Atheists and christmas

[lamuller]

Funny to see the holy rollers insulting the one's that do not believe in god, I wish they could demostrate that god exists, but they can't.

[Barbarossa]

Christianity hijacked the midwinter festival in the first place. Amongst others. That's the most effective way of "converting" a population to a new religion. Originally, most of the "Christian" festivals we celebrate today were Pagan traditions.

They're in no position to complain now that it has been hijacked in turn by Consumerism/Capitalism.

People should celebrate what they want, when they want. That's called freedom.

[Totti]

Christianity hijacked the midwinter festival in the first place. Amongst others. That's the most effective way of "converting" a population to a new religion. Originally, most of the "Christian" festivals we celebrate today were Pagan traditions.

They're in no position to complain now that it has been hijacked in turn by Consumerism/Capitalism.

People should celebrate what they want, when they want. That's called freedom.

Who told you that Robert Langdon ? hehe
Christianity "Borrowed" allot of it's beliefs and traditions from other religions uhmm Judaism uhmm Islam is the same...

[Barbarossa]

Who told you that Robert Langdon ? hehe

Why not, the man's a genius

[Totti]

Yes he is I love Dan Brown

[ugk4life]

You Atheists are practicing your own official religion, now?

Well, then.

You do know you can do that without a god, don't you?

I must say, it's a novel way to pursue socio-cultural alienation.

Do you even know what the definition of religion is? Probably not seeing how you say atheists practice religion..

[bigboab]

You Atheists are practicing your own official religion, now?

Well, then.

You do know you can do that without a god, don't you?

I must say, it's a novel way to pursue socio-cultural alienation.

Do you even know what the definition of religion is? Probably not seeing how you say atheists practice religion..

There is more than one definition to religion. You are just picking the definition that suits you, to the detriment of all the other definitions.

p.s. Look up the definition in a good dictionary, not the internet.

[j2k4]

You Atheists are practicing your own official religion, now?

Well, then.

You do know you can do that without a god, don't you?

I must say, it's a novel way to pursue socio-cultural alienation.

Do you even know what the definition of religion is? Probably not seeing how you say atheists practice religion..

When atheism becomes an institutionalized belief system (that is what is described here, after all) it begins to mirror traditional religion, and that's a fact.

If you would like to try to reason your way out of that particular box, feel free.

[ugk4life]

Do you even know what the definition of religion is? Probably not seeing how you say atheists practice religion..

There is more than one definition to religion. You are just picking the definition that suits you, to the detriment of all the other definitions.

p.s. Look up the definition in a good dictionary, not the internet.

LOL, love how you didn't provide any source for these "other" definitions of religion. Atheist don't believe in God and religion involves worship of God(s). Atheist trust science. Science is NOT a belief system. It is observable fact.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/religion

It doesn't get any better then merriam-webster. Or is there a better dictionary...lol. I can go all day, keep it comin'...BTW, I'm not atheist!

[ugk4life]

Do you even know what the definition of religion is? Probably not seeing how you say atheists practice religion..

When atheism becomes an institutionalized belief system (that is what is described here, after all) it begins to mirror traditional religion, and that's a fact.

If you would like to try to reason your way out of that particular box, feel free.

Institutionalized belief system and that's a fact? Please show me how/where atheism mirrors traditional religion.