George Hrab: I Don't Believe In Christmas

[Ian David]

Run time: 04:17 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHjRL9aMkOI   Posted on YouTube: December 22, 2010 By YouTube Member: geologicrecords Views on YouTube: 195   Posted on DU: December 23, 2010 By DU Member: Ian David Views on DU: 869

 
Hat-tip to: http://twitter.com/masalaskeptic/status/18009387889070080

[Roy Rolling]

1. Uh oh...

Looks like someone's gonna end up on Santa's naughty list if he doesn't get with the program. :rofl: Very nice thoughts!

[sce56]

2. I concur with him!

lyrics:
I Don't Believe In Christmas

Every time this time of year
I weight the way we spread good cheer
And wonder if it matters one bit
why we're nicer, my advice sir-
enjoy what the day brings despite stories of kings
relish the things that you give and are given

Every time this time of year
I explain in ways plain and clear
to my relief I have no belief
in the reason for the season
but I'm one who defends if these means to these ends
result in smiling friends, who once were strangers
where's the danger?

I don't believe in Christmas
but I love it anyway

Every time this time of year
I voice a voice some don't hold dear
and proudly shout despite my doubt
"seasons greetings" at family meetings
and I still can enjoy like when I was a boy
unwrapping every toy that at get, and each one I'm giving
this is living

I don't believe in Christmas
but I love it anyway

The best of intentions never equal the gifts that you got
with a season so perfect I'll forgive that its reason is not

Every time this time of year
I love the love both far and near
and wonder if it matters one bit
why we're nicer.

[Althaia]

3. The 'War on Christmas' nonsense is people choosing to be miserable..

..when they don't need to be.

I've discussed this a lot with my husband, and we agree - people need to get the stick out of their butts, relax and enjoy the celebrations.

Humans have been gathering together to celebrate the winter solstice for far longer than Christianity has existed. Doing so meets a human need, as a response to the dark and the cold. (Can you imagine the rate of depression if we didn't have social gatherings at this time of year?)

I thought that 'freedom' was a core concept of the USA, yet the 'war on Christmas' types deny our freedom to choose how we celebrate the solstice. If we don't do it their way, we are "Unamerican". (Nevermind that the New England Puritans abhorred Christmas celebrations, and Christmas did not become a national holiday until after the Civil War. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_in_Puritan_New_England )

I am an atheist, and I plan to cherish and enjoy the company of family and friends this holiday season. Spending time with people I love is what's important to me.

[Iggo]

5. The War On Christmas doesn't exist.

It's made up.

Made up by people who celebrate victimhood.

People who need an enemy.

We just play along.

Because it's fun.

[The Wielding Truth]

4. It is the best part and the basic message of Christianity to share love.

"To do unto others as we would have others do unto us."

It is the basis for the redemption of the soul, and the sacrifice of a God who give us the very thing he loved the most so we can start anew without the guilt of endless sin here on earth.

He has the message and that is the reason for this season.

[roody]

6. The axis of the earth is the reason for the season.

The legends are nice too.