There is a leap of logic in assuming that because people enjoy their families at Christmas, they do not during the rest of the year, that I think is fallacious. These two are not mutually exclusive and may even enhance one another.
As for judging people who do not celebrate Christmas, I have already stated that I think Christmas is what we make of it (or not), and I hope that tells you I judge no one in their choice. Identifying yourself by what you are not is common, and not good or bad, On Dec 11, 11:04 am, Lee <[email protected]> wrote: > Again I disgree. A healthy attitude is all you need to enjoy crimbo > you proclaim. Yet I find that my healthy attitude deems Xmas, a > worthless thing. > > Let me try to explain why say this. > > Christmas, is of course a Christian holiday, for Christians it > celebrates the birth of the Messiah. A worthy celebration indeed, if > you are that way inclined. > > I you are not though, why celebrate Xmas? What are you celebrating > instead? > > Family ties, a chance to come closer to those you care about? Then > why not do this everyday instead? To have one day a year set aside in > which to worship at the altar of consumerism, and then pretend it is > all about the family, well that seems silly to me. To secularise an > existing religious fesitval, well that seems dishonest and insulting > to those who view the day in a religious way. > > Why not make as big a deal of Ramadam? We can loose it's religous > meanings and look upon it as a week of healthy purging instead, I mean > that fasting IS good for your health, if you do it every once in a > while, perhaps for one week in the year. > > Now if that seems like a slightly barking mad idea to you, and if it > makes you feel a little uncomfatable hijacking a Muslim holy time and > changing it's meaning, and if you find the idea a little offensive to > Islam, then you'll begin to get an idea of what I mean. > > On 11 Dec, 15:38, Don Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > You don't need to be a Christian to enjoy Christmas! Just a healthy > > attitude. Hard to come by, I know. > > >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4Hv9YmhGpw > > > -Don > > > On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 4:31 AM, Lee <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Bah humbug. Xmas again and those of you who know me should know that > > > I just don't enjoy this time of year. > > > > Granted this year I shall not be working, and this year I have my > > > family at home with me, but still it's that time of year again when > > > most of us start to feel guilty that we have not spent enough on each > > > of the people we want to gift, again we shall go through the 'who do I > > > send cards to' rigmarole, the family rows, the consumerisum trap that > > > is modern day Xmas. > > > > As a non Christian, can't we just do away with it, leave it to the > > > followers of Christ, me honestly I can't see any merit to the day. > > > > On 10 Dec, 05:45, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> Right Orn, I'm sending the boys round. This is in such poor taste it > > >> almost isn't funny! > > > >> On 10 Dec, 01:35, dj <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> > And She Touch A Jew.. > > > >> > On Dec 7, 9:45 am, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> > > Before anyone gets all excited about the ‘season’, enjoy this song > > >> > > first, OK? > > > >> > > Thanks. > > > >> > >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1uZ_W7atDE-Hidequoted text - > > > >> - Show quoted text - > > > > -- > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > > ""Minds Eye"" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > [email protected]. > > > For more options, visit this group > > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en.-Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en.
