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I am simply pointing out that it's really weird to celebrate the traditions that are hallmarks of the faith and not share a fundamental belief in what drives the holiday in the first place. Maybe it's just a form of being a lemming who lacks critical thinking skills and going along to get along, but it's tremendously inconsistent. But I find it appalling that a self-professed "atheist" in particular would celebrate. This is not some anthropological thing, where you're in a strange land and experiencing some local custom, a "when in Rome" situation. Have some conviction in your beliefs. If you don't believe in God, why celebrate a holiday that is built around the birth of his Son?[/quote]

I'm perfectly comfortable celebrating Christmas. I believe in family and kindness and feasting and presents and having a nice party. I don't believe in Jesus. I tell my children exactly that. I also tell them that Santa Claus is just a fun game that parents play with kids.

I'm sorry that celebrating Christmas without a belief in Christ is threatening to you. However, Christians don't have first or only claim to a winter solstice holiday. The roots of the Christmas holiday are pagan, and as currently celebrated it's a pagan/Christian amalgamation.  Christmas trees owe their existence to the use of evergreens in pre-Christian winter rites to symbolize eternal life. Wreaths also symbolize eternal life in multiple pagan traditions. Yule was a pagan holiday for feasting.  Christians celebrate Christmas on December 25, because it was the Roman holiday celebrating the birthday of Sol Invictus, a Roman sun god.  Santa is a kindly replacement for Krampus. Diwali is an Indian religious holiday in December. Hannukah is a Jewish religious holiday in December. Hogmany is a pagan Gaelic New Year's holiday.

It just an excuse to throw a party, buy some presents, and have a nice meal. We don't go to church or put a creche or listen to religious music or sing religious music or  decorate with angels or Santas. The Christian content in our holiday is pretty much zero.

If I call it a Winter Solstice celebration, would you feel better?

Happy holidays!

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