Do Christmas displays make you uncomfortable?

[Anonymous]

Christmas is based on pagan traditions, so no they do not make me uncomfortable at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are you talking like Christmas lights? Or the nativity scene? I am a Christian but when I see someone with huge nativity scene in a random neighborhood, I find out a little disturbing.

Why disturbing?

[Anonymous]

No, I love them in neighborhoods, don't mind them in businesses, and chuckle to myself when I see them in public spaces that supposedly have separation of church and state but we all know that's not really true. But whatever. They're pretty, and as long as no one gets in my face about not having them at my house (not Christian), I'm cool.

And I adore traditional Christmas music - of the hymn and Handel's Messiah type, not the 50s schlocky songs. Bring it on. But not until the day after Thanksgiving, please.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are you talking like Christmas lights? Or the nativity scene? I am a Christian but when I see someone with huge nativity scene in a random neighborhood, I find out a little disturbing.

I like all displays and if someone wants to put a nativity scene in their lawn it’s their choice and doesn’t disturb me.

I actually love the little manger and baby Jesus and the animals. The Mennonites near me put on an entire Nativity story complete with a town populated with people of the time trading in a market. It’s fantastic. They even make the market smell like spices and have tons of live animals.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:In places that shouldn’t be religious, yes. Schools, grocery stores, libraries, hospitals, government buildings, banks, etc. Feel like someone else’s religion is being shoved down my throat.

A church or private home? Sure.

Are you talking about nativity scenes or Christmas trees and stockings and elves and reindeer?

It’s all Christmas related. So both. A nativity scene is not associated with anything other than Christmas.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:In places that shouldn’t be religious, yes. Schools, grocery stores, libraries, hospitals, government buildings, banks, etc. Feel like someone else’s religion is being shoved down my throat.

A church or private home? Sure.

So no Christmas displays anywhere but a private home or church? You haven’t clarified if you mean a nativity scene or things like tree or stockings or a sleigh and reindeer. Do both types of decorations bother you?

Yes to both your questions.

[Anonymous]

No. I find them comforting, because I grew up with them, even though I am not religious.

I love church bells. I love the cantor in synagogues. I love the muezzin's call to prayer.

I don't find any of this offensive.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:In places that shouldn’t be religious, yes. Schools, grocery stores, libraries, hospitals, government buildings, banks, etc. Feel like someone else’s religion is being shoved down my throat.

A church or private home? Sure.

So no Christmas displays anywhere but a private home or church? You haven’t clarified if you mean a nativity scene or things like tree or stockings or a sleigh and reindeer. Do both types of decorations bother you?

Yes to both your questions.

So Christmas displays make you uncomfortable, even Santa and reindeer and Christmas trees and lights, and definitely a nativity scene.

And you are uncomfortable if a business has a Christmas display, even if it’s lights and stockings for employees?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:In places that shouldn’t be religious, yes. Schools, grocery stores, libraries, hospitals, government buildings, banks, etc. Feel like someone else’s religion is being shoved down my throat.

A church or private home? Sure.

So no Christmas displays anywhere but a private home or church? You haven’t clarified if you mean a nativity scene or things like tree or stockings or a sleigh and reindeer. Do both types of decorations bother you?

Yes to both your questions.

So Christmas displays make you uncomfortable, even Santa and reindeer and Christmas trees and lights, and definitely a nativity scene. And you are uncomfortable if a business has a Christmas display, even if it’s lights and stockings for employees?

Yes, that’s right.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:In places that shouldn’t be religious, yes. Schools, grocery stores, libraries, hospitals, government buildings, banks, etc. Feel like someone else’s religion is being shoved down my throat.

A church or private home? Sure.

So no Christmas displays anywhere but a private home or church? You haven’t clarified if you mean a nativity scene or things like tree or stockings or a sleigh and reindeer. Do both types of decorations bother you?

Yes to both your questions.

So Christmas displays make you uncomfortable, even Santa and reindeer and Christmas trees and lights, and definitely a nativity scene. And you are uncomfortable if a business has a Christmas display, even if it’s lights and stockings for employees?

Yes, that’s right.

What do you do on Christmas?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:In places that shouldn’t be religious, yes. Schools, grocery stores, libraries, hospitals, government buildings, banks, etc. Feel like someone else’s religion is being shoved down my throat.

A church or private home? Sure.

So no Christmas displays anywhere but a private home or church? You haven’t clarified if you mean a nativity scene or things like tree or stockings or a sleigh and reindeer. Do both types of decorations bother you?

Yes to both your questions.

So Christmas displays make you uncomfortable, even Santa and reindeer and Christmas trees and lights, and definitely a nativity scene. And you are uncomfortable if a business has a Christmas display, even if it’s lights and stockings for employees?

Yes, that’s right.

So you are uncomfortable with people displaying Christmas decorations on their private property?

Just Christmas?

What about a large menorah in the window of a store or on someone’s front lawn?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:In places that shouldn’t be religious, yes. Schools, grocery stores, libraries, hospitals, government buildings, banks, etc. Feel like someone else’s religion is being shoved down my throat.

A church or private home? Sure.

So no Christmas displays anywhere but a private home or church? You haven’t clarified if you mean a nativity scene or things like tree or stockings or a sleigh and reindeer. Do both types of decorations bother you?

Yes to both your questions.

So Christmas displays make you uncomfortable, even Santa and reindeer and Christmas trees and lights, and definitely a nativity scene. And you are uncomfortable if a business has a Christmas display, even if it’s lights and stockings for employees?

Yes, that’s right.

What do you do on Christmas?

Same things as I do on Sundays - work out, Netflix, read, do laundry, cook, go for a walk, etc.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:In places that shouldn’t be religious, yes. Schools, grocery stores, libraries, hospitals, government buildings, banks, etc. Feel like someone else’s religion is being shoved down my throat.

A church or private home? Sure.

So no Christmas displays anywhere but a private home or church? You haven’t clarified if you mean a nativity scene or things like tree or stockings or a sleigh and reindeer. Do both types of decorations bother you?

Yes to both your questions.

So Christmas displays make you uncomfortable, even Santa and reindeer and Christmas trees and lights, and definitely a nativity scene. And you are uncomfortable if a business has a Christmas display, even if it’s lights and stockings for employees?

Yes, that’s right.

What do you do on Christmas?

Same things as I do on Sundays - work out, Netflix, read, do laundry, cook, go for a walk, etc.

Are you a JW? They don’t celebrate Christmas. I don’t think they like lights and decorations either.

[Anonymous]

I’m a culturally Catholic agnostic, and I love Christmas displays 🎄

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:In places that shouldn’t be religious, yes. Schools, grocery stores, libraries, hospitals, government buildings, banks, etc. Feel like someone else’s religion is being shoved down my throat.

A church or private home? Sure.

So no Christmas displays anywhere but a private home or church? You haven’t clarified if you mean a nativity scene or things like tree or stockings or a sleigh and reindeer. Do both types of decorations bother you?

Yes to both your questions.

So Christmas displays make you uncomfortable, even Santa and reindeer and Christmas trees and lights, and definitely a nativity scene. And you are uncomfortable if a business has a Christmas display, even if it’s lights and stockings for employees?

Yes, that’s right.

This is so unamerican.