“atheists shouldnt really celebrate christmas should they?”
If we didn’t, when would i set up my Blazing Saddles Nativity?
(We ride into town, a whoopin’ and a hollerin’, and frank the cense out of everyone…)
“Atheists HATE Christ, right?”
The guy that hates rich people? Forgives everyone including his executioners? Hates class and wealth boundaries?
Naw, we like Jesus, as far as characters go. We just get upset at people who SAY they follow Christ, but own private jets. Or want to shoot poor people at the border.
“ So christmas shouldnt really be celebrated by them..”
Fine, we’ll celebrate Solstice. Raise an evergreen tree, decorate it with candles to resemble the starry night sky, and wait for Wotan to distrbute presents from his 8-legged horse.
"but this goes against centuries of tradition”
So did emancipation.
“and i thought that was a little unfair.”
You accept Hell? But think not observing Christmas is unfair?
You need to examine your priorities, i think.
"that way they dont have to have a looming religious feeling about the whole ordeal”
Um, what in the name of the Great Golden Goober makes you think we’re burdened by a religious feeling?
It’s winter. The roads are icy, the stores are crowded, the people are fucking STRESSED by trying to meet all their obligations for school, family, friends, business parties, getting gifts, sending cards, watching the bills mount, cooking the feasts…
Depressed tend to relax during the holidays, everyone around them is clearly shoving a smile on top of stress and frustration. The world is grey, so is everyone’s mood.
And there’s Trump, the evangelica hope this year, wishing half the country burn in hell as his Xmas message….
What looming religious overtones?
