Posted on 12/08/2013 8:34:26 AM PST by Kaslin
Why do some atheists embarrass themselves year after year trying to eradicate Christmas from American culture? Why do they make themselves societal hemorrhoids during this hallowed season? Is it because they are crusaders for equality, secularism’s saviors and humanism’s heroes? I’m sure that’s what they tell themselves when they’re pouting on their couches all alone on Christmas Eve after every single one of their friends has dumped them for being a rabid jackass.
I believe, however—and I could be wrong—that the reason some rage against the machine is that they hate God and love their sin, and bringing up Jesus in December is not the way they wanted to finish off the year. Indeed, Christ really rains on their parade … and they love their parade.
Christmas, if you really get down to the brass tacks of it, isn’t about reindeer, elves, iPhones or Lindsay Lohan punching a gypsy, but about mankind’s sin problem and what God did to remedy it by sending His Son.
I know the chief facet most people focus on regarding Christ’s birth has been the peace on earth and good will toward men stuff, but if you dig around in the gospels a tad you’ll quickly see that the “peace on earth” thing is an ancillary perk to the main reason the second person of the godhead donned an earth suit and decided to hang out with us dunderheads. The core cause that necessitated Jesus’ incarnation was our jacked up carnality.
Yep, Hambone, it was our sin. There, I said it. Sin. Yours, mine and ours.
Transgression was the reason for the season.
This is why El Diablo didn’t pass out cigars at Jesus’ birth. Happy he was not that the Son was not only going to address our sins but He was going to eternally and temporally salvage those who believe from sin’s fetid effects. This is why slewfoot energized Herod to put a hit out on the Nazarene when He was a wee little baby and why Satan’s demon inspired ilk are anti-Christmas to this day. Jesus’ birth equated to Satan’s demise.
This is not good news to some, though. Indeed, many atheists are up front about it and don’t want to leave their wantonness. As Jesus Himself said, they prefer darkness to light and don’t like to be reminded of their personal accountability for their sin—and thus their need for salvation—and therefore we should not expect them to be stoked about Jesus’ birthday party.
This is easy math, folks: A person who has no remorse and thus no desire to repent from their sins is probably not going to be a big advocate for the celebration of the person who reminds them they’re wrong and calls them to repent and believe.
Call me goofy, but I’m forever grateful for Jesus’ birth, His attesting miracles, His sacrificial death, burial and resurrection. While most atheists this Christmas will be drinking to forget, I will, as Martin Luther said, drink to remember the One who was and is and is to come.
It absolutely disgusts me the way the elite have substituted the word “holiday’ for Christmas. The other day my grandson was watching Disney and “holiday’ was used nine times in a thirty second ad. These cretins have turned Christmas into a profanity.
Because some atheists are self-important jerks. Just as some Christians are, and some Buddhists, some Jews, etc.
I believe, however—and I could be wrong—that the reason some rage against the machine is that they hate God and love their sin
An atheist doesn't believe in God by definition. Granted, there might be a few who call themselves atheists who actually believe in God, but keep in mind that the vast majority of atheists aren't activists trying to persuade people to give up their religion.
Heck, I'm an atheist and I celebrate Christmas. Speaking of which...
Christmas, if you really get down to the brass tacks of it, isn’t about reindeer, elves, iPhones or Lindsay Lohan punching a gypsy, but about mankind’s sin problem and what God did to remedy it by sending His Son.
Increasingly, that is what Christmas is about (er, aside from Lohan's gypsy slur). Christmas is a far more commercial holiday then it was few generations ago. That's not to say that millions don't still celebrate it as a religious holiday, of course, but for millions more (myself included) it really is all about Santa, lights on trees, a special dinner with the family, and the giving and receiving of presents.
not for nuthin....but
back in the 1950s when the word Christmas was used much more often....there was still a plethora of Happy Holidays and Seasons Greetings both at stores and in the media.
It’s good to get back to what Christmas really means.
And the original Santa Claus WAS NOT a jolly fat guy who gave little mention of Jesus. You’d find him punching out blasphemers at Nicea instead of feeding reindeer at the North Pole. The man was serious about his faith.
Happy holiday, happy holiday
While the merry bells keep ringing
May your every wish come true
Happy holiday, happy holiday
May the calendar keep bringing
Happy holidays to you
---Bing Crosby, from the film "Holiday Inn" (1942)
I too am a non believer(not sure believer????) of Christian(RC) descent. I do not call myself an atheist as I do not believe I can know with any more certainty than those of faith can know that, as a demonstrable fact.
I too celebrate Christmas. those who do not believe I should do that....can sue me.
One of channel I think Smithieron Channel it like History Channel on Verzion FIOS they have thingy on St Nick the Bishop
He was total bad###
I know in my neighborhood especially ma and pa restaurants you see alots of Feliz Navidad in SO CAL
Why Atheists Whiz on The Most Wonderful Time of the Year?
Because they are pissy.
Keep in mind there's more than one variety of athiesm. "Weak" atheism is simply a lack of faith in a deity: "I have no belief in a God or gods, but I do not affirm that it or they do not exist".
Whereas "strong" atheism is a positive affirmation: "I assert that there is not a God or gods".
I subscribe to the former, not the latter. Actually, ignosticism might describe my thoughts on the matter more accurately:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignosticism
Ignosticism is the view that a coherent definition of a given religious term or theological concept must be presented before the question of the existence or nature of said term can be meaningfully discussed. Furthermore, if that definition is unfalsifiable, the ignostic takes the theological noncognitivist position that the question of the existence or nature referred to by the term, for the given definition, is meaningless.
“Holiday” is an alternate pronunciation of the phrase “Holy Day.”
Christmas most certainly is a holy day.
I read something interesting yesterday on the origin of ‘Kris Kringle’. Apparently during the Reformation, St. Nicholas was popular among German and Dutch artisans, but since Luther wanted to sideline the saints, he had these depictions replaced with the Christ Child, or ‘ChristKindl’ instead. Over time, others mispronounced this as Kris Kringle and it ironically became synonymous with Santa.
They can't stand to see happiness and companionship based on love.
Take it from me, a sensitive guy named appropriately, uh...Sauron. I never got any love serving Morgoth.
Mine’s a tale that can’t be told, my freedom I hold dear.
How years ago in days of old, when magic filled the air.
T’was in the darkest depths of Mordor, I met a girl so fair.
But Gollum, and the evil one crept up and slipped away with her, her, her....yeah.
IMO, some time in their pathetic godless life, they feel the Lord abandoned them.
The only difference between an Atheist and a Satanist is that the latter knows who he’s working for.
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