Feisty Kitty
12-17-2007, 04:34 PM
I have a very good friend who I teach with. She grew up in a home that followed the doctrines of the Jehovah's Witnesses. She married a man who came from a family of devout Atheists. She no longer practices, although her mother still has one foot in the church. She and her husband don't spat on the subject, but his family gets very nasty about religion in general........
But they celebrate Christmas! And they call it CHRISTmas! They get the tree and the eggnog and the mistletoe, all the while calling religion and anyone who follows it 'weak' and 'foolish'. Just seems a bit hypocritical to me, but then, I am really a 'fencer' when it comes to religion. I am truly agnostic in that I am still searching for what I believe. I do, however, know when something is fishy, and this seems like the ocean beached itself and hung around in the hot sun for a week.
I am not saying that people who aren't affiliated with the Christian church or any offshoot/ cult of it, shouldn't celebrate Christmas, but why trash it only to celebrate what you want from it's tradition? I just think that people shouldn't talk out of both sides of their mouths!
I celebrate Christmas, because I love to give gifts, and, even though he wasn't born on Dec. 25th, Jesus was a pretty awesome dude, and I am stoked to celebrate him and the love and forgiveness he taught. I also celebrate Hannuka (spell?) with my Jewish students (We have a lot of fire going in my classroom, but the fire extinguisher is a foot away!). I know nothing about Kwanza, but I am always cool with learning more. One of my muslim students (Her dad is muslim and mom is Catholic! Oh, to be a fly on the wall when they were hammering that out!) told me about some cool Muslim traditions for this time of year as well, and she brought me a gift to celebrate. I am ashamed I cannot remember what it is called. The point is, I celebrate everything, because I celebrate freedom of religion, the blessing of the constitution and the first amendment, and the beauty of so many different cultures, all who want to share love with others. How friggin' cool is that?!
Just some venting, but I am so tired of all of the hypocrisy I hear in regards to religion, even from Athiests, who are religiously anti-religious. It all seems so silly!
Happy Holidays! Happy Christmas, Hannuka, Kwanza, Muslim-thing-I-can't-remember, Winter Solstice, Festivus, Jesus's B-day party, and anything else I forgot!
But they celebrate Christmas! And they call it CHRISTmas! They get the tree and the eggnog and the mistletoe, all the while calling religion and anyone who follows it 'weak' and 'foolish'. Just seems a bit hypocritical to me, but then, I am really a 'fencer' when it comes to religion. I am truly agnostic in that I am still searching for what I believe. I do, however, know when something is fishy, and this seems like the ocean beached itself and hung around in the hot sun for a week.
I am not saying that people who aren't affiliated with the Christian church or any offshoot/ cult of it, shouldn't celebrate Christmas, but why trash it only to celebrate what you want from it's tradition? I just think that people shouldn't talk out of both sides of their mouths!
I celebrate Christmas, because I love to give gifts, and, even though he wasn't born on Dec. 25th, Jesus was a pretty awesome dude, and I am stoked to celebrate him and the love and forgiveness he taught. I also celebrate Hannuka (spell?) with my Jewish students (We have a lot of fire going in my classroom, but the fire extinguisher is a foot away!). I know nothing about Kwanza, but I am always cool with learning more. One of my muslim students (Her dad is muslim and mom is Catholic! Oh, to be a fly on the wall when they were hammering that out!) told me about some cool Muslim traditions for this time of year as well, and she brought me a gift to celebrate. I am ashamed I cannot remember what it is called. The point is, I celebrate everything, because I celebrate freedom of religion, the blessing of the constitution and the first amendment, and the beauty of so many different cultures, all who want to share love with others. How friggin' cool is that?!
Just some venting, but I am so tired of all of the hypocrisy I hear in regards to religion, even from Athiests, who are religiously anti-religious. It all seems so silly!
Happy Holidays! Happy Christmas, Hannuka, Kwanza, Muslim-thing-I-can't-remember, Winter Solstice, Festivus, Jesus's B-day party, and anything else I forgot!