Lysdexic said:I'm an atheist and hearing/saying Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Happy Hannukah, Feliz Navidad nor any other saying offends me in the slightest... because I respect the fact that you do have these beliefs, although I myself do not. I wish everyone can enjoy their holidays in any way they damn well please, and they could let everyone else do the same. But it will never happen, so I'm going to go get a bunch of eggnog and get s***faced, anyone who wishes the same can join me!
Chandral said:Never heard of a true Atheist. Many who claim to be say the GD words all the time. Why say the Name of one a person doesn't believe in.
You say you wish folks would let you enjoy the holidays in any way you see fit. I myself wish the "Atheists" would let me my people pray in school. I had purposely took my daughter from public school and put her in a Christian one so no one could say she was not allowed to pray.
You mean the Pledge of Allegiance? You don't have to say "under God"...Lysdexic said:just don't require me to include God in the National Anthem!
I believe there COULD be a god for the simple reason that the universe is so overwhelmingly huge. Does that mean I shouldn't use the word 'God', since I don't actually believe that there is one?Chandral said:Never heard of a true Atheist. Many who claim to be say the GD words all the time. Why say the Name of one a person doesn't believe in.
You say you wish folks would let you enjoy the holidays in any way you see fit. I myself wish the "Atheists" would let me my people pray in school. I had purposely took my daughter from public school and put her in a Christian one so no one could say she was not allowed to pray.
Anyone who has a difficult time with the "GOD" word, look at it as "Good Orderly Direction"
Merry Christmas.
A_Li_N said:I believe there COULD be a god for the simple reason that the universe is so overwhelmingly huge. Does that mean I shouldn't use the word 'God', since I don't actually believe that there is one?
Also, it's not just the 'Atheists' that don't wish for people to pray in schools, it's quite a big population. And I believe that the idea behind that whole movement was the simple fact that a public school is ran by the government, and we are suposed to have church and state seperate. They weren't saying 'don't pray in schools cause it's bad', they were saying 'don't do it because it's not the place to do it.' Also, I don't think anyone told anyone that they can't pray by themselves and to themselves, they told them that they can't create a group and do so publicly.
I also believe taking your child out of public school and putting them into a christian school was a bad call. Simple reasoning there states that doing so has seperated them from others, forced them to choose what YOU believe in and not choose for themselves and also taken a big part of learning how life actually is in the real world. But they are your kids, and you will do what is best for them.
Don't ever stereotype unless you want to be stereotyped back. You believing in some higher power does NOT make you better than those of us that don't. You saying you are right and we are wrong simply furthers my beliefs that I am leading a life that is truely open, and you are simply living under your chosen rock.
And, back on topic...
Merry Christmas,
Happy Holidays,
Love to all!
So, what you are saying is:A_Li_N said:Also, it's not just the 'Atheists' that don't wish for people to pray in schools, it's quite a big population.