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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sorry, but I am just wondering how you justify celebrating Christmas when you spend the rest of the year making fun of Christians and all of our rituals and beliefs.  i know that many of you avoid saying Christmas and call it the holidays.  But when you do all the same stuff we do (aside from attending Christmas church services), then you are celebrating Christmas.
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I celebrate Christmas for atavistic reasons. I don't feel any need to justify it.  Do you feel the need to justify your childish belief in an imaginary friend in the sky?[/quote]

Jesus is all around, silly. [/quote]

PP and atheist here and I disagree. I think Jesus had a lot of wonderful lessons to teach.  The transition from 'an eye for an eye' to 'turn the other cheek' is radical and powerful.  As are many of the other ideals espoused in the New Testament - for example the parable of the good Samaritan is a wonderful story, regardless of religion.

Unlike many here I posted that I do in fact celebrate Jesus' life at Christmas.  I do not believe in God, or Jesus' divinity, but I do believe that there are valuable lessons to be found in the teachings of Christ on how to better live in *this* world.  And part of what I love about the Christmas season is the yearly reminder to try harder for a life of peace and love.  [/quote]

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