Christians, Why do you complain about the "War on Christmas"?

[AmericanAtheist]

It there where such a war then it would seem that you are winning since the Christmas season has gotten longer and more pervasive. Your Christmas is the dominant holiday of the season, yet you complain that it is under attack. Please explain this, because it feels like you are just trying to make yourselves victims in order to garner sympathy so that you can push all other religious expression out of the public forum.
@kiahsobyk ., That is not an attack on Christmas. That is upholding the laws of the land. There is a separation of church and state in this country. When city hall shows support towards one religion, in effect it is an endorsement of that religion. We live in a pluralist society, and we must run our governments as such.
@kiahsobyk ., That is not an attack on Christmas. That is upholding the laws of the land. There is a separation of church and state in this country. When city hall shows support towards one religion, in effect it is an endorsement of that religion. We live in a pluralist society, and we must run our governments as such.
@CC, That is because Kwanzaa and Hanuka are celebrated at the same time. You are free to celebrate your religion any way you see fit. You should not expect others to bow to your religion. As said before, this is a plural society, not a theocracy.
@CC, That is because Kwanzaa and Hanuka are celebrated at the same time. You are free to celebrate your religion any way you see fit. You should not expect others to bow to your religion. As said before, this is a plural society, not a theocracy.
@CC, That is because Kwanzaa and Hanuka are celebrated at the same time. You are free to celebrate your religion any way you see fit. You should not expect others to bow to your religion. As said before, this is a plural society, not a theocracy.

 

[Nous]

Because they hate the truth about it - that is why!

Christmas is nothing to do with either Christianity or Islam but it does have it's origins in the midwinter festival and many other basically pagan rites but since much of it is a celebration of nature rather than religion everyone should be able to enjoy it and be happy together despite religion!

The ancient European pagans celebrated the midwinter festival and a number of other festivals long before Christianity ever existed!

Babylonians celebrated the feast of the Son of Isis with gluttonous eating and drinking, and gift giving and the goddess of fertility, love, and war.

The Romans held a festival on 25 December called “Dies Natalis Solis Invicti, celebrating their own god Sol Invictas – PAGAN!

The Persian god Mithras, the Syrian sun god Elah Gabal, the German Sol, the Greek Helios and the Mesopotamian Shamash. But also Saturnalia, honouring Saturn, the God of Agriculture. The law courts and schools were closed. No public business could be transacted an this is where the holidays originated - ALL PAGAN!

Wax tapers were given by the more humble to their superiors. The origin of the Christmas candle - PAGAN!

In Rome groups of costumed went from house to house entertaining their people. And this was where the carolling Christmas tradition originated PAGAN!

Statues of the Mother and lover or Mother and son were paraded through the streets not only in Italy but also in Africa, Spain, Portugal, France, Germany and Bulgaria. Thus, the symbolism of the Heavenly Virgin and the infant child paraded on a yearly basis are not of Christian origin. They stem from the Mother-goddess religion, which is very ancient ENTIRELY PAGAN!

Scandinavian countries celebrated Yule honouring Thor – PAGAN!

In Germania (not Germany) they celebrated midwinter night followed by 12 wild nights of eating and drinking. The 12 days of Christmas PAGAN!

The church under Pope Julius I declared that Christ’s birth would be celebrated on December 25 in 350 AD in order to try to hijack the PAGAN festivals but it was largely ignored. Christians did not really celebrate Christmas until 378 but it was then dropped in 381 and not resurrected until 400.

The Christmas tree stems from pagan tradition and ritual surrounding the Winter Solstice, which included the use of holly boughs ivy and other foliage as an adaptation of pagan tree worship. Holly and ivy represented male and female. Mistletoe was considered a sacred plant, and the custom of kissing under the mistletoe began as a fertility ritual - all PAGAN!

Santa Claus came from the Dutch “Sinterklaas” and was a tall figure riding a white horse through the air and usually accompanied by Black Peter, an elf who punished disobedient children. Also the origin of the reindeer, sleigh and the elves ALL PAGAN!

The modern red coated Santa was brought about by coca cola!

AMERICA ACTUALLY BANNED CHRISTMAS several times and is the originator of the expression “Happy Holidays” which came about because of the pagan origins of Christmas to include all religions and traditions!

The Venerable Bede, an early Christian writer pointed out that the Christian church absorbed Pagan practices when it found the population unwilling to give up the festivals. Thus a lot of what Christians now see as Christians practices are in fact pagan!

Christmas is the time of year christians strive to prove just how pagan they have become

 

[Anna]

I don't complain about it. I just celebrate my own way.

 

[cc1]

It's a war on CHRISTmas, not a war on Santa Claus. Anything religious about Christmas has been removed, it's all about buy, buy, BUY and that is not exactly a Christian thing.

Public schools now have a 'winter break' instead of a Christmas break. We have winter holiday parties and winter holiday concerts, and people say Happy Christmahanakwanzaka.

And just who is going to feel 'sympathy' for us? Non-Christians?

 

[KaiserKlovnKierkergaard]

because atheists are dickweeds that like to blow smoke up christians bumholes, and some christians don't take a fancy to such verbatim.