I say "Happy Christmas" to everyone. Here in the UK we're mostly godless heathens, and Christmas is not really about Christ, it's about family, friends, Santa and presents - so to me "Happy Christmas" means "have a fun time with your family and friends over the bank holidays", and "Happy Holidays" is what politically correct yanks say. Having seen some of your Republican Presidential candidates I'd say "Happy Holidays" is the least of your worries...
"Yes, because I want MY "son" raised by his real daddy while I provide all the financial backing. And isn`t the knowledge that it is all going to end on a cross so comforting to a father?
Seriously - I would try to get Christ OUT of this Christmas-deal, if I were you."
This was my response: "After last nights heavy drinking and overeating by Christians who celebrate Christmas according to the Gregorian calendar I would like to witness how "God" takes care of all of his creations by providing them with a feast." I linked a picture which you can find if you google "child and vulture".
Your response was/is very respectful. I would only add that if virgin birth existed, it should be placed in the category of cruel and unusual punishment, not something to be celebrated. Christmas and all other winter solstice holidays are bout light in the midst of darkness, finding warmth in the cold. All of us experience this, religious or not.
To me, Christmas is a cultural thing, even though I have long since ceased to believe in virgin births and divine saviors. I like the phrase "Merry Christmas." I detest the insipidity of the phrase "Happy holidays." I currently teach in a majority Muslim country in the Middle East. I wish them "Happy Eid" when that time comes for them, and they wish me "Merry Christmas." Everyone's happy. Why are Americans so uptight about it?
posts such as: "i keep christ in christmas..repost if you agree" i simply ignore.no one has 'called me on it' yet, but if pressed i would point out the pagan roots of the holiday.i am becoming more comfortable with the idea that one day someone might expose my deconversion,but i still am insulating myself out of deference to an older relative (and my sister who would be even more burdened by that exposure,as she deals with this person much more than me).i would hate to do that to her.
I saw a post yesterday that said, "I say 'Merry Christmas.' Get over it." I responded, "I'm over it. Happy holidays." I expected a retort, but ... nothing.
@TheCrescentKnight I would have loved to sing Pressure, but that's way out of range for me. It would have been ugly. Yeah... even uglier than Ice Ice Baby. :-)
As to DDOFJ, I just left a very similar response to some Christies vid on "why do atheists celebrate Christmas". Basically, before one chooses to say merry christmas over happy holidays, make sure that the person one is saying it to shares the same faith. Simple shit to me! Christies don't seem to understand that. So, I guess my response would have been just about the same as yours, and pretty much was.
As to the second half of your vid...TOO FUNNY!!! And very well done! Word!
Gawd. Just had a prolonged discussion with my dad re: this one. Brought out from himself the fact that he believes in Jebus et al because he's too weak to change for the better without a "perfect guide". In any case, he is also sensitive about that Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays debacle. I just don't get Christians at all (I was one before, I didn't give shits about it anyway). Why are they f**king stuck up with calling it Christmas?
I have been stalking my facebook page to find the DDOJ's....but, alas, none. Surprising considering my friends/family list, but nice, just the same. Take care, Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, friend.
I've pointed out to people that Christmas is actually a pagan holiday celebrating the winter solstice and the response I usually get from christians is shocked disbelief. Amazing how little people really know about the origins of their traditions.
i've been posting 'merry 25thmas' because it kind of rhymes and it makes me feel smart haha. in the UK we tend to say Merry Christmas no matter what we believe, that term is mostly secular in and of itself over here. shame that you guys have to put up with political and religious statements at the same time from your christian neighbours :/ Happy Holidays, great channel btw
i've been posting 'merry 25thmas' because it kind of rhymes and it makes me feel smart haha. in the UK we tend to say Merry Christmas no matter what we believe, that term is mostly secular in and of itself over here. shame that you guys have to put up with political and religious statements at the same time from your christian neighbours :/ Happy Holidays, great channel btw
i've been posting 'merry 25thmas' because it kind of rhymes and it makes me feel smart haha. in the UK we tend to say Merry Christmas no matter what we believe, that term is mostly secular in and of itself over here. shame that you guys have to put up with political and religious statements at the same time from your christian neighbours :/ Happy Holidays, great channel btw
i've been posting 'merry 25thmas' because it kind of rhymes and it makes me feel smart haha. in the UK we tend to say Merry Christmas no matter what we believe, that term is mostly secular in and of itself over here. shame that you guys have to put up with political and religious statements at the same time from your christian neighbours :/ Happy Holidays, great channel btw
PS... the word 'holiday' comes from Holy and Day. I think we need to start a campaign to take Holy out of Holiday, otherwise saying 'happy holiday' is not a properly secular term :)
For office karaoke, that was pretty darn good! A comment I heard the other day is,' I'm keeping the Thor in Thursday' or you could try 'merry christmyth' .
I'd have said, "Looks like someone needs a history lesson. In 46 BCE Julius Caesar established Dec. 25 as the official date of the European winter solstice in the Julian calendar. Then, 400 years later, Pope Julius I declared Dec 25th to be Christ's birthday, despite the fact Jesus was thought to have been born in the summer. Thus, there is no Christ in Christmas, there never was. If you really wanted to honor Christ's birth you'd entirely reject Christmas for the pagan celebration that it is."
By the way, you did a great job singing and I loved the sweater, haha. Always nice having a hideous Christmas sweater laying around for such an occasion. :)
You got what I would have posted, but I would mention that the practice of gift giving was a pagan tradition before it was Christianized, not to mention the reason that Christmas day is that day because the church wanted to get more pagan converts.
Someone just "Merry CHRISTmas"ed one of my facebook game chat rooms. So I replied "And a happy pretending to be part of a persecuted minority to you, too."
I was shocked that with all the Christmas messages from my facebook family/friends not a single one included a DDOJ, especially considering the Pentecostal crazies that abound in my family. There were lots of pics of Santa & Christmas trees but not a single message about keeping Christ in Christmas or the 'reason for the season.'
I disabled my FB page. It got too frustrating to read all the Jesus shit. I wanted to tell them all to leave the herd but new it would make them get all nasty and such.
Merry Christmas should be taken in the spirit that it is offered in. Today it is as much about Jesus as Thursday is about Thor. The most popular carols don't mention Jesus. It's about spending money on things nobody wants to buy for themselves.
You may not know this, but Humphrey Bogart was born on December 25th, way back in 1899. Every year I celebrate his birthday. So, when folks say "Merry Xmas" to me, I say "Happy Bogey Day" to them. So far, nobody's gotten mad about that, possibly because Bill O'Reilly hasn't specifically warned them about that one yet.
That clip was extremely painful, but yay for having fun ^^ And I hope you don't mind that I'll be taking that post you typed and putting it up on my own Facebook wall.
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PompousPreacher 1 month ago
If someone gets up in my face about happy holidays, I tell them, "Well, then, I hope you have a merry Christmas, but a really crappy new year."
embyrr922 1 month ago
I say "Happy Christmas" to everyone. Here in the UK we're mostly godless heathens, and Christmas is not really about Christ, it's about family, friends, Santa and presents - so to me "Happy Christmas" means "have a fun time with your family and friends over the bank holidays", and "Happy Holidays" is what politically correct yanks say. Having seen some of your Republican Presidential candidates I'd say "Happy Holidays" is the least of your worries...
dave28lax 2 months ago
Hope you had a Cool Yule!
T0X0PHILUS 2 months ago
I would like to make one point, Virgin births do acctually occur.
My stats are old but in Sydney Australia in the 1970's there were 10 virgins who concieved.
Nothing magic though quite natural and normal albeit rare.
VideoAudioDisco09 2 months ago
"Yes, because I want MY "son" raised by his real daddy while I provide all the financial backing. And isn`t the knowledge that it is all going to end on a cross so comforting to a father?
Seriously - I would try to get Christ OUT of this Christmas-deal, if I were you."
HaploidCell 2 months ago
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I couldn't really tell, was the guy singing the actual lyrics to "Ice Ice Baby" or was it a Christmas reworking of the lyrics?
tacojohn9 2 months ago
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tacojohn9 2 months ago
This was my response: "After last nights heavy drinking and overeating by Christians who celebrate Christmas according to the Gregorian calendar I would like to witness how "God" takes care of all of his creations by providing them with a feast." I linked a picture which you can find if you google "child and vulture".
trstenik100 2 months ago
Your response was/is very respectful. I would only add that if virgin birth existed, it should be placed in the category of cruel and unusual punishment, not something to be celebrated. Christmas and all other winter solstice holidays are bout light in the midst of darkness, finding warmth in the cold. All of us experience this, religious or not.
TheMedCentre 2 months ago
To me, Christmas is a cultural thing, even though I have long since ceased to believe in virgin births and divine saviors. I like the phrase "Merry Christmas." I detest the insipidity of the phrase "Happy holidays." I currently teach in a majority Muslim country in the Middle East. I wish them "Happy Eid" when that time comes for them, and they wish me "Merry Christmas." Everyone's happy. Why are Americans so uptight about it?
Puchicas9 2 months ago
I will continue to say Happy Holidays as only as I am told that I MUST SAY MERRY CHRISTMAS.
Happy Holidays!!!
TheKilgoretrout 2 months ago
pretty sure those are the same type of "spirits" required to write a holy book
Berelore 2 months ago
posts such as: "i keep christ in christmas..repost if you agree" i simply ignore.no one has 'called me on it' yet, but if pressed i would point out the pagan roots of the holiday.i am becoming more comfortable with the idea that one day someone might expose my deconversion,but i still am insulating myself out of deference to an older relative (and my sister who would be even more burdened by that exposure,as she deals with this person much more than me).i would hate to do that to her.
practicalmagic9 2 months ago
In America do you ever use the term 'Yule Tide'? eg Yule Tide Greetings. Yule log etc?
morganbath 2 months ago
I saw a post yesterday that said, "I say 'Merry Christmas.' Get over it." I responded, "I'm over it. Happy holidays." I expected a retort, but ... nothing.
gamutman 2 months ago 3
@gamutman "I'm over it. Happy holidays." That is freaking epic!
TheFaithCheck 2 months ago 2
My response: "Yeah, we should remember the TRUE meaning of Christmas. The birth of the son of God to a virgin maiden. That's right, Mithra."
Also, your karaoke fails. Not because of your singing or dancing but rather because you where singing "Ice, Ice, Baby" rather than "Pressure."
TheCrescentKnight 2 months ago
@TheCrescentKnight I would have loved to sing Pressure, but that's way out of range for me. It would have been ugly. Yeah... even uglier than Ice Ice Baby. :-)
TheFaithCheck 2 months ago
@TheFaithCheck You would have still be awarded more points for taste.
TheCrescentKnight 2 months ago
work that mic baby!
alienbeing00 2 months ago
Looks like you should go on tour with Tom Shear one of these days. XD
LeksServices 2 months ago
Keep it really real yo!
beauxj82 2 months ago
also, i love karaoke! i hope you would come to the reason rally, im going to try to get Proportional Response to sing with me =D
MsRobotRock 2 months ago
best ever!
MsRobotRock 2 months ago
As to DDOFJ, I just left a very similar response to some Christies vid on "why do atheists celebrate Christmas". Basically, before one chooses to say merry christmas over happy holidays, make sure that the person one is saying it to shares the same faith. Simple shit to me! Christies don't seem to understand that. So, I guess my response would have been just about the same as yours, and pretty much was.
As to the second half of your vid...TOO FUNNY!!! And very well done! Word!
FishHeadSalad 2 months ago
Nice sweater!
RondanRob 2 months ago
Gawd. Just had a prolonged discussion with my dad re: this one. Brought out from himself the fact that he believes in Jebus et al because he's too weak to change for the better without a "perfect guide". In any case, he is also sensitive about that Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays debacle. I just don't get Christians at all (I was one before, I didn't give shits about it anyway). Why are they f**king stuck up with calling it Christmas?
BlackbirdSkyline 2 months ago
I always wish a happy birthday to Jesus, Osiris, Adonis, Dionysos, Horus, etc. :-).
Candide52 2 months ago
Great dancing! :)
I have been stalking my facebook page to find the DDOJ's....but, alas, none. Surprising considering my friends/family list, but nice, just the same. Take care, Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, friend.
XandarsMeteor 2 months ago
Lulz, dude you are way cooler than Vanilla Ice! But sorry that's not saying much...
MsMrNoface 2 months ago
I've pointed out to people that Christmas is actually a pagan holiday celebrating the winter solstice and the response I usually get from christians is shocked disbelief. Amazing how little people really know about the origins of their traditions.
8698gil 2 months ago
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i've been posting 'merry 25thmas' because it kind of rhymes and it makes me feel smart haha. in the UK we tend to say Merry Christmas no matter what we believe, that term is mostly secular in and of itself over here. shame that you guys have to put up with political and religious statements at the same time from your christian neighbours :/ Happy Holidays, great channel btw
callumnik117 2 months ago
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i've been posting 'merry 25thmas' because it kind of rhymes and it makes me feel smart haha. in the UK we tend to say Merry Christmas no matter what we believe, that term is mostly secular in and of itself over here. shame that you guys have to put up with political and religious statements at the same time from your christian neighbours :/ Happy Holidays, great channel btw
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i've been posting 'merry 25thmas' because it kind of rhymes and it makes me feel smart haha. in the UK we tend to say Merry Christmas no matter what we believe, that term is mostly secular in and of itself over here. shame that you guys have to put up with political and religious statements at the same time from your christian neighbours :/ Happy Holidays, great channel btw
callumnik117 2 months ago
i've been posting 'merry 25thmas' because it kind of rhymes and it makes me feel smart haha. in the UK we tend to say Merry Christmas no matter what we believe, that term is mostly secular in and of itself over here. shame that you guys have to put up with political and religious statements at the same time from your christian neighbours :/ Happy Holidays, great channel btw
callumnik117 2 months ago
I'd respond the exact same way, but with less eloquence because I'm not as good as you at it. =)
Plus, you dance and sing well ! Nothing to be ashamed of as far as I'm concerned, especially for an office karaoke.
gilless429 2 months ago
what is with that sweater?
jjcrazi 2 months ago
PS... the word 'holiday' comes from Holy and Day. I think we need to start a campaign to take Holy out of Holiday, otherwise saying 'happy holiday' is not a properly secular term :)
AuntieDiluvian 2 months ago
For office karaoke, that was pretty darn good! A comment I heard the other day is,' I'm keeping the Thor in Thursday' or you could try 'merry christmyth' .
AuntieDiluvian 2 months ago
Have a blessed Winter Solstice and good luck in the New Year everyone! ;)
mjh012363 2 months ago
Such a treat
takfarinas1 2 months ago
I'd have said, "Looks like someone needs a history lesson. In 46 BCE Julius Caesar established Dec. 25 as the official date of the European winter solstice in the Julian calendar. Then, 400 years later, Pope Julius I declared Dec 25th to be Christ's birthday, despite the fact Jesus was thought to have been born in the summer. Thus, there is no Christ in Christmas, there never was. If you really wanted to honor Christ's birth you'd entirely reject Christmas for the pagan celebration that it is."
DiscoveringReligion 2 months ago
@DiscoveringReligion
By the way, you did a great job singing and I loved the sweater, haha. Always nice having a hideous Christmas sweater laying around for such an occasion. :)
DiscoveringReligion 2 months ago
You got what I would have posted, but I would mention that the practice of gift giving was a pagan tradition before it was Christianized, not to mention the reason that Christmas day is that day because the church wanted to get more pagan converts.
ZombieNinja1988 2 months ago
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CreationistVotebot99 2 months ago
That was great, you have future in white gansta rap....
Moontanman 2 months ago
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IntolerantAntiTheist 2 months ago
Dude, that kicked Vanilla Ass. You have taken the skeptical thinking slash karaoke video art form to a new level. Happy holidays to you.
bobsmeerfak 2 months ago
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IAmHotize 2 months ago 2
Put the Saturn back in Saturnalia.
FishofMuu 2 months ago
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PompousPreacher 2 months ago
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ClaimAmerica4Christ 2 months ago 6
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TexasFreedomFighter 2 months ago 5
That was fantastic...happy holidays mate :)
Lynchpinn101 2 months ago
Someone just "Merry CHRISTmas"ed one of my facebook game chat rooms. So I replied "And a happy pretending to be part of a persecuted minority to you, too."
zEropoint68 2 months ago
@zEropoint68 Word to your mother. ;-)
zEropoint68 2 months ago
I agree with your post.
ozmoroid 2 months ago 9
@ozmoroid Thanks man! It's nice to have the agreement of one of the smartest people on youtube.
TheFaithCheck 2 months ago
@TheFaithCheck I have to say I agree with your post too, but I agree more with that awsome dancing and singing!
TheAnimeAtheist 2 months ago
I was shocked that with all the Christmas messages from my facebook family/friends not a single one included a DDOJ, especially considering the Pentecostal crazies that abound in my family. There were lots of pics of Santa & Christmas trees but not a single message about keeping Christ in Christmas or the 'reason for the season.'
GottaStopKillin 2 months ago
@GottaStopKillin It sounds like your friends are coming to their senses :-)
TheFaithCheck 2 months ago
Happy Days Off Work !!
I disabled my FB page. It got too frustrating to read all the Jesus shit. I wanted to tell them all to leave the herd but new it would make them get all nasty and such.
saxmanchiro 2 months ago
90s white rap has invaded youtube ahhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!
danlee89KS 2 months ago
Merry Christmas should be taken in the spirit that it is offered in. Today it is as much about Jesus as Thursday is about Thor. The most popular carols don't mention Jesus. It's about spending money on things nobody wants to buy for themselves.
8WholeThing 2 months ago
Cheers to you mate. Good holidays to y'all eh!!!!!
skeptictom818 2 months ago
You may not know this, but Humphrey Bogart was born on December 25th, way back in 1899. Every year I celebrate his birthday. So, when folks say "Merry Xmas" to me, I say "Happy Bogey Day" to them. So far, nobody's gotten mad about that, possibly because Bill O'Reilly hasn't specifically warned them about that one yet.
OgreVI 2 months ago 13
@OgreVI Ha! cool.
TheFaithCheck 2 months ago
Ice Ice Baby. Damn I was so close to eliminating it from my memory. :(
SeththeWicked 2 months ago
It's not the singing or dancing that you should be embarrassed by. It's the sweater. Burn it now.
GottaStopKillin 2 months ago
And then, ladies and gentlemen, he was fired.
fdasherv 2 months ago
That clip was extremely painful, but yay for having fun ^^ And I hope you don't mind that I'll be taking that post you typed and putting it up on my own Facebook wall.
VarmitCoyote 2 months ago
@VarmitCoyote I'd be honored to have you copy that post to your Facebook wall :-)
TheFaithCheck 2 months ago
I'm demanding we put the runningman back into Vanilla Ice.
Word to your mutha
johnnymanhands 2 months ago
Down with Christmas, up with holidays!
ConradW 2 months ago
I'm more offended by you rapping to Vanilla Ice than I am by religion. lol
JJPHILLYLG 2 months ago
Well, looks like u r having fun...but what the HELL r u WEARING?!
rriverstone1 2 months ago
@rriverstone1 It was an ugly sweater party.
TheFaithCheck 2 months ago
@TheFaithCheck Well, I hope you won, cuz u deserve it.
rriverstone1 2 months ago
That is the best karaoke performance ever.
M0nkeeman1200 2 months ago
The Greek letter "chi" or "X" means Christ.
JJPHILLYLG 2 months ago
oh my! Happy Holidays!
maxskinnies01 2 months ago
I've seen posts with spoiled brats screaming, "OMG. WORST. CHRISTMAS EVER. MY BLACKBERRY ISN'T TOUCH SCREEN. I HATE IT."
Dajeffmeista 2 months ago