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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So, I'm confused. You don't believe in God, but you believe Jesus Christ was born and his presence on this Earth merits your active participation in rituals that are religiously significant (giving of gifts, etc) that relate to his birth?

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An athiest shouldn't celebrate Christmas. It's fundamentally inconsistent with your belief system.[/quote]

Not the OP but I'm agnostic, believe that Jesus was an actual person and understand he touched many lives.  I don't believe his birth was genesis of the winter holiday we call Christmas.  It's had many names in many cultures, it just happens to be 'Christmas' at this time.  I use Christmas in the same way I use the term Kleenex to refer to facial tissue, Bandaid for a small bandage and Xerox for a copying a document by machine.  It's the generic term for the holiday. I also don't partipate in any rituals that are religiously signficant - at least I don't have a plan to but we sometimes attend pageants friends and neighbors participate in.  They're no different for us than going to a school play or recital.[/quote]

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