also hates christmas naturally, no one actually likes me enough to give me a gift anyway boo hoo....'
heheh I am in one of those moods...
'oooh look at me I hate xmas because it isnt 100% christian, I am so special and clever and loyal to God whom also hates christmas naturally, no one actually likes me enough to give me a gift anyway boo hoo....'
heheh I am in one of those moods...
Smoke
Done here.
I think festivity, gift-giving, and going to church are all okay in moderation, but things do seem to get out of hand during the Christmas season.
The Quaker tradition tends to look askance at holy days and holidays, and I rather like George Fox's way of celebrating Christmas:
The Quaker tradition tends to look askance at holy days and holidays, and I rather like George Fox's way of celebrating Christmas:
When the time called Christmas came, while others were feasting and sporting themselves I looked out poor widows from house to house, and gave them some money.
But my mother and my better half are both enthusiastic celebrators of Christmas, and I go along so as not to ruin their fun. We generally celebrate Halloween, too, but that's about it. Last year we ignored Thanksgiving, and I'd like to make that a regular practice.
Terrywoodenpic
Oldest Heretic
Of course they should celebrate Christ's birth...
The exact day may be in doubt... but at least it is less complicated than the day for celebrating Easter.
I would like to see the Gift exchange moved to Kings...
At least it would have more meaning, and take away the confusion with Father Christmas.
The exact day may be in doubt... but at least it is less complicated than the day for celebrating Easter.
I would like to see the Gift exchange moved to Kings...
At least it would have more meaning, and take away the confusion with Father Christmas.
James the Persian
Dreptcredincios Crestin
Which just happens to be an even more complicated calculation for us than for you!Terrywoodenpic said:
I'm sorry, but what's Kings? Do you mean Theophany (Epiphany)? I've heard that westerners have associated the feast with the visit of the Magi. That's a very minor thread in the east, though, where the emphasis is very much on Christ's baptism. It's a very important feast for us. Really, it's as important as Christmas, but there's no gift giving. Personally, I just wish the Romanian church would go back to the Old Calendar then I could celebrate in January with the the Russians and would avoid all commercial rubbish (in fact, I'd be fasting right through the commercial rubbish).
Just to be clear for those who aren't aware, Old Calendar Orthodox like the Russians are still celebrating the Nativity on 25th December, it's just that the Julian calendar is 13 days behind the Gregorian and so that date (currently, it will shift in future) corresponds to Gregorian 7th January.
James
Doktormartini
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Technically Christmas is Pagan but yeah, they have a right to celebrate it.