Christmas & Deconversion

A response to TogetherForPeace about the reasons to celebrate Christmas. For me, one of the reasons is because it's the anniversary of my "deconversion."

Links:

TogetherForPeace's video "Fighting for Christmas":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hy88vjodr54

My video "Christians, why do you celebrate Christmas?":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9f0OD1p90o

My video "Unyielding despair, you say?":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbGpm9Cwr2I

My video "Why are you an atheist?":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzZprt7eWfU


Music: "Tu Scendi Dalle Stelle" (intro and outro); "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing"

Category:

Education

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[bagospannerz]

@profmth hi there. Thanks for all your great videos. I have this month realised I am an atheist and this will be the first christmas in my life where I no longer believe. It is hard and also a relief too. I have brain damage and it's been hard to learn how to assess things like the bible and what truth there is in it, but your videos have helped a lot. Thank you for giving up your time to help others. Sincere thanks and respect

[ProfMTH]

@bagospannerz Thanks very much for your message. I'm honored that you've found my work helpful and appreciate your taking the time to let me know that you did. All the best for 2012 and your continued transition away from religious faith. :-)

[RepresentingTruth]

My family being the straight family that we are will celebrate it to. Since I believe not one verse of scripture supports sodomy I will be labeled a bigot. So next Christmas should I put up a bigotry? Just a thought.

[ProfMTH]

@RepresentingTruth I haven't a clue what you're struggling to say.

[jmg94j]

Nice video, although I have to disagree that Christ's birth is a charming story. The bible says that God sent 1/3 of God to Earth, to die a horrible death, in order to give God a loophole around a law that God wrote, enabling God to save some of us from hell. In other words, God killed God to save us from the wrath of God. It is absolute, pure madness. To me Christmas celebrates the beginning of the dumbest story ever sold, not the greatest story ever told.

[ProfMTH]

@jmg94j Well, you'll note that I said it's a charming story when the rough parts of it are smoothed over.

[bagospannerz]

@profmth hi again. Your videos are really great. You use your time to help others, not so you can get a reward in heaven, but because you want to help others and help the human race. I find it more noble that someone does good for its own sake, than a Christian who does good just so they can think they are getting a reward. Sincere respect, admiration and thanks, and best wishes for 2012.

[Picasso43967]

Somebody has to tell me what's so great about a Catholic mas. I went there a few times going to a Catholic school and it was fuck damn boring.

[BeingNobody1956]

i dont believe in God and i dont celebrate christmas but i di say 'merry christmas' to people and i am happy that they are enjoying the season, for whatever reason. i see no problem in contributing to their happiness. i am happy to see someone else being happy. (it made me happy to write the word "happy" so many times)

[RepresentingTruth]

@ProfMTH Okay if one does not believe in Same Sex Marriage they are labeled a bigot. So for Christmas ,my family would be called bigots. So instead of putting up a Christmas tree. I would put up a bigotry (big a tree)

that's all