Originally posted by @eladarPlease stop bloviating your opinions of what liberals think. You nearly always get it wrong, just as whodey does. It's actually nearly the same as what conservatives think, only minus the self-serving arrogance and hypocrisy and hate and lies.
I do not. Based on the story of Jesus' birth, he was not born in winter.
Modern liberal ideology dictates that this is not the christmas season, but the holiday season.
We must also include Kwanzaa as well as Festivus.
-Removed-My overwhelming feeling about Christmas is that Jesus' birth is completely downplayed in scripture, especially when compared to the importance of his death and resurrection. And that this is obviously purposeful and meaningful. We've allowed it to be blown up out of all proportion to its significance so that we might use God to fill our pockets with gold. We, as a society, have bastardized his birth into just another way to make money, and we are no better than the moneychangers.
Originally posted by @suzianneDownplayed?
My overwhelming feeling about Christmas is that Jesus' birth is completely downplayed in scripture, especially when compared to the importance of his death and resurrection. And that this is obviously purposeful and meaningful. We've allowed it to be blown up out of all proportion to its significance so that we might use God to fill our pockets with gold ...[text shortened]... ized his birth into just another way to make money, and we are no better than the moneychangers.
Surely the birth of Jesus was a massively significant event in scripture, so much so, it was even foretold by preceding prophets?
Colossians 1:15–16 even looks upon his birth as the model for all creation:
'He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible.'
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Originally posted by @fmfInteresting.
I go to Christmas mass and I meditate on what Christians believe about Jesus [i.e. what I used to believe too]. I wouldn't call that 'celebrating', but it does involve me perceiving it as a "real religious festival".
On Christmas I meditate on what Marx and Darwin had to say regarding the virtues of atheism.
Naturally, I don't believe either.
Atheists really should have a holiday to celebrate skepticism and cynicism and eventual mortal death for all eternity. 😛
Originally posted by @whodeyThey have Kwanzaa.
Interesting.
On Christmas I meditate on what Marx and Darwin had to say regarding the virtues of atheism.
Naturally, I don't believe either.
Atheists really should have a holiday to celebrate skepticism and cynicism and eventual mortal death for all eternity. 😛