If you don't believe in Jesus Christ, do you still celebrate Christmas?

[gaylasue]

Do those who do not believe in God, Jesus Christ and the Holy Bible still celebrate Christmas with gifts, decorations, and all of the festivities?  I'm sure they enjoy the day off with pay if they are blessed with a job that gives holiday pay!  It seems like a lot of money is spent and a lot of festivites enjoyed if the true reason for the celebration is omitted.

[bigedshult]

I don't believe in Jeus Christ !    I know that He is a live living with your  Heavenly Farther  and mine .he will come and take some of us home to live with them one day!

[teflonfanatic]

Srry if i'm trolling but I don't believe Christmas is Christ's birth simply because there
s ZERO evidence(in the gospels) of it being cold when Jesus was born and I believe in Jesus.

[samrhett2]

Not really sure what the weather would have been in Bethlehem in December.  I believe in Jesus and I celebrate Christmas, but I have known many non-believers who still celebrated Christmas as a gift giving and family gathering holiday.

[di1976]

Ok, this is the thing with Christmas some people today celebrate christmas for all the wrong reasons. Some people actually leave the Christ out of Christmas...

[salomonpark]

Well, if u don't believe in Jesus....u are not chistian........maybe buddist?

[falcon9]

Not really sure what the weather would have been in Bethlehem in December.  I believe in Jesus and I celebrate Christmas, but I have known many non-believers who still celebrated Christmas as a gift giving and family gathering holiday.

Historically, it's considered nearly a toss-up between a rip-off of the Roman Festival of Mithras, (which was take from a Persian pagan festival, begun over 4,000 years ago - 2,012 BC), or of Sol Invictus.  The reorganisation of the Roman calendar under Julius Caesar in 45 BC placed the date of the winter solstice on the 25th December, (the equivalent of the 21st or 22nd December using the modern calendar).  Before and even after the advent of Christianity, the 25th of December was the day the Romans marked the turning of the year and the rebirth of the sun. The Brumalia marked the 25th as the shortest day whilst later, eastern influenced cults such as Mithras and Sol Invictus celebrated it as the birthdates of their cult deities.  As you can see by the date, (45 BC), these celebrations on solstice predated xtianity by between 45 and 2,000 years.

[nomuliguns]

I don't think that xmas is now only a celebration for Jesus. Our society has focused more on family gatherings and gift giving, not really on the celebration of Jesus' birth, which didn't happen in december anyway. Either way, it's still a time to try and spread a little extra joy.

[dreamyxo]

I don't celebrate Xmas.

[Pewbsicle]

Of course, its more like culture instead of religious procedure

[tzs]

I have no choice in the matter, as far as my family is concerned. I am NOT a christian,nor do I believe in Jesus Christ, but my stupid birthday is on Christmas Day. Its just another winter's day to me, my birthday, time to spend with my husband, and a chance to put a smile on my childs face. Hope we get snow this year!!


MOAR SNOW!!!!! MOAR!! MOAR!!!!! MoAr!!!!

[davidf938]

Christmas has lost most if not all of it's religious signifance. It is now simply a way for retailers to coax buyers into the stores during the dead of winter.

[queenofnines]

Nope!  But my non celebrating stance has more to do with the ridiculousness of the commercialism of it all than the ridiculousness of the superstitious origins. 

[hicaniplay]

I do, but I'd be just as happy not to.
And I'm with others, what does Santa have to do with Christ? Unless you go to church or pray or something, none of the regular Christmas things, like the tree, have anything to do with a religion that is still celebrated in modern times.
And in pre-modern times, it was a Jew killing holiday. So yeah.
The commercialism is just another strain on families that aren't doing so well in this economy.
Previously, in our family, we'd draw names and have all year to buy gifts just for one other family member's family (there's a lot of brothers and sisters and their kids in my family) and maybe some little gifts for all the kids.
Lately, the last couple years, it's just been a get-together and eat day, with only gifts given beforehand among the individual family. It's working out better, a lot less stress and strife, even if some people weren't quite as happy at first. Just little things given to the kids.
I'm happy if gifts are reserved instead for birthdays or spontaneous "saw this and thought of you!" times or just little party favor type things for the kids.

And before this question comes up, we celebrate Easter too. Because the Easter bunny and egg hunts also have nothing to do with a religion that is still celebrated in modern times.

[freepcmoney]

I DO  BELIEVE IN JESUS------but------I DO NOT take part in the Big Lie called Christmas.