Will you be worshipping the little baby Jesus in church this Christmas?

gregbrighton · Dec 23, 2015

Will you be worshipping the baby Jesus in your local church who came and died to save mankind?

Or or will you be knee deep in sparkly wrapping paper in the consumerist orgy of greed, overeating and credit card debt?

what will it be - celebrating in your church the reason why Christmas exists or being sheeple to the rich industrial and banking elite, filling up their coffers as you empty yours!?

hans kraay fan club · Dec 23, 2015

Superphil · Dec 23, 2015

hans kraay fan club said:
Both

A bit of that really

Green Cross Code Man · Dec 23, 2015

Both, but I hope with a greater emphasis on the things that really matter, family, friends and of course, the Albion.

beorhthelm · Dec 23, 2015

i'll be celebrating Yule, the real reason for this festival, with gifts and feasting. :drink:

Badger · Dec 23, 2015

To rephrase the question, will you be:

A) Remembering a largely fictional story, used to control people for thousands of years, which hijacked another winter festival?

or

B) Using the time as an opportunity to spend some happy time with family and friends, giving and receiving gifts, and putting troubles aside?

I'll go for B :thumbsup:

Whitechapel · Dec 23, 2015

gregbrighton said:
what will it be - being sheeple to the rich industrial and banking elite, filling up their coffers as you empty yours!?

If you took out the words "Industrial and Banking" then you would have been summing up Christianity quite nicely too.

Tim Over Whelmed · Dec 23, 2015

We have a house full of atheiests, except for my 9 year old, so we all pop along for him on Christmas Eve, but that's the only visit

sir albion · Dec 23, 2015

I don't worship myths....will look forward to a nice break though.

goldstone · Dec 23, 2015

Badger said:
To rephrase the question, will you be:

A) Remembering a largely fictional story, used to control people for thousands of years, which hijacked another winter festival?

or

B) Using the time as an opportunity to spend some happy time with family and friends, giving and receiving gifts, and putting troubles aside?

I'll go for B

Badger has it spot on. I'm with him.

Megazone · Dec 23, 2015

I always find it quite heart destroying going to Church in remembrance of cute baby Jesus. Only for you to look directly above the alter and see adult Jesus in complete agony, nailed to a cross with blood streaming all down his semi naked body.

Such a sad and humiliating end to a fantastic start. At least now, he's with God and Santa in a much happier place.

Amen.

Igzilla · Dec 23, 2015

I'm an atheist, but Mrs Igzilla is probably more agnostic, but she was brought up CofE and was practising until she was nearly 20, so she still has a soft spot for Christingle and demands that we take Igzilla Jnr. *sigh* I go along as I know what's good for me, but I don't sing or pray and make a point of standing up and sitting down slightly out of time with everyone else.

Megazone · Dec 23, 2015

Igzilla said:
I'm an atheist, but Mrs Igzilla is probably more agnostic, but she was brought up CofE and was practising until she was nearly 20, so she still has a soft spot for Christingle and demands that we take Igzilla Jnr. *sigh* I go along as I know what's good for me, but I don't sing or pray and make a point of standing up and sitting down slightly out of time with everyone else.

What about the holy communion?

Every loves a bit of wine.

Igzilla · Dec 23, 2015

Megazone said:
What about the holy communion?

Every loves a bit of wine.

They water the wine down so blergh

The Antikythera Mechanism · Dec 23, 2015

I have no truck with the worshipping and the praising of deities, whether they have long white beards, wear a turban or have loads of arms, so won't be giving baby jeebus a thought. I will, however, will use the occasion to be with family and have a great time, without credit card companies and banks making a penny out of me. I will, also, not disagree with anyone who has a different opinion to me, if it brings happiness into peoples lives, then it's a good thing.

Thunder Bolt · Dec 23, 2015

Just the first. I asked that instead of a present the money could be donated to Tear Fund.

Icy Gull · Dec 23, 2015

Isn't Christmas celebration frowned on these days in multi cultural England? The presents and the hype are fine but the religious side is a bit controversial.

No I won't be celebrating his birth or going to church, had enough of all that when I was at school thanks.

Don Quixote · Dec 23, 2015

Of course.

Trevor · Dec 23, 2015

I was brought up CofE but am now agnostic. I'm fine with people celebrating their religious beliefs but find the commercial bolleaux that goes on for what seems like an eternity offensive.

topbanana36 · Dec 23, 2015

Icy Gull said:
Isn't Christmas celebration frowned on these days in multi cultural England? The presents and the hype are fine but the religious side is a bit controversial.

No I won't be celebrating his birth or going to church, had enough of all that when I was at school thanks.

Oh yes the government funded multi-cultural cr*p. Best not offend the tolerant and peaceful muslims had we (Somalia, Brunei and Saudia Arabia to name just 3 countries where celebrating Christmas is banned).

I would much rather have summer last forever than this time of year why couldn't the church have hijacked something else in the summer t***ers!.

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