Tonight I thought I would post something a bit controversial for my countdown to Christmas post. I cannot remember where I found this meme, which is an answer to the so-called War on Christmas that apparently rages in the USA and the West. When people learn that I am an atheist, I often get ask why I celebrate Christmas. This meme sums it up: because it's not all that much about Baby Jesus, in the end of the day.
Thursday, 14 December 2017
"Hijacking Christmas"
Tonight I thought I would post something a bit controversial for my countdown to Christmas post. I cannot remember where I found this meme, which is an answer to the so-called War on Christmas that apparently rages in the USA and the West. When people learn that I am an atheist, I often get ask why I celebrate Christmas. This meme sums it up: because it's not all that much about Baby Jesus, in the end of the day.
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Les gros repas pour les fêtes, c'est pas mal œucuménique. Peu importe la fête ou la religion, même si on précède parfois par une période de jeûne/privation, ça finit (ou commence) souvent par des quantités industrielles de bouffe. Alors, c'est un peu tricher de mettre "big feasts, sweet treats/baking" d'un bord seulement. Mais, bon, effectivement, le christianisme a juste mis une touche chrétienne à de nombreuses fêtes locales pour vendre sa religion. Et les traditions ont évolué avec le temps aussi, alors il y a des ajouts et des pertes non-chrétiennes et non-païennes... Le Père Noël, par exemple, c'est un peu chrétien à cause de Saint Nicolas, mais c'est relativement non-religieux depuis.
It's cultural appropriation by Christians, that's what it is!
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