Santa Claus is a Christian tradition since his nickname is ST. NICK who was inspired by a bishop in the 4th century and gave many gifts to the poor. It's all about the birth of Jesus Christ. In fact, I think it's pretty cool how traditions have evolved to what they are today by combining together. And I know many families that go out and serve the community on Christmas day. But whatever, say what you want about that. What really upsets me is that you say there's a "war" against Christianity.
Hey, atheist woman!! Hilarious self-exalting bit of baffoonery you have here!!! Guess what, your rejection of the Lord Jesus will not somehow be a GET OUT OF HELL FREE card for you ... "If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I came from God and am here; I did not come on My own, but He sent Me. Why do you not understand what I am saying? Because you cannot bear to hear My word. YOU BELONG TO YOUR FATHER THE DEVIL AND YOU WILLINGLY CARRY OUT YOUR FATHER'S DESIRES" -- JOHN 8: 42-44
@passchendale What word? If you mean the bible, I hope you take a good hard look at all the suffering it has caused over the years, and the pure evil that is organized religion. If you mean that you actually hear a voice, i suggest you seek mental help.
@imoiinu RIIIIIIIIGHT... the BIBLE has caused suffering.... SUUURRRRE..... you really are brilliant!!! A book has the ability to inflict suffering... hmmm.... what sort of godless drugs do you take exactly?
@passchendale Of course a book can't cause suffering, but I was referring to how people use the fairy-tales in the bible to get farther ahead in life. They get brain dead, moronic, ignorant shitheads such as yourself to believe that an ancient fairy-tale is the true word of an all knowing power. How fucking ridiculous is that?
Let me ask you this, what could you possibly do forever and not get bored? A never ending life sounds miserable to me.
@alphaenemy ... i'm sorry, what? I condone eternal torture??? I don't STAND UP AGAINST IT??? It is a FACT, DUDE. Unbelievers and cowards are the first to enter the pit my friend. There is no STANDING UP to it. You either submit to He who holds all of our strings, or you are released into the pit of horror. He is the GOD OF JUSTICE, and
@alphaenemy ....we weren't made to be arrogant, self-made miscreant hatefilled morons. We were made to worship and adore and live with our Master. If we don't want Him, we don't get to live eternally with Him. He takes those who want to be with Him, He forces NO ONE to accept Him.
@alphaenemy .... It doesn't matter if anyone LIKES his rule or not. He isn't a congressman to be voted out because I don't agree with HIS policies. The rules are the rules. We break them, yet He is merciful IF we turn to Him. When we sneer and scoff and throw our middle fingers at Him, no grace can flow in, no mercy can be given. As all-powerful as He is, He will NEVER force His mercy upon anyone. If you want to be hard-hearted, that is exactly the state you will die in, without Him.
@passchendale There still is no good reason to think he's real, though. That's the ultimate failure of sanity, giving yourself to the rules of invisible people.
@passchendale That was a very carefully deceptive wording: your grammar implies inability: "H"e is unable to provide "mercy" if you don't sufficiently submit to his rule; rather, he allegedly mandates eternal torture for whomever does not submit. This is pure evil, not merciful. It is abhorrent that children are taught to stop enquiring and instead give unequivocal fealty to a totalitarian. This premise deserves no dignity.
@KMallinson ... what it means is that He, the Almighty and Ever-living God, DOES NOT enter the heart of any of His creatures IF they do not want Him there. He does not force Himself in, that is how loving He really is. The "eternal torture" He wants for NO ONE, but unless one stops rejecting Him, the only other place for a soul to go is into hell. There is no "demilitarized zone" or "refugee camp" for atheists. The MERCY is everlasting, all one needs is to submit and ask for it.
@passchendale Okay, really flesh that out for a moment. First of all, this God allegedly designed the cosmos in omniscience, so you cannot absolve him of the torture chamber that those who do not submit are sent to. The process of souls either going on the elevator to heaven or hell is allegedly of his making. Second, you may not use concepts like love when you're describing either submission to totalitarianism or complicity to torture. You are distressingly indoctrinated.
@OpinionatedJosh Bigotry???? Ha! Try looking at your pathetic hatefilled attitude and then look up the word "bigot" and maybe you will learn something about yourself buddy.
So you ready to ditch the year system? Is that illegal too? It's based around the birth of Christ. How about the week schedule. 7 days. More Christianity. Do you say "Goodbye"? Do you know that is a mashing of God Bless You?
Get the chip off your shoulder. You chose not to believe. You can't then stamp your food and demand the rest of us dance behind you. And no, those are not illegal. There is nothing in the constitution that separates Church and State. It talks about making laws.
@OpinionatedJosh Congress can't respect the establishment of one religion. you don't know your constitution do you. "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;"
"This country is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion"
@Kilox1000 Actually I likely know our constitution far better than you do. I actually read both it and the federalist papers and took the time to learn what it says and means. Putting up a nativity display is not making laws. It's just putting up a display. Can you read what it says? "Congress shall make no law". And therein also lies the other thing people miss. It only applies to CONGRESS. The 10th Amendment then gives powers to the states to make their own decisions.
@Kilox1000 I don't think. I know. States absolutely could, but most states designed their constition after the U.S. one including similar prohabitions against religious laws being enforced. You really need to learn about how the constition was designed and how it is being abused today. The federal government is stealing the rights of the states through improper and open-ended interpretations of the 14th Amendment. Again, read the 1st. "CONGRESS" shall make no law. It's specific.
@OpinionatedJosh oh yeah I guess states should be allowed to have slavery to while your at it...In the United States, freedom of religion is a constitutionally guaranteed right provided in the religion clauses of the First Amendment. Freedom of religion is also closely associated with separation of church and state, a concept advocated by Thomas Jefferson. You're trying to tell me its ok for states to directly go against everything the constitution stands for?
@Kilox1000 Yeah, that was a lot of emotional noise that really means nothing. In the end, what facinates me is this odd believe that the Federal Government is some benevolant organization somehow keeping those crazy uncontrollable states in check. You depend on this illusion too much to make your point.
@OpinionatedJosh What? I just completely destroyed your argument and thats all you can say? You said "well the constitution only says the federal government can't force religion so that means states can" and I just told you the 14th amendment SPECIFICALLY prohibits that and you start ranting about how the federal govt. is some kind of "evil organization" I refuted your poitns with facts and you said "thats alot of emotional noise" can't you admit being wrong?
@OpinionatedJosh What? I just completely destroyed your argument and thats all you can say? You said "well the constitution only says the federal government can't force religion so that means states can" and I just told you the 14th amendment SPECIFICALLY prohibits that and you start ranting about how the federal govt. is some kind of "evil organization" I refuted your poitns with facts and you said "thats alot of emotional noise" can't you admit being wrong?
@OpinionatedJosh and PS. your completely wrong on your argument. Following the ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution and through the doctrine of incorporation, this restriction is held to be applicable to state governments as well.
@OpinionatedJosh Using years as dates was used long before the alleged existence of Christ, just like "Christmas". as was 7day weeks. Christianity didn't invent these things it simply hijacked them then claimed credit after slaughtering everyone who sought to contest their thievery. And nothing separating church and state? it's the first amendment of your constitution that does just that.
@youbetzler Um no.. The year 2012 is literally 2012 years after the assumed birth of Christ. 7 days was used because it took 6 days plus a day of rest to create the world in accordance to a literal interpretation of the book of Genesis. And if they slaughtered everyone who could contest their "thievery" how do you know they stole the credit then? And can you even give us evidence that these things were stolen from another religion specifically or was this just your assumption?
I grew up in a very secular household, but I've always celebrated Christmas. I didn't know the story of the birth of Jesus until sometime around middle school. For me, Christmas was just a time to make an extra effort to be kind to other people and to give gifts to the people you appreciate. It never had any religious significance.
Santa Claus, or St. Nick, came from the actual St. Nicholas. He was a pretty cool guy. He was a very generous person. One night he went out and threw a bag of gold into the an open window of the house of three sisters who did not have the money to pay a dowry (which was customary at that time), so that they wouldn't be forced into prostitution. This parallels to Santa Claus who also gives gifts at night. It also goes back to Jesus' birth when the three wise men brought Jesus gifts.
Oh please, as an atheist just admit that by celebrating Christmas your attending a birthday party from a guy you don’t belief existed. If the celebration is fun, why shouldn’t you take part? Just don’t try to get around Christ with this pagan talk. The reason we celebrate Christmas is the Christian religion. The clue is already in the name. End of story. And why should it be any more honourable to celebrate some pagan symbols you don’t belief in than the birth of a Christ you don’t belief in?
@77sleipnir Coming from a country that is primarily atheist, where more or less everyone still enjoy the 'Christmas' season - I'll break it down for you.
Pretty much noone here cares about the religious aspect of the holiday. We don't celebrate the 'birth of Christ' - We spend time with our families, we give/recieve presents and we have fun.
End of story.
P.S. Now that you mention it, isn't the 'Christmas'-tree a pagan symbol, aswell as santa?
@Aragashia Like I replied to Zodiacrin, celebrate what you want, but for the more than 1500 years the reason is Christianity. And I don’t get, why we should see the Christmas as the pagan symbol it used to be. The Germanic used Immergruen to prevent the demons of the death to enter there homes. From an atheist point of view, is this better. And Santa is no pagan symbol. Check the legend of St. Nikolaus and you’ll see that Santa could only be considert pagan if you consider Cola a pagan cult.
Sorry for my typos in my reply to Aragashia, Especially in the sentence “...why we should see the Christmas as the pagan …” the word tree is missing. You are invited to guess, where I missed it.
@77sleipnir Well my point was that we're not really celebrating anything religious, we're just having a good time.
The remark about the pagan symbolism and origin were simply to solidify the notion that Christmas is not something that only Christians can celebrate.
@77sleipnir Not so long ago the church was trying to stop the celebration of the Pagan Christmas (obviously not named Christmas at the time). Pagan festivities have a tendency to be more fun than the Christian ones making it almost impossible to eradicate. It’s because people WERE celebrating it that the Christian religion choose that day to be a their holyday. If it were not for the pagans, Christmas wouldn’t exist the 25 of December. I’m surprise they didn’t stole Halloween yet.
@77sleipnir She's just conveying that,since the origins of Christmas are not Christian,then celebrating it's not celebrating the birthday of a deity you do not believe in.Pagan holidays and festivals dealt less with deities and more with harvesting and the cycle of the seasons.In effect,by recognizing Christmas' true origins,you can appreciate it excluding religion and with the true intention in mind: celebrating the turning of seasons and bringing joy to people in a generally cold, savage time.
@Zodiacrin I’m sorry but you`re wrong. Historical documents confirm that the first Christmas was celebrated in 354 in Rome on the day the Egyptian, Syrian, Greek and Romans celebrated the birthday of the god “Sol invictus”. In the end Christianity prevailed and for nearly 1700 years it's the reason for the festivity. But the 25th of December always was connected to a deity and to a religion. So feel free to celebrate what ever you want but it is fact that the historical cause is religion.
I've known Jews that celbrate christmas. It really has never been about christ truely. Believe me the Jews I met that didn't there wasn't a Jesus or a manger in the whole set up
But Ashley, the tie-in to Christ Jesus in all those wonderful holiday rituals is just too great for some of us. It puts a damper on it. You have to admit that for most, growing up in an American household--one's brainwashed youth is intrinsically linked physiologically circular like. Christmas-parental love-church-Christmas-parental love-church.. This happens for 20 some years, over and over again, so now anything that reminds one of Christmas instantly brings thoughts of the thy Savior...
I know Christmas is over, but thank you for this. My parents are atheists. My mom's family is Catholic and she grew up celebrating Christmas, my dad's family is Jewish and he grew up celebrating Hanukkah. I grew up celebrating both, even though I was raised as an atheist. Now I have a 4 year old (who if asked will tell you that "God is pretend") who I have passed these traditions on to. The point is getting together with the family and having a good time. We all need a reason to do that.
Patriotic Americans for Christmas probably wouldnt like to know that in Puritain Massachusetts in the 1600s--and into the 1700s Christmas was first illega and later shunned. Unless it fell on Sunday it was a normal workday. As far as Christmas Trees in public spaces the Puritans would have banned them too, if they'd existed. Instead they used to hang the odd Quaker on Boston Common. These my friends are the true roots of the USA.
BTWChristmas was banned because it was a pagan festival of course
Norse gods are fuckin awesome! Jesus promised to obliterate sin Odin promised to obliterate all frost giants i don't see many frost giants around, do you?
It's not illegal for me to place nativity scenes on my property if I wanted to. Get your facts straight and do your research before you make your videos, because you sound stupid and ignorant.
@NacheMan Exactly, that's what I was saying. She said putting nativity scenes on public property is illegal, you probably just misheard her. You are talking about putting them on your own property, which is in no way illegal and no one is taking issue with.
@throughitall327 Okay.. I've never seen anybody put Nativity scenes on public property then. The only one's I've seen are on peoples property. Public property would be a school, or a bus station, something along those lines. I don't think she knows what she's talking about and is just making things up to complain about. I don't even know why I bother caring honesty, lol.
@EternalMelancholy1 Don't do that (the spelling). Being an atheist doesn't mean denying the contributions of Christianity to our history and language. You're basically giving religious people permission to not take you seriously when you do something so pointlessly divisive.
I agree we shouldn't abolish christmas, just keep it secular and don't start about the baby Jesus stuff. The Gospels of Mark and Luke leave a 10 year gap for his birth, and even if he existed to begin with, his teachings don't fit into modern society. Just enjoy the family gathering in the darkest time of the year. btw I like your earrings :)
@Dietseleeuw His teaches don't fit into modern society?! "Love your neighbor as you would yourself" "It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance" "If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven." And those are just a couple! You can't deny that Jesus Christ was one pretty cool dude and that his teachings still apply to everyone today.
@TbredGrits91 34 “Don’t think that I came to send peace on the earth. I didn’t come to send peace, but a sword. 35 For I came to set a man at odds against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. (Matthew 10). He said many of these not so peaceful things, which makes Jesus a very contradictory person, if he even existed at all.
@UltimateYEC They are upright as the palm tree, but speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also is it in them to do good.
@UltimateYEC Sorry this is a clear condemnation of Christmas Trees, and unfortunately I'm realising that people don't worship God, they merely cherrypick from the Bible so that it says what they want it to say. Do you really think that God would be happy about that?
@Elvishairdude89 ya, they are all for diversity except when it comes to religion.... "illegal nativity scenes"??? really??? It's just a freaking decoration! If nativity scenes bother you so much, then maybe there is some underlying problem in yourself.
Also, how come you never hear sheeple like this speaking up for women's rights in islam? Scared of reprisals much? Spineless, I say.
@Elvishairdude89 An atheist doesn't just go around "not believing" for the sake of it. As an atheist I do not see any evidence for god, because there is none.
So just sitting around squawking that atheism is a religion, doesn't make you right, and no, it is not critical thinking. You're doing exactly what you accuse atheists of doing, "parroting". Which means you are not in fact, thinking for yourself, as you claim.
@Elvishairdude89 You are both incredibly stupid and ignorant. Volkswagen is *not* and American company nor is Yuletide a christian festival. Please take you ignorance else where. It is not appreciated here.
@Elvishairdude89 Two years ago I was introduced to the Sanskrit Vedas, the texts underlying "Hinduism." I don't consider myself a Hindu, but rather a devotee. The concept of religion is more Western than Vedic. In the Vedic tradition the closest equivalent term is dharma, which means function or duty. On this basis, every individual, regardless of caste or creed, has a dharma because everyone's basic function is service. You either serve Māyā (illusion) or you serve Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Person.
@Elvishairdude89 I eventually discovered, through the grace of God, that there is a major movement to suppress humanity and the primary way to do so is to suppress genuine knowledge of God, the Absolute Truth. So, this atheism works well for such nefarious intents because it misguides humanity into materialism, or at best sentimental spiritualism (New Age). Atheism wouldn't exist if humanity had true leaders who could protect their peers from ignorance.
@Elvishairdude89 Wow, that's a very sharp reply. Thumbs up!! Very similar to my story, because I too once claimed to be an atheist. That is until I gained a real education.
Is it stating the obvious that Christmas is about celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ who came to save sinners like you and I and to conquer death? God incarnate. Thought I'd mention it since you didn't.
I like saying Merry Krismas (refering to Kris Kringle), Merry Solstice, Season's Greetings or Happy Holidays. I think even majority of Bible scholars agree that Jesus wasn't born in the winter according to the stories, instead when it was still warm. So if that's true, then the Christmas date is all wrong.
I'm not interested in the so called war on christmas. I'm not the kind of atheist who gets upset over someone saying "god bless you" when I sneeze. And I don't really understand these other anal people who think they are compromising their "Atheist Beliefs" <--oxymoron) by enjoying xmas.
@NO1Mensan "For the carvings of the nations are nonentities, wood cut from the forest, Fashioned by artisans with the adze, adorned with silver and gold." What God is condemning in Jeremiah is the common custom of making wooden idols which were painted and adorned. You can google the archeological digs and see even now pictures of the fertility goddess and other idols that were made and worshipped. This is not to do with a non-worshipped, non-idolized tree set up to honor God.
@NO1Mensan Yes, people can read. That's why I posted the actual verses so anyone could see it referred to carvings - idols. I don't know who you think you could possibly be fooling.
i love everything about christmas (except for the music) and I'm an atheist.. I just love getting together with family and spending time together. Presents are cool too. It's just another excuse to get time off from work and school and that I enjoy.. So, MERRY XMAS! :)
3For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe. 4They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not. 5They are upright as the palm tree, but speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also is it in them to do good.
I think of christmas as a celebration of my family, and especially the children. It's a nice time to spend together with your family, having dinners, and parties exchanging gifts, and best wishes.
I think that's a much better thing to celebrate than some non existant old fart.
This holiday isn't a religious holiday regardless of what the religious people claim. I suppose it is technically, but that religion is NOT Christianity. All the other corelation that has been given to Christmas in relation to religion still has nothing to do with what people actually DO for the holiday. Giving gifts isn't a "religious" concept. Gathering with family isn't exclusive to religion either. So I agree...hang out with your friends and family and be happy. It's a good idea!
It may seem strange coming from an atheist, but I have come to enjoy going to midnight mass on Xmas eve. I started going about three years ago for the aura and got swept up in the beauty of the cathedral, the music, the crowd. I liked imagining that most were also non-believers like me. There is something about the mythology and ritual that is beautiful. Like going to a play or an art gallery.
Why are you such a condescending smart-ass in your videos? I am an atheist, but it seems like you are trying more to put forth an attitude of faux superiority rather than the intelligent representation and defense of atheistic thought and philosophy. That kind of attitude is not only counterproductive to our cause, it is counterintuitive and quite frankly, I find it embarrassing. Also, there are atheist republicans who are socially liberal and fiscally conservative. I know because I am one.
I don't celebrate Xmas and every theist who finds this out is convinced it is because I am an atheist. Me not celebrating Christmas has nothing to do with my atheism. I don't celebrate Xmas because I find it to be an incredibly depressing holiday. How sad that people need a holiday and sales to give gifts. I'm a giver by nature. If I see something while shopping that makes me think of someone I buy it and gift it to them. So people needing a holiday for it just makes me sad.
What does this mean: "Images under creative commons license?" Does it mean you linked back to them, but used them, and are claiming creative commons rights to fair use? I'd like to know this tactic.
"For the customs of the peoples are vanity. A tree from the forest is cut down and worked with an axe by the hands of a craftsman. They decorate it with silver and gold; they fasten it with hammer and nails so that it cannot move."
i love christmas, though, I'm coming to totally despise the commercial aspects of it. But i don't have a problem with Christmas being about Jesus anymore than i have a problem with Santa or Odin being involved. I'm kind of curious about this mentality that just because something doesn't exist it should be completely eradicated from popular culture, or do we just do this with god? I don't believe in god, but i celebrate christmas. I also don't believe in Thor but i love the comic and the movie.
Xtians say Jeremiah 10 is about making idols, like it's about forbidding whittling too much, that it's OK to use fake gold and silver if you don't hammer it in, and the chapter is obviously about not adopting Palestinian pagan traditions rather than European pagan traditions. See the difference? Me neither.
If folks enjoy Christmas (I do!), they should celebrate it. Any chance to gather with others, have fun, eat good food, and brighten the dark months of winter, what the heck, go for it! If people want to believe that someone was born in a manger, it shouldn't impinge on celebrating. Just enjoy!
I don't celebrate christmas. I celebrate yule, I'm sad so many here in oklahoma keep forgetting the reason for the season and ignorant teachers saying this is a christian holiday...the true meanings been hijacked and the same teachers that don't know that much are pushing to "keep christ in christmas" wtf does their religion have to do with it? Jesus was born likely in spring or summer...
Yes, if you study history you'll learn most aspects of Christmas have nothing to do with Christianity, and those aspects that do are symbolic. It's just a fun winter holiday. I'm sort of neutral on the holiday - don't care either way.
I know it will differ with each person, but I'm very confused by this internal torment some people have over Xmas. I have never ever ever EVER thought xmas was a Christian holiday. Even when I was forced to go to my grandmas who made us say grace, I was 100% about the presents, with or without the santa story. Jesus was nothing more than a footnote. Kind of like a historical data point that seemed irrelevant to modern culture.
I always understood that Santa Claus was based on the story of St. Nicholas, who was a Dutchman who lived some 800 years ago who rode through his town on horseback and distributed presents to the children every Christmas Eve. After his death he was canonized by the Pope as the patron saint of children. The name "Santa Claus" is an anglicized corruption of his original name in Dutch, "Sinterklaas", which roughly translates to "St. Nicholas"
I love this holliday, but I'm atheist I dont go along with the christian aspect, yes I do feal they hijact alot of it. I just love giving and receaving and spending time with family.......and giting realy realy drunk:)
I'm not even really against the consumerism because it helps the economy. I am against materialism, and only the kind where it means someone is dependent on material things, like gifts, for happiness, when you don't need that to be happy. I've had tons of fun and wonderful Christmases with no presents because have been broke many times, and it didn't really matter.
Santa Claus is old St. Nicholas who was a saint who gave presents to children on Christmas in celebration of the birth of christ. So thats the origin of santa and why he's called st nick.
I knew that, but all the extra stuff that movie betray and stories are extrapulated. Especialy with the mony grubbing people that comerculised it. St.nick..the mythos is all about the joy of giving!!
@NeoxideMolten Well the Catholics are pretty well known for stealing pagan gods and making them saints. I'm pretty confident this is what happened to Odin. Just do a wikipedia search on 'santa'.
@healthyaddict I knew in a moment it must be... (St. Nick) Clement Moore's poem originally entitled "A Visit from St. Nicholas" is indeed embellishment but upon a real bishop in the catholic church who attended the council of Nicea, gave gifts to children and has been much loved by many. His Dutch name (Sinter Claus) was prevalent in New Amsterdam (later New York City) at the time of Moore's poem.
@healthyaddict In fact that's one of the biggest ironies to me. When kids grow up we tell them Santa Claus is made up, when in fact THAT is the falsehood. Santa Claus was embellished by Clement Moore where we get the jolly man in the red suit coming down the chimney and the flying reindeer and the sleigh, but the legends go back to the real Saint 'Claus which was Saint Nicholas. Santa Claus is not made up. He is a real human being and a bishop who believe in Jesus.
@NeoxideMolten He's also called Kris Kringle. The reality is that the story has been plagerized many times, but it does appear to start with the Norse as far as any written documentation goes. I think the funniest part is that the accepted IMAGE of "Santa" didn't exist until Coca-Cola branded it.
I didn't want a geographically-impaired penguin in the background. I wanted a brain-eating zombie in the background. I wanted blood and brains and... ZOMBIES! They are all perfect for this time of year. :(
Santa Claus is a Christian tradition since his nickname is ST. NICK who was inspired by a bishop in the 4th century and gave many gifts to the poor. It's all about the birth of Jesus Christ. In fact, I think it's pretty cool how traditions have evolved to what they are today by combining together. And I know many families that go out and serve the community on Christmas day. But whatever, say what you want about that. What really upsets me is that you say there's a "war" against Christianity.
TbredGrits91 1 week ago
Hey, atheist woman!! Hilarious self-exalting bit of baffoonery you have here!!! Guess what, your rejection of the Lord Jesus will not somehow be a GET OUT OF HELL FREE card for you ... "If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I came from God and am here; I did not come on My own, but He sent Me. Why do you not understand what I am saying? Because you cannot bear to hear My word. YOU BELONG TO YOUR FATHER THE DEVIL AND YOU WILLINGLY CARRY OUT YOUR FATHER'S DESIRES" -- JOHN 8: 42-44
passchendale 3 weeks ago
@passchendale she doesnt need a "get out of hell free card", there probably is no hell to go to.
Tekeydieb 3 weeks ago in playlist Uploaded videos
@passchendale
I agree with you, some people cannot hear the word.
GriiiiiiinD 2 weeks ago
@passchendale What word? If you mean the bible, I hope you take a good hard look at all the suffering it has caused over the years, and the pure evil that is organized religion. If you mean that you actually hear a voice, i suggest you seek mental help.
imoiinu 2 weeks ago
@imoiinu RIIIIIIIIGHT... the BIBLE has caused suffering.... SUUURRRRE..... you really are brilliant!!! A book has the ability to inflict suffering... hmmm.... what sort of godless drugs do you take exactly?
passchendale 6 days ago
@passchendale Of course a book can't cause suffering, but I was referring to how people use the fairy-tales in the bible to get farther ahead in life. They get brain dead, moronic, ignorant shitheads such as yourself to believe that an ancient fairy-tale is the true word of an all knowing power. How fucking ridiculous is that?
Let me ask you this, what could you possibly do forever and not get bored? A never ending life sounds miserable to me.
Live a happy life. Don't fear what isn't there.
imoiinu 6 days ago
@passchendale Have you had a mental health check up lately?
mcfahk 1 week ago
@passchendale HAHAHA ah you are halarious
Lone77Wolf 1 week ago
@passchendale Invoking Pascal's idiotic wager is an automatic argument loss by any religious person. Better try something else.
alphaenemy 6 days ago in playlist Uploaded videos
@alphaenemy Your idiotic wager that atheism is better than obedience to the Almighty is the real tragedy for you and your godless pals.
passchendale 6 days ago
@passchendale You condone eternal torture. Your religion asks this of you. You don't stand up against it. You are an asshole.
alphaenemy 6 days ago
@alphaenemy ... i'm sorry, what? I condone eternal torture??? I don't STAND UP AGAINST IT??? It is a FACT, DUDE. Unbelievers and cowards are the first to enter the pit my friend. There is no STANDING UP to it. You either submit to He who holds all of our strings, or you are released into the pit of horror. He is the GOD OF JUSTICE, and
...
passchendale 6 days ago
@alphaenemy ....we weren't made to be arrogant, self-made miscreant hatefilled morons. We were made to worship and adore and live with our Master. If we don't want Him, we don't get to live eternally with Him. He takes those who want to be with Him, He forces NO ONE to accept Him.
passchendale 6 days ago
@passchendale He sends people to eternal torture. That's his rule that you like.
alphaenemy 6 days ago
@alphaenemy .... It doesn't matter if anyone LIKES his rule or not. He isn't a congressman to be voted out because I don't agree with HIS policies. The rules are the rules. We break them, yet He is merciful IF we turn to Him. When we sneer and scoff and throw our middle fingers at Him, no grace can flow in, no mercy can be given. As all-powerful as He is, He will NEVER force His mercy upon anyone. If you want to be hard-hearted, that is exactly the state you will die in, without Him.
passchendale 6 days ago
@passchendale There still is no good reason to think he's real, though. That's the ultimate failure of sanity, giving yourself to the rules of invisible people.
alphaenemy 6 days ago
@passchendale That was a very carefully deceptive wording: your grammar implies inability: "H"e is unable to provide "mercy" if you don't sufficiently submit to his rule; rather, he allegedly mandates eternal torture for whomever does not submit. This is pure evil, not merciful. It is abhorrent that children are taught to stop enquiring and instead give unequivocal fealty to a totalitarian. This premise deserves no dignity.
KMallinson 3 days ago in playlist Uploaded videos
@KMallinson ... what it means is that He, the Almighty and Ever-living God, DOES NOT enter the heart of any of His creatures IF they do not want Him there. He does not force Himself in, that is how loving He really is. The "eternal torture" He wants for NO ONE, but unless one stops rejecting Him, the only other place for a soul to go is into hell. There is no "demilitarized zone" or "refugee camp" for atheists. The MERCY is everlasting, all one needs is to submit and ask for it.
passchendale 2 days ago
@passchendale Okay, really flesh that out for a moment. First of all, this God allegedly designed the cosmos in omniscience, so you cannot absolve him of the torture chamber that those who do not submit are sent to. The process of souls either going on the elevator to heaven or hell is allegedly of his making. Second, you may not use concepts like love when you're describing either submission to totalitarianism or complicity to torture. You are distressingly indoctrinated.
KMallinson 2 days ago
fuck christians im sick of there bullshit
MrVelociraptor10 3 weeks ago
@MrVelociraptor10 That's ok. We are all sick of your bullshit, bigotry, hatefullness, ugliness and Christaniphobia.
OpinionatedJosh 3 weeks ago
@OpinionatedJosh Bigotry???? Ha! Try looking at your pathetic hatefilled attitude and then look up the word "bigot" and maybe you will learn something about yourself buddy.
passchendale 6 days ago
@MrVelociraptor10 You know what dinoboy, we're pretty sick of godless heathens too. Your buddies down in the chamber of horrors await you.
passchendale 6 days ago
you're dumb and your earrings look like shit
apatheticanswers 3 weeks ago
@apatheticanswers
c'mon man. Don't be that guy. .
dogdogcatful 3 weeks ago
So you ready to ditch the year system? Is that illegal too? It's based around the birth of Christ. How about the week schedule. 7 days. More Christianity. Do you say "Goodbye"? Do you know that is a mashing of God Bless You?
Get the chip off your shoulder. You chose not to believe. You can't then stamp your food and demand the rest of us dance behind you. And no, those are not illegal. There is nothing in the constitution that separates Church and State. It talks about making laws.
OpinionatedJosh 4 weeks ago in playlist Uploaded videos
@OpinionatedJosh Congress can't respect the establishment of one religion. you don't know your constitution do you. "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;"
"This country is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion"
-George Washington
Kilox1000 4 weeks ago
@Kilox1000 Actually I likely know our constitution far better than you do. I actually read both it and the federalist papers and took the time to learn what it says and means. Putting up a nativity display is not making laws. It's just putting up a display. Can you read what it says? "Congress shall make no law". And therein also lies the other thing people miss. It only applies to CONGRESS. The 10th Amendment then gives powers to the states to make their own decisions.
OpinionatedJosh 3 weeks ago
@OpinionatedJosh wait a second...you think states are allowed to enforce a religion?
Kilox1000 3 weeks ago
@Kilox1000 I don't think. I know. States absolutely could, but most states designed their constition after the U.S. one including similar prohabitions against religious laws being enforced. You really need to learn about how the constition was designed and how it is being abused today. The federal government is stealing the rights of the states through improper and open-ended interpretations of the 14th Amendment. Again, read the 1st. "CONGRESS" shall make no law. It's specific.
OpinionatedJosh 3 weeks ago
@OpinionatedJosh oh yeah I guess states should be allowed to have slavery to while your at it...In the United States, freedom of religion is a constitutionally guaranteed right provided in the religion clauses of the First Amendment. Freedom of religion is also closely associated with separation of church and state, a concept advocated by Thomas Jefferson. You're trying to tell me its ok for states to directly go against everything the constitution stands for?
Kilox1000 3 weeks ago
@Kilox1000 Yeah, that was a lot of emotional noise that really means nothing. In the end, what facinates me is this odd believe that the Federal Government is some benevolant organization somehow keeping those crazy uncontrollable states in check. You depend on this illusion too much to make your point.
OpinionatedJosh 3 weeks ago
@OpinionatedJosh What? I just completely destroyed your argument and thats all you can say? You said "well the constitution only says the federal government can't force religion so that means states can" and I just told you the 14th amendment SPECIFICALLY prohibits that and you start ranting about how the federal govt. is some kind of "evil organization" I refuted your poitns with facts and you said "thats alot of emotional noise" can't you admit being wrong?
Kilox1000 3 weeks ago
@OpinionatedJosh What? I just completely destroyed your argument and thats all you can say? You said "well the constitution only says the federal government can't force religion so that means states can" and I just told you the 14th amendment SPECIFICALLY prohibits that and you start ranting about how the federal govt. is some kind of "evil organization" I refuted your poitns with facts and you said "thats alot of emotional noise" can't you admit being wrong?
Kilox1000 3 weeks ago
@OpinionatedJosh and PS. your completely wrong on your argument. Following the ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution and through the doctrine of incorporation, this restriction is held to be applicable to state governments as well.
Kilox1000 3 weeks ago
@OpinionatedJosh Using years as dates was used long before the alleged existence of Christ, just like "Christmas". as was 7day weeks. Christianity didn't invent these things it simply hijacked them then claimed credit after slaughtering everyone who sought to contest their thievery. And nothing separating church and state? it's the first amendment of your constitution that does just that.
youbetzler 3 weeks ago
@youbetzler Um no.. The year 2012 is literally 2012 years after the assumed birth of Christ. 7 days was used because it took 6 days plus a day of rest to create the world in accordance to a literal interpretation of the book of Genesis. And if they slaughtered everyone who could contest their "thievery" how do you know they stole the credit then? And can you even give us evidence that these things were stolen from another religion specifically or was this just your assumption?
OpinionatedJosh 3 weeks ago
I grew up in a very secular household, but I've always celebrated Christmas. I didn't know the story of the birth of Jesus until sometime around middle school. For me, Christmas was just a time to make an extra effort to be kind to other people and to give gifts to the people you appreciate. It never had any religious significance.
CarnegieFelon 4 weeks ago
Santa Claus, or St. Nick, came from the actual St. Nicholas. He was a pretty cool guy. He was a very generous person. One night he went out and threw a bag of gold into the an open window of the house of three sisters who did not have the money to pay a dowry (which was customary at that time), so that they wouldn't be forced into prostitution. This parallels to Santa Claus who also gives gifts at night. It also goes back to Jesus' birth when the three wise men brought Jesus gifts.
HumbleServant1811 4 weeks ago in playlist Uploaded videos
Die Ohrringe !
: o
markpharchezzi 1 month ago
I see you have been loving carbs since your first videos.
joshua59771 1 month ago
Oh please, as an atheist just admit that by celebrating Christmas your attending a birthday party from a guy you don’t belief existed. If the celebration is fun, why shouldn’t you take part? Just don’t try to get around Christ with this pagan talk. The reason we celebrate Christmas is the Christian religion. The clue is already in the name. End of story. And why should it be any more honourable to celebrate some pagan symbols you don’t belief in than the birth of a Christ you don’t belief in?
77sleipnir 1 month ago in playlist Uploaded videos
@77sleipnir Coming from a country that is primarily atheist, where more or less everyone still enjoy the 'Christmas' season - I'll break it down for you.
Pretty much noone here cares about the religious aspect of the holiday. We don't celebrate the 'birth of Christ' - We spend time with our families, we give/recieve presents and we have fun.
End of story.
P.S. Now that you mention it, isn't the 'Christmas'-tree a pagan symbol, aswell as santa?
Aragashia 1 month ago
@Aragashia Like I replied to Zodiacrin, celebrate what you want, but for the more than 1500 years the reason is Christianity. And I don’t get, why we should see the Christmas as the pagan symbol it used to be. The Germanic used Immergruen to prevent the demons of the death to enter there homes. From an atheist point of view, is this better. And Santa is no pagan symbol. Check the legend of St. Nikolaus and you’ll see that Santa could only be considert pagan if you consider Cola a pagan cult.
77sleipnir 1 month ago in playlist Uploaded videos
Sorry for my typos in my reply to Aragashia, Especially in the sentence “...why we should see the Christmas as the pagan …” the word tree is missing. You are invited to guess, where I missed it.
77sleipnir 1 month ago in playlist Uploaded videos
@77sleipnir Well my point was that we're not really celebrating anything religious, we're just having a good time.
The remark about the pagan symbolism and origin were simply to solidify the notion that Christmas is not something that only Christians can celebrate.
Aragashia 1 month ago
@77sleipnir Not so long ago the church was trying to stop the celebration of the Pagan Christmas (obviously not named Christmas at the time). Pagan festivities have a tendency to be more fun than the Christian ones making it almost impossible to eradicate. It’s because people WERE celebrating it that the Christian religion choose that day to be a their holyday. If it were not for the pagans, Christmas wouldn’t exist the 25 of December. I’m surprise they didn’t stole Halloween yet.
MrG0TH1ER 1 month ago
@77sleipnir She's just conveying that,since the origins of Christmas are not Christian,then celebrating it's not celebrating the birthday of a deity you do not believe in.Pagan holidays and festivals dealt less with deities and more with harvesting and the cycle of the seasons.In effect,by recognizing Christmas' true origins,you can appreciate it excluding religion and with the true intention in mind: celebrating the turning of seasons and bringing joy to people in a generally cold, savage time.
Zodiacrin 1 month ago
@Zodiacrin I’m sorry but you`re wrong. Historical documents confirm that the first Christmas was celebrated in 354 in Rome on the day the Egyptian, Syrian, Greek and Romans celebrated the birthday of the god “Sol invictus”. In the end Christianity prevailed and for nearly 1700 years it's the reason for the festivity. But the 25th of December always was connected to a deity and to a religion. So feel free to celebrate what ever you want but it is fact that the historical cause is religion.
77sleipnir 1 month ago in playlist Uploaded videos
This is one I dont care about at all, athiests & agnostics need to bring up real issues not dumb shit like this :/
hostyle0 1 month ago
@hostyle0 How can you say that? Every one loves Christmas, She is just pointing out the bull shit Christians like to delude themselves with.
LegalTimes1 1 month ago in playlist Uploaded videos
I've known Jews that celbrate christmas. It really has never been about christ truely. Believe me the Jews I met that didn't there wasn't a Jesus or a manger in the whole set up
DionAFields 1 month ago
But Ashley, the tie-in to Christ Jesus in all those wonderful holiday rituals is just too great for some of us. It puts a damper on it. You have to admit that for most, growing up in an American household--one's brainwashed youth is intrinsically linked physiologically circular like. Christmas-parental love-church-Christmas-parental love-church.. This happens for 20 some years, over and over again, so now anything that reminds one of Christmas instantly brings thoughts of the thy Savior...
dissidence101 1 month ago
I know Christmas is over, but thank you for this. My parents are atheists. My mom's family is Catholic and she grew up celebrating Christmas, my dad's family is Jewish and he grew up celebrating Hanukkah. I grew up celebrating both, even though I was raised as an atheist. Now I have a 4 year old (who if asked will tell you that "God is pretend") who I have passed these traditions on to. The point is getting together with the family and having a good time. We all need a reason to do that.
elgmalone 1 month ago
Patriotic Americans for Christmas probably wouldnt like to know that in Puritain Massachusetts in the 1600s--and into the 1700s Christmas was first illega and later shunned. Unless it fell on Sunday it was a normal workday. As far as Christmas Trees in public spaces the Puritans would have banned them too, if they'd existed. Instead they used to hang the odd Quaker on Boston Common. These my friends are the true roots of the USA.
BTWChristmas was banned because it was a pagan festival of course
CobinRain 1 month ago
Norse gods are fuckin awesome! Jesus promised to obliterate sin Odin promised to obliterate all frost giants i don't see many frost giants around, do you?
f00g3n 1 month ago
"illegal" nativity scenes? O_o
Jesus Christ....I can't believe how extreme some atheists are. It really is scary.
KaosSakana 1 month ago
@KaosSakana It's because public spaces shouldn't take sides for any particular religion and stuff like that so thats why they are illegal.
f00g3n 1 month ago
@f00g3n no. it's due to intolerance. -_- "favoring" a religion is an excuse.
KaosSakana 1 month ago
It's not illegal for me to place nativity scenes on my property if I wanted to. Get your facts straight and do your research before you make your videos, because you sound stupid and ignorant.
NacheMan 1 month ago
@NacheMan She says "public property" please listen to the video if you are going to comment.
throughitall327 1 month ago in playlist More videos from healthyaddict
@throughitall327 First of all my property isn't public.. It's mine.
NacheMan 1 month ago
@NacheMan Exactly, that's what I was saying. She said putting nativity scenes on public property is illegal, you probably just misheard her. You are talking about putting them on your own property, which is in no way illegal and no one is taking issue with.
throughitall327 1 month ago
@throughitall327 Okay.. I've never seen anybody put Nativity scenes on public property then. The only one's I've seen are on peoples property. Public property would be a school, or a bus station, something along those lines. I don't think she knows what she's talking about and is just making things up to complain about. I don't even know why I bother caring honesty, lol.
NacheMan 1 month ago
Error, try again
why do I keep getting these when I post all text messages?
Snagabott 1 month ago
Like your feathers :)
Snagabott 1 month ago
Hot atheist is hot. God was definitely good to you :P
IstillOwnAvcr 1 month ago
Santa can kick Jesus's ass in a heart beat. Lol.
EternalMelancholy1 1 month ago
@EternalMelancholy1 Of couse he can, cuz Jesus isn't real...DUH!
coreyfro 1 month ago
I love Chrismas too. I'm an Atheist & I don't mind saying merry Chrismas but I do spell it without the "T."
You rock. Keep the videos coming.
EternalMelancholy1 1 month ago
@EternalMelancholy1 Don't do that (the spelling). Being an atheist doesn't mean denying the contributions of Christianity to our history and language. You're basically giving religious people permission to not take you seriously when you do something so pointlessly divisive.
MrDjFtw 1 month ago 2
2:23 Odin rules!!!
I agree we shouldn't abolish christmas, just keep it secular and don't start about the baby Jesus stuff. The Gospels of Mark and Luke leave a 10 year gap for his birth, and even if he existed to begin with, his teachings don't fit into modern society. Just enjoy the family gathering in the darkest time of the year. btw I like your earrings :)
Dietseleeuw 1 month ago
@Dietseleeuw His teaches don't fit into modern society?! "Love your neighbor as you would yourself" "It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance" "If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven." And those are just a couple! You can't deny that Jesus Christ was one pretty cool dude and that his teachings still apply to everyone today.
TbredGrits91 1 week ago
@TbredGrits91 34 “Don’t think that I came to send peace on the earth. I didn’t come to send peace, but a sword. 35 For I came to set a man at odds against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. (Matthew 10). He said many of these not so peaceful things, which makes Jesus a very contradictory person, if he even existed at all.
Dietseleeuw 1 week ago
I call christmas the most bullshit time of the year.
connerjd 2 months ago
@Elvishairdude89 you only call it gay, probably because you don't understand it idiot.
connerjd 2 months ago
Thus saith the LORD, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them.
For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe.
They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.
UltimateYEC 2 months ago
@UltimateYEC They are upright as the palm tree, but speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also is it in them to do good.
UltimateYEC 2 months ago
@UltimateYEC Sorry this is a clear condemnation of Christmas Trees, and unfortunately I'm realising that people don't worship God, they merely cherrypick from the Bible so that it says what they want it to say. Do you really think that God would be happy about that?
UltimateYEC 2 months ago
@Elvishairdude89 ya, they are all for diversity except when it comes to religion.... "illegal nativity scenes"??? really??? It's just a freaking decoration! If nativity scenes bother you so much, then maybe there is some underlying problem in yourself.
Also, how come you never hear sheeple like this speaking up for women's rights in islam? Scared of reprisals much? Spineless, I say.
billyrubinbrown 2 months ago
@Elvishairdude89 An atheist doesn't just go around "not believing" for the sake of it. As an atheist I do not see any evidence for god, because there is none.
So just sitting around squawking that atheism is a religion, doesn't make you right, and no, it is not critical thinking. You're doing exactly what you accuse atheists of doing, "parroting". Which means you are not in fact, thinking for yourself, as you claim.
This is why I do not take you seriously.
Happy New Year!
seldomseen68 2 months ago
@Elvishairdude89 You are both incredibly stupid and ignorant. Volkswagen is *not* and American company nor is Yuletide a christian festival. Please take you ignorance else where. It is not appreciated here.
sjuas690 2 months ago
@Elvishairdude89 The Volkswagen Beetle is a German car not American. Just because a product is sold in the US does not make it American.
T0X0PHILUS 2 months ago
@Elvishairdude89 Wrong.........It's the antithesis of religion. Get a dictionary, or an education.
seldomseen68 2 months ago
@Elvishairdude89 Yawn!!!
dfweasel 2 months ago
@Elvishairdude89 Who do you think the festival belonged to?
You ignorance is laughable beyond comprehension !!!! Hahaha
sjuas690 2 months ago
@Elvishairdude89 Two years ago I was introduced to the Sanskrit Vedas, the texts underlying "Hinduism." I don't consider myself a Hindu, but rather a devotee. The concept of religion is more Western than Vedic. In the Vedic tradition the closest equivalent term is dharma, which means function or duty. On this basis, every individual, regardless of caste or creed, has a dharma because everyone's basic function is service. You either serve Māyā (illusion) or you serve Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Person.
parkerjwill 2 months ago
@Elvishairdude89 I eventually discovered, through the grace of God, that there is a major movement to suppress humanity and the primary way to do so is to suppress genuine knowledge of God, the Absolute Truth. So, this atheism works well for such nefarious intents because it misguides humanity into materialism, or at best sentimental spiritualism (New Age). Atheism wouldn't exist if humanity had true leaders who could protect their peers from ignorance.
parkerjwill 2 months ago
@Elvishairdude89 Wow, that's a very sharp reply. Thumbs up!! Very similar to my story, because I too once claimed to be an atheist. That is until I gained a real education.
parkerjwill 2 months ago
What are the primary arguments of atheism?
parkerjwill 2 months ago
Is it stating the obvious that Christmas is about celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ who came to save sinners like you and I and to conquer death? God incarnate. Thought I'd mention it since you didn't.
Bezel333sBrother 2 months ago
Not me, I dont do christmas at all, period. But I couldnt care less that others do...
parkert51 2 months ago
good of you to remember Hanuka...
dvolokita 2 months ago
I like saying Merry Krismas (refering to Kris Kringle), Merry Solstice, Season's Greetings or Happy Holidays. I think even majority of Bible scholars agree that Jesus wasn't born in the winter according to the stories, instead when it was still warm. So if that's true, then the Christmas date is all wrong.
Hollenthon2468 2 months ago
I'm not interested in the so called war on christmas. I'm not the kind of atheist who gets upset over someone saying "god bless you" when I sneeze. And I don't really understand these other anal people who think they are compromising their "Atheist Beliefs" <--oxymoron) by enjoying xmas.
seldomseen68 2 months ago 2
@UltimateYEC No, sir. Christmas honors God's commandments and doesn't break any of them. Your video, like many people make, is inaccurate.
cmottes 2 months ago
You don't like presents.... well that's it you're getting coal this year. Ho ho ho.... :D
Buntzums 2 months ago
Jeremiah 10:2-5 condemns christmas
NO1Mensan 2 months ago
@NO1Mensan "For the carvings of the nations are nonentities, wood cut from the forest, Fashioned by artisans with the adze, adorned with silver and gold." What God is condemning in Jeremiah is the common custom of making wooden idols which were painted and adorned. You can google the archeological digs and see even now pictures of the fertility goddess and other idols that were made and worshipped. This is not to do with a non-worshipped, non-idolized tree set up to honor God.
cmottes 2 months ago
@cmottes People can read, so I don't know who you think you're fooling.
NO1Mensan 2 months ago
@NO1Mensan Yes, people can read. That's why I posted the actual verses so anyone could see it referred to carvings - idols. I don't know who you think you could possibly be fooling.
cmottes 2 months ago
@cmottes Celebrating "Christ"mas is breaching the first, second and eighth commandments, I have even done a video about this.
UltimateYEC 2 months ago
i love everything about christmas (except for the music) and I'm an atheist.. I just love getting together with family and spending time together. Presents are cool too. It's just another excuse to get time off from work and school and that I enjoy.. So, MERRY XMAS! :)
hateration45 2 months ago
Well I hate everything about Christmas.
chrisofnottingham 2 months ago
have a wonderful holiday and may pasta be on all of our plates.
naturalistmind 2 months ago
Annoying? yea sometimes, but is a wonderful pagan party
cagu007 2 months ago
We as atheists should make it clear that we celebrate winter solstice and the religious aspect.
connerjd 2 months ago
Jeremiah:10 3-5
pennywhistle7 2 months ago
Jeremiah 10:3-7
3For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe. 4They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not. 5They are upright as the palm tree, but speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also is it in them to do good.
pennywhistle7 2 months ago
I am 14 years old and I have recently discovered I am an atheist. Thanks for the vids and I cant wait to see more
Carterbraune 2 months ago
I luv Christmas, it's my favorite pagan holiday. Now pass the #$%^ eggnog. :-)
dfweasel 2 months ago
I've 'always' been an atheist.
I think of christmas as a celebration of my family, and especially the children. It's a nice time to spend together with your family, having dinners, and parties exchanging gifts, and best wishes.
I think that's a much better thing to celebrate than some non existant old fart.
BelieveNoGod 2 months ago
This holiday isn't a religious holiday regardless of what the religious people claim. I suppose it is technically, but that religion is NOT Christianity. All the other corelation that has been given to Christmas in relation to religion still has nothing to do with what people actually DO for the holiday. Giving gifts isn't a "religious" concept. Gathering with family isn't exclusive to religion either. So I agree...hang out with your friends and family and be happy. It's a good idea!
KingHeathen 2 months ago
It may seem strange coming from an atheist, but I have come to enjoy going to midnight mass on Xmas eve. I started going about three years ago for the aura and got swept up in the beauty of the cathedral, the music, the crowd. I liked imagining that most were also non-believers like me. There is something about the mythology and ritual that is beautiful. Like going to a play or an art gallery.
bluespiral58 2 months ago 2
Why are you such a condescending smart-ass in your videos? I am an atheist, but it seems like you are trying more to put forth an attitude of faux superiority rather than the intelligent representation and defense of atheistic thought and philosophy. That kind of attitude is not only counterproductive to our cause, it is counterintuitive and quite frankly, I find it embarrassing. Also, there are atheist republicans who are socially liberal and fiscally conservative. I know because I am one.
billyrubinbrown 2 months ago 3
I don't celebrate Xmas and every theist who finds this out is convinced it is because I am an atheist. Me not celebrating Christmas has nothing to do with my atheism. I don't celebrate Xmas because I find it to be an incredibly depressing holiday. How sad that people need a holiday and sales to give gifts. I'm a giver by nature. If I see something while shopping that makes me think of someone I buy it and gift it to them. So people needing a holiday for it just makes me sad.
rylraven13 2 months ago
What does this mean: "Images under creative commons license?" Does it mean you linked back to them, but used them, and are claiming creative commons rights to fair use? I'd like to know this tactic.
rriverstone1 2 months ago
I dont need to be a Coca-cola mascot to give you presents. Here is a thumbs up, Merry Xmas.
LoBiPlays 2 months ago
How did you get those penguin to sit still for 5 minutes?
superbeastie 2 months ago 2
Jeremiah 10:3-4
"For the customs of the peoples are vanity. A tree from the forest is cut down and worked with an axe by the hands of a craftsman. They decorate it with silver and gold; they fasten it with hammer and nails so that it cannot move."
sweatytoothmadman 2 months ago
Reclaim the Winter Solstice as a secular festival !
sjuas690 2 months ago 7
Christmas is misnomer. Just ask any protestant if they celebrate mass to commemorate Christs birth. Why then celebrate christmas???
T0X0PHILUS 2 months ago
"Right wing whackjob's." I laughed. Then I wondered if they have mob connections.
Cardigen 2 months ago
i love christmas, though, I'm coming to totally despise the commercial aspects of it. But i don't have a problem with Christmas being about Jesus anymore than i have a problem with Santa or Odin being involved. I'm kind of curious about this mentality that just because something doesn't exist it should be completely eradicated from popular culture, or do we just do this with god? I don't believe in god, but i celebrate christmas. I also don't believe in Thor but i love the comic and the movie.
HPGWellscraft 2 months ago
Xtians say Jeremiah 10 is about making idols, like it's about forbidding whittling too much, that it's OK to use fake gold and silver if you don't hammer it in, and the chapter is obviously about not adopting Palestinian pagan traditions rather than European pagan traditions. See the difference? Me neither.
8WholeThing 2 months ago
Tim Minchin has a good song about celebrating and enjoying Christmas as a non-religious person - White Wine in the Sun. Check it out.
willamcu 2 months ago
If folks enjoy Christmas (I do!), they should celebrate it. Any chance to gather with others, have fun, eat good food, and brighten the dark months of winter, what the heck, go for it! If people want to believe that someone was born in a manger, it shouldn't impinge on celebrating. Just enjoy!
rohanwotan2 2 months ago
I think Odin's horse was called Sarah Jessica Parker.
Viktir666 2 months ago
I celebrate christmas, not for religion's sake, because I want free shit. At least I tell the truth about my greed.
Viktir666 2 months ago
I don't celebrate christmas. I celebrate yule, I'm sad so many here in oklahoma keep forgetting the reason for the season and ignorant teachers saying this is a christian holiday...the true meanings been hijacked and the same teachers that don't know that much are pushing to "keep christ in christmas" wtf does their religion have to do with it? Jesus was born likely in spring or summer...
XXBleedingrose 2 months ago
Yes, if you study history you'll learn most aspects of Christmas have nothing to do with Christianity, and those aspects that do are symbolic. It's just a fun winter holiday. I'm sort of neutral on the holiday - don't care either way.
goosed1 2 months ago
I know it will differ with each person, but I'm very confused by this internal torment some people have over Xmas. I have never ever ever EVER thought xmas was a Christian holiday. Even when I was forced to go to my grandmas who made us say grace, I was 100% about the presents, with or without the santa story. Jesus was nothing more than a footnote. Kind of like a historical data point that seemed irrelevant to modern culture.
unclexbob 2 months ago
Christmas is great. Christians should be happy about our "war on Christmas" because it is a undoubtedly a pagan holiday.
lulzcoaster 2 months ago
I disagree with one part of your video. I hate Christmas. I find it depressing and annoying. Though that probably comes from being raised Jewish.
Jonstern1983 2 months ago 3
@Jonstern1983 Let's just celebrate all the holidays and be done with it. :) Moar prznts!
healthyaddict 2 months ago 4
@healthyaddict Well, I can agree to moar prznts! In fact, I can't think of any way to argue against it. lol. Love your videos, keep it up.
Jonstern1983 2 months ago
@Jonstern1983 Don't like Christmas? That is the attitude that put you people in the gas chambers in the first place!
TheAmericanDefender 2 months ago
I always understood that Santa Claus was based on the story of St. Nicholas, who was a Dutchman who lived some 800 years ago who rode through his town on horseback and distributed presents to the children every Christmas Eve. After his death he was canonized by the Pope as the patron saint of children. The name "Santa Claus" is an anglicized corruption of his original name in Dutch, "Sinterklaas", which roughly translates to "St. Nicholas"
Todeskaefer 2 months ago
@Todeskaefer Yeah, Santa Claus is part St. Nicholas, and part Tomte (a kind of garden gnome, which has also inspired countless lawn ornaments).
TheJediMB 2 months ago
Dig the earrings
Todeskaefer 2 months ago
Wow your earrings are so cute :D
xDroflmao1337 2 months ago
I love this holliday, but I'm atheist I dont go along with the christian aspect, yes I do feal they hijact alot of it. I just love giving and receaving and spending time with family.......and giting realy realy drunk:)
pbrskater26 2 months ago
There is very, very , very little of Christmas that has anything at all to do with Christianity.
cStuartHardwick 2 months ago
I'm not even really against the consumerism because it helps the economy. I am against materialism, and only the kind where it means someone is dependent on material things, like gifts, for happiness, when you don't need that to be happy. I've had tons of fun and wonderful Christmases with no presents because have been broke many times, and it didn't really matter.
ButterflyChristie 2 months ago
Odin is my favorite summon materia!!!!
pmk422 2 months ago
Santa Claus is old St. Nicholas who was a saint who gave presents to children on Christmas in celebration of the birth of christ. So thats the origin of santa and why he's called st nick.
NeoxideMolten 2 months ago
@NeoxideMolten
I knew that, but all the extra stuff that movie betray and stories are extrapulated. Especialy with the mony grubbing people that comerculised it. St.nick..the mythos is all about the joy of giving!!
pbrskater26 2 months ago
@NeoxideMolten Well the Catholics are pretty well known for stealing pagan gods and making them saints. I'm pretty confident this is what happened to Odin. Just do a wikipedia search on 'santa'.
healthyaddict 2 months ago 5
@healthyaddict I knew in a moment it must be... (St. Nick) Clement Moore's poem originally entitled "A Visit from St. Nicholas" is indeed embellishment but upon a real bishop in the catholic church who attended the council of Nicea, gave gifts to children and has been much loved by many. His Dutch name (Sinter Claus) was prevalent in New Amsterdam (later New York City) at the time of Moore's poem.
cmottes 2 months ago
@healthyaddict In fact that's one of the biggest ironies to me. When kids grow up we tell them Santa Claus is made up, when in fact THAT is the falsehood. Santa Claus was embellished by Clement Moore where we get the jolly man in the red suit coming down the chimney and the flying reindeer and the sleigh, but the legends go back to the real Saint 'Claus which was Saint Nicholas. Santa Claus is not made up. He is a real human being and a bishop who believe in Jesus.
cmottes 2 months ago
@NeoxideMolten He's also called Kris Kringle. The reality is that the story has been plagerized many times, but it does appear to start with the Norse as far as any written documentation goes. I think the funniest part is that the accepted IMAGE of "Santa" didn't exist until Coca-Cola branded it.
KingHeathen 2 months ago
@NeoxideMolten St Nicolaas is celebrated on the 5th or 6th of december in europa, and has nothing to do with christmas.
Erik2coixos 2 months ago
@JuzBecause
We'll shut up when religious folks shut up.
TheBrentagon 2 months ago
You're so pretty with red hair. <3 <3
Christmas is about delighting my children!
LJonYT 2 months ago
may I hug the penguin?
Haradin32 2 months ago
YAY, PENGUINS!!!
SchizophrenicDelight 2 months ago
@JuzBecause
Generalize much?
billygutter01 2 months ago
@JuzBecause Horay for blanket lump everyone together without considering individuals insult everyone comments!
Otokogoroshi 2 months ago
@JuzBecause Don't be an idiot. Like Xmas itself, me hating it has nothing to do with your silly religion.
infinityand0 2 months ago
I wish someone would win the war on xmas. Xmas sucks.
infinityand0 2 months ago
What, Odin may have had a red cloak, but it isn't in any of the Nordic folklore/mythological.
girafmad 2 months ago
Holy syncretism! ;-)
Wrath0fKhan 2 months ago 2
thumbs up, just for the annotation :)
StickyTank 2 months ago
I didn't want a geographically-impaired penguin in the background. I wanted a brain-eating zombie in the background. I wanted blood and brains and... ZOMBIES! They are all perfect for this time of year. :(
Dawnofthehead 2 months ago
This has been flagged as spam show
Regardless of whether you are a Saganist or a follower of Feynmanism we can all put our denominational differences aside and celebrate Sir Is