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Atman

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6. It's a spectacle. Like a Broadway show...why do I have to believe it's real to enjoy it?
Sun Dec 15, 2013, 03:46 PM
Dec 2013

Last edited Sun Dec 15, 2013, 04:52 PM - Edit history (1)



The Fox-ites and crazy fundies need to get a grip.

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I'm an atheist and I love sacred music. And carols. And religious paintings. mainer Dec 2013 #1
X1000 Atman Dec 2013 #2
I already have my Christmas tree up! mainer Dec 2013 #4
I like the way you think!!! Rhythm Dec 2013 #30
Michelangelo was probably an atheist Major Nikon Dec 2013 #9
Atheist since about the 6th grade....I listen to Bach every day AlbertCat Dec 2013 #13
Same here! eqfan592 Dec 2013 #38
I still love the Catholic Christmas show. One of the things we lack here is a Egalitarian Thug Dec 2013 #3
It's a spectacle. Like a Broadway show...why do I have to believe it's real to enjoy it? Atman Dec 2013 #6
Like a Broadway show AlbertCat Dec 2013 #18
Amen to that! nt caledesi Dec 2013 #33
Try the Bobby Timmons Christmas album. immoderate Dec 2013 #5
You can not beat Nat King Cole. The best of them all. VPStoltz Dec 2013 #15
+1 Quayblue Dec 2013 #23
I like commie socialist nazi christmas songs. valerief Dec 2013 #7
I'm an atheist who used to turn into kickass gospel music Warpy Dec 2013 #8
This devout athiest DamnYankeeInHouston Dec 2013 #10
honestly the only people warring on Christmas seem to be conservatives Skittles Dec 2013 #11
Nah. They're making money on it from a gullible few. Skidmore Dec 2013 #14
Word. NoQuarter Dec 2013 #32
I hope you have a peaceful and joyous holiday season. cbayer Dec 2013 #12
I, too, enjoy celebrating the Winter Solstice... dchill Dec 2013 #16
Same here. I would go to Midnight Mass every year with - and later without - my mom. VPStoltz Dec 2013 #17
Thanks for this post. May we all believe what we want. n/t Paper Roses Dec 2013 #19
"occasionally dress up on Halloween"...You lack dedication. Always dress out. Half-Century Man Dec 2013 #20
Amen N/T Old Codger Dec 2013 #21
Like I said here.... Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2013 #22
UNCOMMON SENSE: Atheists can enjoy Christmas regardless of Christ amerxp Dec 2013 #24
I also occasionally dress up on Halloween...it doesn't mean I actually believe in bogeymen LiberalLovinLug Dec 2013 #25
Best post. Period. Atman Dec 2013 #46
Agreed, and if you haven't seen it before, this seems to match your feelings AleksS Dec 2013 #26
That was really something AtheistCrusader Dec 2013 #42
I stopped going to Mass in Catholic school as a teenager HockeyMom Dec 2013 #27
so do i , it's my favorite time of the year JI7 Dec 2013 #28
Well, we invited the Anti-Christ to our Christmas party. OldRedneck Dec 2013 #29
I LOVE GOSPEL MUSIC TexasBushwhacker Dec 2013 #31
Stole this from a friend's FB page this morning: OriginalGeek Dec 2013 #34
I'm down with most of that, but.... Bucky Dec 2013 #39
You best get to singing OriginalGeek Dec 2013 #40
i am a Catholic and a d/Democrat and... rustbeltvoice Dec 2013 #35
The reason: Gospel & Christmas songs are about joy, love, & hope; not about judgment & hate Bucky Dec 2013 #36
Haha! That describes my husband EXACTLY, for decades. Then a funny thing happened: he started WinkyDink Dec 2013 #37
Do they know what a PK is? murielm99 Dec 2013 #43
I figured it was a common term! WinkyDink Dec 2013 #47
I'm an atheist and I enjoy christmas. Vashta Nerada Dec 2013 #41
Internet radio: SomaFM. Atman Dec 2013 #44
Count me in. I love Christmas, the music, the lights, gifts, even the story. nolabear Dec 2013 #45
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