If Atheists can't celebrate Christmas according to some Theists does that mean that....?

Theists are not allowed to celebrate birthdays, since that was a Pagan thing too.

I know plenty of Atheist who are celebrating Christmas , In the sense of celebration not out of religion just out family and togetherness, getting the family together after a long year and spend some quality time together.

I have never met an Atheist in fact who does not decorate there house up for Christmas and do the whole tree and dinner.

I'm not even Christian yet Christmas is the only time in a year i see my family (as i study away) and I've always have celebrated Christmas. Not the religious significance but the idea of getting all my family together and enjoying the day.

I do not celebrate Christmas as I am an atheist who does not have double standards. To me it is merely another day. As for family, does one have to wait for Christmas to spend quality time together? Turkey? I frequently take my family to a local carvery where there is a choice of turkey with all the trimmings, no big deal. Presents? I do not give presents except for birthdays or wedding anniversaries as that is personal to me. Christmas is a herd mentality supposedly a Christian festival but hardly anyone celebrates Christmas for the right reason but have followed those who have manufactured the present form. It is more about the self and extravagance. My wife shares my values and I do not enforce them on my children. That's what religious people do. In any event many of the rituals of Christmas have their origins in Paganism another religious form which no atheist would involve themselves with. It's very easy to say one is an atheist but I would suggest a proper description would be doubter for those who are swept along by the mumbo jumbo of Christmas.

Well if according to them we cannot celebrate "their" (the rest of us know that it comes from paganism) holiday cause we don't believe in their god then they should not be allowed to use things like Rudolf because they don't feature in their religion.

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Some people are unable to separate the different elements of the Festival. MANY think "everything christmas" is celebrating the birth of their Holy men.

So are actually doing to the Atheists what those screaming "FIGHT TO DEFEND OUR CHRISTMAS" are falsely claiming the Atheist (& the rest of the non-Christians) are doing..

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Well, here are a few other things that Christians can't do by that argument:

Christmas tree -- Pagan origin

Wreaths -- Pagan origin

Yule log -- Pagan origin

Gift exchange -- Pagan origin

Well, here are a few other things that Christians can't do by that argument:

Christmas tree -- Pagan origin

Wreaths -- Pagan origin

Yule log -- Pagan origin

Gift exchange -- Pagan origin

well i am an atheist and i celebrate Christmas. and my family is very religious by the way

I still wonder why theists celebrate Halloween.

Theists are not allowed to interfere in my Christmas.

Merry Christmas to you :o)