Anyone here NOT celebrate Christmas at all? (1 Viewer)

[RudiStein]

I'm giving some serious consideration to, sometime in the next 3 years, cutting out any celebration or participation in Christmas.

I'm not a Christian and the obscene consumerism makes me want to vomit. I have no problem getting together with family to eat, drink etc but unfortunately we can't just have that. It has to be the whole-hog.

Anyone here NOT participate in Christmas? Jewishguys.com feel free to chime in as well.

 

[Parrothead]

Just go to an island the week of xmas..

 

[RudiStein]

Just go to an island the week of xmas..

I wish.

 

[ElGatoLoco]

Just go to an island the week of xmas..

The Island of Misfit Toys, perhaps?

 

[Leroy Hoard]

It's a Festivus for the rest of us.

 

[kaa]

Do you have a religion? Or just an atheist?

 

[Paper Lions]

I'm giving some serious consideration to, sometime in the next 3 years, cutting out any celebration or participation in Christmas. I'm not a Christian and the obscene consumerism makes me want to vomit. I have no problem getting together with family to eat, drink etc but unfortunately we can't just have that. It has to be the whole-hog. Anyone here NOT participate in Christmas? Jewishguys.com feel free to chime in as well.

I feel the same way about the holiday and consumerism, but the benefits of spending time with family and seeing other people close to me excited about the whole thing make it worthwhile.

 

[RudiStein]

It's a Festivus for the rest of us.

Not sure I even want to do that.

 

[Arizona Ron]

I give the kids in my family gifts and spend the rest of the day in a casino. Never really "celebrated" it, just don't want the kids feeling left out.

So I don't really know how to answer. My family's kids would discribe it as "Uncle AZ shows up, drops off gifts and leaves. Than we see him hours later with glassy eyes complaining about a Yo Eleven."

 

[Leroy Hoard]

It's a Festivus for the rest of us.

Not sure I even want to do that.

You'll change your mind once you put up your pole.

 

[ElGatoLoco]

It's a Festivus for the rest of us.

Not sure I even want to do that.

Festivus is not over until you pin Leroy, Rudi!

 

[bahamallama]

We don't celebrate. We are Jehovah's Witnesses and are Christian but due to the origins of the holiday we abstain.

http://watchtower.org/e/20001215/article_01.htm

It's not easy and we get a good amount of ribbing for it. There's no reason why you can't buy presents for your kids/family at any other time of the year is there?

d

 

[General Malaise]

I can't stand it. I got into a little fight with wife 2.0 last night. She wanted to go get a tree last night after I got home from work. I sighed heavily and said reluctantly....'alright, but it's COLD out. Can we not wait until Saturday?"

That didn't sit well. What is it about Christmas that turns normally level headed, intelligent women into emotional children? Wife 1.0, I expected to get all gung ho for decorating a tree and the house and crap like that. But not 2.0. She hates shopping, hates crowds, hates lemmings, hates consumerism, hates team jesus...yet the day after Thanksgiving, she's decorating the house with little snow men and silvery looking streamers and crap I didn't even know we owned. Not sharing her excitement over getting a tree last night was akin to me abusing her cat or spitting out her cooking. She was legitimately angry with me for not jumping up and down and rushing out to get a freaking tree.

So I'm with you man. To hell with it. Yeah, I like gathering with family and celebrating. I like that even more on THANKSGIVING than I do for Christmas. The commercials suck. The music is old and bad. The expectation to get people a gift blows. The rituals bore me. And the whole concept of celebrating a virgin birth just makes my head want to explode.

 

[ArcticEdge]

It's a Festivus for the rest of us.

I challenge you to the feats of strength competition sir.

 

[RudiStein]

I'm giving some serious consideration to, sometime in the next 3 years, cutting out any celebration or participation in Christmas. I'm not a Christian and the obscene consumerism makes me want to vomit. I have no problem getting together with family to eat, drink etc but unfortunately we can't just have that. It has to be the whole-hog. Anyone here NOT participate in Christmas? Jewishguys.com feel free to chime in as well.

I feel the same way about the holiday and consumerism, but the benefits of spending time with family and seeing other people close to me excited about the whole thing make it worthwhile.

The thing is I see my family ALL THE TIME. Aside from my brother who I see 3-4 times a year I see the rest of my family (mom, brother, sister, nephews, nieces etc) at least once a month.

 

[General Malaise]

I give the kids in my family gifts and spend the rest of the day in a casino. Never really "celebrated" it, just don't want the kids feeling left out.So I don't really know how to answer. My family's kids would discribe it as "Uncle AZ shows up, drops off gifts and leaves. Than we see him hours later with glassy eyes complaining about a Yo Eleven."

Next year, GM, Rudi and AZ Ron are celebrating together. It'll be better viewing than that crappy TNT show they are pushing with Everybody Loves Raymond, Quantam Leap and their token black guy.

 

[Bluestaples]

wife 2.0

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[RudiStein]

I can't stand it. I got into a little fight with wife 2.0 last night. She wanted to go get a tree last night after I got home from work. I sighed heavily and said reluctantly....'alright, but it's COLD out. Can we not wait until Saturday?"That didn't sit well. What is it about Christmas that turns normally level headed, intelligent women into emotional children? Wife 1.0, I expected to get all gung ho for decorating a tree and the house and crap like that. But not 2.0. She hates shopping, hates crowds, hates lemmings, hates consumerism, hates team jesus...yet the day after Thanksgiving, she's decorating the house with little snow men and silvery looking streamers and crap I didn't even know we owned. Not sharing her excitement over getting a tree last night was akin to me abusing her cat or spitting out her cooking. She was legitimately angry with me for not jumping up and down and rushing out to get a freaking tree. So I'm with you man. To hell with it. Yeah, I like gathering with family and celebrating. I like that even more on THANKSGIVING than I do for Christmas. The commercials suck. The music is old and bad. The expectation to get people a gift blows. The rituals bore me. And the whole concept of celebrating a virgin birth just makes my head want to explode.

I say that you and I run away together. Split the distance difference and open up a little Bed and Breakfast in nor-cal somewhere.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

It's a Festivus for the rest of us.

I challenge you to the feats of strength competition sir.

The airing of grievances comes first.

 

[General Malaise]

And at least on Thanksgiving, we have football games on TV to bet one. What do we get in Christmas Day? Kobe vs. Shaq? Spare me. Ohhhhh, maybe we'll luck out this year and have the Tampax Bowl on the tube.

 

[PewterFan]

Mary was no virgin. This holiday is a sham!

 

[Parrothead]

I've considered the idea of celebrating it every other year..

 

[RudiStein]

I give the kids in my family gifts and spend the rest of the day in a casino. Never really "celebrated" it, just don't want the kids feeling left out.So I don't really know how to answer. My family's kids would discribe it as "Uncle AZ shows up, drops off gifts and leaves. Than we see him hours later with glassy eyes complaining about a Yo Eleven."

"Merry Xmas and gimme a Horn-High Yo!"

 

[General Malaise]

wife 2.0

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I'll be haunted for the true meaning of this for weeks.

 

[ArcticEdge]

We don't celebrate. We are Jehovah's Witnesses and are Christian but due to the origins of the holiday we abstain.

http://watchtower.org/e/20001215/article_01.htm

It's not easy and we get a good amount of ribbing for it. There's no reason why you can't buy presents for your kids/family at any other time of the year is there?

d

Just because Christians dont know the exact date of Jesus Christ's birth does not make celebrating our Lord and Savior's birth on the 25th of December any less meaningful or important. Also, false prophets are not Christians and the watchtower society is not an extension of God.

 

[Ditkaless Wonders]

I give the kids in my family gifts and spend the rest of the day in a casino. Never really "celebrated" it, just don't want the kids feeling left out.So I don't really know how to answer. My family's kids would discribe it as "Uncle AZ shows up, drops off gifts and leaves. Than we see him hours later with glassy eyes complaining about a Yo Eleven."

Next year, GM, Rudi and AZ Ron are celebrating together. It'll be better viewing than that crappy TNT show they are pushing with Everybody Loves Raymond, Quantam Leap and their token black guy.

Who here does not want to wear the rrrribbon?

 

[General Malaise]

I can't stand it. I got into a little fight with wife 2.0 last night. She wanted to go get a tree last night after I got home from work. I sighed heavily and said reluctantly....'alright, but it's COLD out. Can we not wait until Saturday?"That didn't sit well. What is it about Christmas that turns normally level headed, intelligent women into emotional children? Wife 1.0, I expected to get all gung ho for decorating a tree and the house and crap like that. But not 2.0. She hates shopping, hates crowds, hates lemmings, hates consumerism, hates team jesus...yet the day after Thanksgiving, she's decorating the house with little snow men and silvery looking streamers and crap I didn't even know we owned. Not sharing her excitement over getting a tree last night was akin to me abusing her cat or spitting out her cooking. She was legitimately angry with me for not jumping up and down and rushing out to get a freaking tree. So I'm with you man. To hell with it. Yeah, I like gathering with family and celebrating. I like that even more on THANKSGIVING than I do for Christmas. The commercials suck. The music is old and bad. The expectation to get people a gift blows. The rituals bore me. And the whole concept of celebrating a virgin birth just makes my head want to explode.

I say that you and I run away together. Split the distance difference and open up a little Bed and Breakfast in nor-cal somewhere.

Can we invite Truck?

 

[Paper Lions]

I can't stand it. I got into a little fight with wife 2.0 last night. She wanted to go get a tree last night after I got home from work. I sighed heavily and said reluctantly....'alright, but it's COLD out. Can we not wait until Saturday?"That didn't sit well. What is it about Christmas that turns normally level headed, intelligent women into emotional children? Wife 1.0, I expected to get all gung ho for decorating a tree and the house and crap like that. But not 2.0. She hates shopping, hates crowds, hates lemmings, hates consumerism, hates team jesus...yet the day after Thanksgiving, she's decorating the house with little snow men and silvery looking streamers and crap I didn't even know we owned. Not sharing her excitement over getting a tree last night was akin to me abusing her cat or spitting out her cooking. She was legitimately angry with me for not jumping up and down and rushing out to get a freaking tree. So I'm with you man. To hell with it. Yeah, I like gathering with family and celebrating. I like that even more on THANKSGIVING than I do for Christmas. The commercials suck. The music is old and bad. The expectation to get people a gift blows. The rituals bore me. And the whole concept of celebrating a virgin birth just makes my head want to explode.

Thanksgiving is the best holiday of the year and it isn't even close. Not even close for me. For all the reasons already stated in this thread.

 

[General Malaise]

We don't celebrate. We are Jehovah's Witnesses and are Christian but due to the origins of the holiday we abstain.

http://watchtower.org/e/20001215/article_01.htm

It's not easy and we get a good amount of ribbing for it. There's no reason why you can't buy presents for your kids/family at any other time of the year is there?

d

Just because Christians dont know the exact date of Jesus Christ's birth does not make celebrating our Lord and Savior's birth on the 25th of December any less meaningful or important. Also, false prophets are not Christians and the watchtower society is not an extension of God.

Also, there is no god and jesus was just another false prophet.

 

[ArcticEdge]

I can't stand it. I got into a little fight with wife 2.0 last night. She wanted to go get a tree last night after I got home from work. I sighed heavily and said reluctantly....'alright, but it's COLD out. Can we not wait until Saturday?"

 

[Ditkaless Wonders]

Mary was no virgin. This holiday is a sham!

Whenevr I see the word "sham" I now expect to see it folowed by the word "Wow". BTW they nake great stocking stuffers and in a pinch can be trimmed down to substitute for an absorbant pad during that delicate time of the month.

 

[shader]

We don't celebrate. We are Jehovah's Witnesses and are Christian but due to the origins of the holiday we abstain.

http://watchtower.org/e/20001215/article_01.htm

It's not easy and we get a good amount of ribbing for it. There's no reason why you can't buy presents for your kids/family at any other time of the year is there?

d

Just because Christians dont know the exact date of Jesus Christ's birth does not make celebrating our Lord and Savior's birth on the 25th of December any less meaningful or important. Also, false prophets are not Christians and the watchtower society is not an extension of God.

Do you have any particular scriptures that tell us to celebrate his birth? There are plenty that say to celebrate his death. But his birth? I'll answer for you. There are none.

Since there isn't any biblical command to celebrate it, can it be considered important or meaningful?

 

[DevilsTrifecta]

I don't put up any decorations. I do give presents but nothing major. I don't want presents from anyone else. If I need/want something I'll get it myself. I do go to my sister's for dinner but that's just an excuse to have a huge party.

I'm also IN before tim's post beginning with, "As an atheist....."

 

[Paper Lions]

I'm giving some serious consideration to, sometime in the next 3 years, cutting out any celebration or participation in Christmas. I'm not a Christian and the obscene consumerism makes me want to vomit. I have no problem getting together with family to eat, drink etc but unfortunately we can't just have that. It has to be the whole-hog. Anyone here NOT participate in Christmas? Jewishguys.com feel free to chime in as well.

I feel the same way about the holiday and consumerism, but the benefits of spending time with family and seeing other people close to me excited about the whole thing make it worthwhile.

The thing is I see my family ALL THE TIME. Aside from my brother who I see 3-4 times a year I see the rest of my family (mom, brother, sister, nephews, nieces etc) at least once a month.

You see them, but do you spend 1-2 days straight with them?Also, if it makes other people close to you happy it has to have some value to you, right?

 

[ArcticEdge]

We don't celebrate. We are Jehovah's Witnesses and are Christian but due to the origins of the holiday we abstain.

http://watchtower.org/e/20001215/article_01.htm

It's not easy and we get a good amount of ribbing for it. There's no reason why you can't buy presents for your kids/family at any other time of the year is there?

d

Just because Christians dont know the exact date of Jesus Christ's birth does not make celebrating our Lord and Savior's birth on the 25th of December any less meaningful or important. Also, false prophets are not Christians and the watchtower society is not an extension of God.

Also, there is no god and jesus

Well, not at the casino, you are on your own there GB.

 

[Paper Lions]

wife 2.0

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I'll be haunted for the true meaning of this for weeks.

It's #######

 

[General Malaise]

I can't stand it. I got into a little fight with wife 2.0 last night. She wanted to go get a tree last night after I got home from work. I sighed heavily and said reluctantly....'alright, but it's COLD out. Can we not wait until Saturday?"That didn't sit well. What is it about Christmas that turns normally level headed, intelligent women into emotional children? Wife 1.0, I expected to get all gung ho for decorating a tree and the house and crap like that. But not 2.0. She hates shopping, hates crowds, hates lemmings, hates consumerism, hates team jesus...yet the day after Thanksgiving, she's decorating the house with little snow men and silvery looking streamers and crap I didn't even know we owned. Not sharing her excitement over getting a tree last night was akin to me abusing her cat or spitting out her cooking. She was legitimately angry with me for not jumping up and down and rushing out to get a freaking tree. So I'm with you man. To hell with it. Yeah, I like gathering with family and celebrating. I like that even more on THANKSGIVING than I do for Christmas. The commercials suck. The music is old and bad. The expectation to get people a gift blows. The rituals bore me. And the whole concept of celebrating a virgin birth just makes my head want to explode.

Thanksgiving is the best holiday of the year and it isn't even close. Not even close for me. For all the reasons already stated in this thread.

Thanksgiving rules. That and 4th of July are my two favorite. The rest I could do without.

 

[General Malaise]

We don't celebrate. We are Jehovah's Witnesses and are Christian but due to the origins of the holiday we abstain.

http://watchtower.org/e/20001215/article_01.htm

It's not easy and we get a good amount of ribbing for it. There's no reason why you can't buy presents for your kids/family at any other time of the year is there?

d

Just because Christians dont know the exact date of Jesus Christ's birth does not make celebrating our Lord and Savior's birth on the 25th of December any less meaningful or important. Also, false prophets are not Christians and the watchtower society is not an extension of God.

Also, there is no god and jesus

Well, not at the casino, you are on your own there GB.

No kidding. Team Jesus tends to abandon when you need them the most...

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Mary was no virgin. This holiday is a sham!

I always felt sorry for Joseph, never even got to put the puck in the net.

 

[Parrothead]

I can't stand it. I got into a little fight with wife 2.0 last night. She wanted to go get a tree last night after I got home from work. I sighed heavily and said reluctantly....'alright, but it's COLD out. Can we not wait until Saturday?"That didn't sit well. What is it about Christmas that turns normally level headed, intelligent women into emotional children? Wife 1.0, I expected to get all gung ho for decorating a tree and the house and crap like that. But not 2.0. She hates shopping, hates crowds, hates lemmings, hates consumerism, hates team jesus...yet the day after Thanksgiving, she's decorating the house with little snow men and silvery looking streamers and crap I didn't even know we owned. Not sharing her excitement over getting a tree last night was akin to me abusing her cat or spitting out her cooking. She was legitimately angry with me for not jumping up and down and rushing out to get a freaking tree. So I'm with you man. To hell with it. Yeah, I like gathering with family and celebrating. I like that even more on THANKSGIVING than I do for Christmas. The commercials suck. The music is old and bad. The expectation to get people a gift blows. The rituals bore me. And the whole concept of celebrating a virgin birth just makes my head want to explode.

Thanksgiving is the best holiday of the year and it isn't even close. Not even close for me. For all the reasons already stated in this thread.

Thanksgiving rules. That and 4th of July are my two favorite. The rest I could do without.

Halloween down??? T-Giving rules!!

 

[ArcticEdge]

We don't celebrate. We are Jehovah's Witnesses and are Christian but due to the origins of the holiday we abstain.

http://watchtower.org/e/20001215/article_01.htm

It's not easy and we get a good amount of ribbing for it. There's no reason why you can't buy presents for your kids/family at any other time of the year is there?

d

Just because Christians dont know the exact date of Jesus Christ's birth does not make celebrating our Lord and Savior's birth on the 25th of December any less meaningful or important. Also, false prophets are not Christians and the watchtower society is not an extension of God.

Do you have any particular scriptures that tell us to celebrate his birth? There are plenty that say to celebrate his death. But his birth? I'll answer for you. There are none.

Since there isn't any biblical command to celebrate it, can it be considered important or meaningful?

It is important, because with out Jesus, there is no way to God. So I would say it is about being grateful.

 

[General Malaise]

I can't stand it. I got into a little fight with wife 2.0 last night. She wanted to go get a tree last night after I got home from work. I sighed heavily and said reluctantly....'alright, but it's COLD out. Can we not wait until Saturday?"

Well, it was. I know it wasn't Alaska cold, but then again, there's a reason why 99.8% of us don't live there.

 

[Ditkaless Wonders]

We don't celebrate. We are Jehovah's Witnesses and are Christian but due to the origins of the holiday we abstain.

http://watchtower.org/e/20001215/article_01.htm

It's not easy and we get a good amount of ribbing for it. There's no reason why you can't buy presents for your kids/family at any other time of the year is there?

d

Just because Christians dont know the exact date of Jesus Christ's birth does not make celebrating our Lord and Savior's birth on the 25th of December any less meaningful or important. Also, false prophets are not Christians and the watchtower society is not an extension of God.

Also, there is no god and jesus

Well, not at the casino, you are on your own there GB.

No kidding. Team Jesus tends to abandon when you need them the most...

You have to meet the Lord half way and stop hitting on 17 and drawing to inside straights. Jesus loves the over on Big 12 and pro football, and hates those who bet on baseball and professional hoops. Jesus loves the road dog. Jesus warns you away from lines by adding 1/2 points. Do you listen to Jesus?

 

[Bluestaples]

seriously... what kind of non-morman gets married twice?

 

[Ditkaless Wonders]

I can't stand it. I got into a little fight with wife 2.0 last night. She wanted to go get a tree last night after I got home from work. I sighed heavily and said reluctantly....'alright, but it's COLD out. Can we not wait until Saturday?"

Well, it was. I know it wasn't Alaska cold, but then again, there's a reason why 99.8% of us don't live there.

I'm afraid my junk will freeze solid and then shatter into I million little giblets to be carried off by the ravens.

 

[General Malaise]

We don't celebrate. We are Jehovah's Witnesses and are Christian but due to the origins of the holiday we abstain.

http://watchtower.org/e/20001215/article_01.htm

It's not easy and we get a good amount of ribbing for it. There's no reason why you can't buy presents for your kids/family at any other time of the year is there?

d

Just because Christians dont know the exact date of Jesus Christ's birth does not make celebrating our Lord and Savior's birth on the 25th of December any less meaningful or important. Also, false prophets are not Christians and the watchtower society is not an extension of God.

Do you have any particular scriptures that tell us to celebrate his birth? There are plenty that say to celebrate his death. But his birth? I'll answer for you. There are none.

Since there isn't any biblical command to celebrate it, can it be considered important or meaningful?

It is important, because with out Jesus, there is no way to God. So I would say it is about being grateful.

That's why God is kind of a jerk. For thousands of years, the Jews had plenty of access to God. He told the Jews what to do, they did it. He told them to follow his rules, worship and they'd be golden. They did. He even doled out a butt-load of pain and suffering the shake out the weak ones. Then, out of the blue, he decided to change all the rules and condem those to hell who didn't make immediate changes. He's like an out of control George Steinbrenner. You want to worship that, be my guest.

 

[Homer J Simpson]

I can't stand it. I got into a little fight with wife 2.0 last night. She wanted to go get a tree last night after I got home from work. I sighed heavily and said reluctantly....'alright, but it's COLD out. Can we not wait until Saturday?"That didn't sit well. What is it about Christmas that turns normally level headed, intelligent women into emotional children? Wife 1.0, I expected to get all gung ho for decorating a tree and the house and crap like that. But not 2.0. She hates shopping, hates crowds, hates lemmings, hates consumerism, hates team jesus...yet the day after Thanksgiving, she's decorating the house with little snow men and silvery looking streamers and crap I didn't even know we owned. Not sharing her excitement over getting a tree last night was akin to me abusing her cat or spitting out her cooking. She was legitimately angry with me for not jumping up and down and rushing out to get a freaking tree. So I'm with you man. To hell with it. Yeah, I like gathering with family and celebrating. I like that even more on THANKSGIVING than I do for Christmas. The commercials suck. The music is old and bad. The expectation to get people a gift blows. The rituals bore me. And the whole concept of celebrating a virgin birth just makes my head want to explode.

I say that you and I run away together. Split the distance difference and open up a little Bed and Breakfast in nor-cal somewhere.

Open a bar next door and I'll come out and run the joint.

 

[SlaX]

wife 2.0

sounds like a patch should be in the works

 

[General Malaise]

seriously... what kind of non-morman gets married twice?

Hugh HefnerLarry FlyntJohn McCainMickey RourkeWodrow WilsonTiger Woods

 

[Bluestaples]

seriously... what kind of non-morman gets married twice?

Hugh HefnerLarry FlyntJohn McCainMickey RourkeWodrow WilsonTiger Woods

idiots... all of 'em.