Excess Xmas
This is based on a post from four years ago. The pictures for today’s post are from ” The Special Collections and Archives,Georgia State University Library”.
DWJ- time to get ready fo a neighborhood CHRISTMAS gathering, and not a holiday gathering
PG- I think a secular christmas is a good idea…if Jesus worshipers want to talk about their boi, that is cool, if you just want to shop and eat then that is fine too
DWJ- secular – Christmas is an oxymoron -without Christmas there wouldn’t be any of this
PG-yea, but those who are hated by Jesus need to enjoy the holiday as well
DWJ- why? -its not their holiday
PG-the birth of Jesus is nothing for me to celebrate, Jesus hates me…but I still enjoy the holiday
This bit of dialog from yesterday has got me thinking. There is a problem with Christmas. This polarizing of Christmas turns people against each other, and, at the very least does not create peace on earth and good will towards men.
Christmas is a big party, that I am not invited to. I can choose to ignore the religious message, enjoy the festivities, and be done with it. But this attitude gets in the way. You cannot get away from Jesus. When you mix in the hateful attitude of *some* Jesus worshipers towards those who do share their beliefs, you create a toxic Christmas punch. Holiday depression is real.
When I was a kid, I was told if you were going to bring candy to school, you should bring enough for everyone. It is considered rude to eat in front of people, without offering them some. And yet, Jesus Worshipers routinely have a big festive Christmas Celebration in front of all the non believers, and the heathen are expected to ignore it.
This includes those who practice other religions (Including today’s whipping boy, Islam), non believers, and those who simply don’t agree with Christianity. These people are not cool enough to come to the Christmas Party of the Jesus Worshipers. It is not your holiday.
The truth is, Christmas has always been a secular holiday. It is a celebration of the end of the year. People eat, drink, shop, and enjoy the company of their neighbor. If the Jesus worshipers want to talk about Jesus, no one will tell them to stop. It is when they want everything to be about them, that problems arise.
Chamblee54 
When you mix in the hateful attitude of *some* Jesus worshipers towards those who do share their beliefs, you create a toxic Christmas punch.
Good on you for recognizing the faithful who aren’t like that. If being ignored constitutes a violation of some new basic human right, we’ve been victimized on this matter for years.
As for the believes who are like this, why not do what we do with the atheists who are similarly inflexible? Just stay away. If they’re relatives, simply ignore them. If they’re relatives who tend to dominate dinner conversations, do what the extra loud Auntie does (every family has one) who changes the subject by announcing that the cheesecake is ready, and who’d like a plate?
The longer I live, the more convinced I am that my own family life in childhood was among the worst-case scenarios as far as human incompatibilities. Hey, we all found a way to deal. Didn’t burn any Catholics at the stake, or anything of the sort.
Thank you for stopping by.
I have been in a few conversations lately about privilege. Jesus worship is the dominant religion of our culture. They (with some exception) do not even realize it. They just assume that the holiday is about Jesus, and look down on those with a different viewpoint. With the likes of Bill O”Reilly stirring the pot, the situation has gotten worse.