War On Christmas coming up?

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Wed, 12/05/2018 - 08:29

arakish

My take on Christmas, Or, My Holiday Rant

I, and me wife, have always felt you do NOT need a bullshit holiday, especially a damnable Christian one, to have a get-together of family and friends to have a good time. We only celebrated Thanksgiving and Christmas because it is literally TYRANNICALLY FORCED upon us. However, we never had a tree, lights, or any other kind of decorations because we felt it was a waste of money. The only one we did have were ones others bought and gave to us. And we did not have the huge pile of gifts (except those from others). I gave my daughters gifts all year long. I did not need some retarded religious holiday to give gifts to anyone.

I feel ALL holidays should be abolished. Why should any fucked-in-the-head religious "holiday" be given any privilege of being a "national" holiday? Whatever happened to the "separation of church and state"? I feel the ONLY holiday that should be given "national" privilege is Fourth of July. All holidays should be abolished. Especially religious ones. As said, the "separation" issue.

Of course, this does NOT mean I go around like Scrooge saying "Fuck you" to everyone who says those holiday greetings. I just say "you have an easy one too." And if people do not like that, that is their problem.

rmfr

EDIT: fixed misspelling

Wed, 12/05/2018 - 23:12

(Reply to #32) #33

Rohan M.

If you don’t like holidays

If you don’t like holidays with a religious connotation, then there’s always these holidays:

-Athmas (I invented this): Pretty much Christmas, but without the nativities, religious songs, or church services. Can also be referred to as “Familymas”, or “Actualfuckingpeoplenotimaginaryonesmas“

-Skeptikkah: Basically Hanukkah, but again, no religious aspects.

-Reasondan: Ramadan but no prayers before eating, you eat when the sun is out, and instead of halal, the food you eat must consist mostly of bacon.

Holiday: A Pastafarian... well, holiday. Arr, may ye be touched by His Noodly Appendage!

Wed, 12/05/2018 - 08:39

#34

Meepwned

@rakish I knew I liked you. I

@arakish I knew I liked you. I too wish all holidays were abolished.

Thu, 12/06/2018 - 00:25

(Reply to #34) #35

Sky Pilot

Meepwned,

As it says in Colossians 2:16 (GW) = "Therefore, let no one judge you because of what you eat or drink or about the observance of annual holy days, New Moon Festivals, or weekly worship days."

Fri, 12/14/2018 - 07:00

(Reply to #35) #36

arakish

@ Meepwned

Yep. That is me. Wholeheartedly. As said, I don't need the bullshit of Christmas to have a family and friends get together for fun.

rmfr

Wed, 12/05/2018 - 19:47

#37

Rivka

All these Christains call

All these Christains call Hanukkah the “Jewish Christmas!” Really, you’ve got to be shitting me. Hanukkah has nothing to do with Christmas, yet that myth (as they all are) was invented centuries before a dude in sandles with a coke walked around.

Sat, 12/08/2018 - 06:11

#38

Cognostic

Arachmed The Dead Trrorist

Arachmed The Dead Trrorist has a thing to say about the war on Christmas in Iraq
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pH1Zaef7XXA

Sat, 12/08/2018 - 06:19

#39

Sheldon

Like you I celebrate family

Like you I celebrate family and friends during this holiday and try to relax if the wife's hysteria allows. The holiday has no religious significance for me at all, as I am an atheist.

Each to their own I suppose, in the UK the religious aspect is avoided without too much drama, unless I want to see the grandchildren's school xmas shows, which are generally nativity scenes, and I would be fine watching them enact this absurdity anyway as it would be about them, not the fictional pantomime they're enacting.

I'm not sure what "war on xmas means tbh, is it an American thing?

Sat, 12/08/2018 - 07:37

(Reply to #39) #40

arakish

@ Sheldon

"I'm not sure what "war on xmas means tbh, is it an American thing?"

To be honest, I don't know either. I just did hear the term for the first time here. Maybe others can elaborate.

rmfr

Wed, 12/12/2018 - 20:02

#41

arakish

Cognostic: "What part of

Cognostic: "What part of Christmas is Christian?"

There ain't not one damned part of Christmas that is Christian, except six insignificant letters.

rmfr

Wed, 12/12/2018 - 20:26

(Reply to #41) #42

Cognostic

And those are the six little

And those are the six little letters we can give back to them. "Gift wrapped in a colorful little box in the spirit of the season." "Here you go, now fuck off!"

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