Merry Christmas or Bah Humbug?

[Harper]

I am going to mount a gun turret on top of my house. And there is going to be sign next to it saying "RAINDEER SEASON!"

Or...it has gone beyond the religious bounds and has become a time of the year that everyone can get together and celebrate whatever?

Considering that I am buddist, that is how I feel about christmas.

I just hate the christmas commercialism.

 

[C0RR0SIVE]

Hmm, well tell that to the younger people, seems there only worried about what there getting and what there going to get there friends and things of the such.

 

[GameGURU]

Well sure, it is pretty sad how it has become the epitomized moment in the year for capitalism...

Oh well, I don't pay much attention to the commercial aspect as much as I do my traditions and the feelings.

 

[PP Mguire]

Hmm, well tell that to the younger people, seems there only worried about what there getting and what there going to get there friends and things of the such.

Kids dont understand religion and the religious meaning behind Christmas so you cant really use that against the day. You need to look at the adults and older teenagers that DO understand and then make a statement like that. If the adults and older "kids" dont understand the meaning and only look at it as a **** gift day or a day where your forced to buy somebody something then its gone to far and the real meaning behind it has to be brought back out.

 

[C0RR0SIVE]

The younger ones im talking about are 16-18 around my age.... All they care about is the gifts and what there going to be doing, I haven't heard a single Merry Christmass this year or last year.

 

[toxicity_27]

I always wish people Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, etc. I don't get anyone gifts mainly because I can't afford to, so I make them some crappy card, but they know that it came from me and they don't care that they don't get anything awesomely expensive or some new gadget. Heck, this Christmas I really could care less what I get, it's just going to be nice to be home with my friends, and get away from studying all the time.

 

[Flanker]

Why you guys bashing on Christmas. I'm not Christian but I still celebrate it (not with a tree and stuff, but you get the idea). Its just a nice time of year where everything is simply...nicer. Why wouldn't you like that.

 

[PP Mguire]

Were not bashing it. Were bashing the ppl that only celebrate it for gifts and not for what its meant to be celebrated for.

 

[Harper]

Were not bashing it. Were bashing the ppl that only celebrate it for gifts and not for what its meant to be celebrated for.

What what is christmas suppose to be celibrated for?
BTW, I am Buddist.



Due to my change in religion (Used to be a God Fearing Christain), I celibrate christmas as time of giving and being thankful toward other people for what they have done for me over the past 12 months.

I really don't like it how the media makes christmas out to be a the time just for gifts.

And what really shits me the most (special thanks to our Australia goverment letting in Refos from the middle east by the container load) is the number of middle easter people with a voice in the media complaining about they get offended by the baby jesus displays that are in shopping centers and other public locations.
Like i not longer beleive in God and Jesus because I am buddist. However I am going to at least respect the regilous magority of this country.
Like this is the 3rd year in a row that I have noticed this happening.
I got the following thing to say to all those middle easterns immagrants with that attitude....
"If you don't like it, GO BACK HOME TO YOUR OWN COUNTRY!"

 

[C0RR0SIVE]

That's how it is here. Walmart had a problem a few weeks ago with an Email and the Catholic church put a boycot on walmart stores all over the world. And I can't go a single day with out hearing about people *****ing about others saying happy xmass or happy holidays.