Christians we should pity and pray for the Atheists at this time of year more than ever.

This must be a hard time of the year for the Atheists because wherever they look, there are reminders that it's Christmas. The venom and spiteful negativity they bear all year will intensify the closer we get to the 25th. Pity them, don't scorn them.

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BlueMetalChick · 26-30, F

Are you really under the impression that people associate Christmas with Christianity? Christmas is possibly the most materialistic concept in the entire world. People think of gifts, trees, colored lights, snow, Santa Claus, and above all else, shopping.

Honestly, I feel sorry for practicing religious people around Christmastime. It probably sucks seeing a commemoration to a deity having been turned into the world's biggest commercial holiday.

IndigoSavage · 22-25, F

@BlueMetalChick a lot of the imagary isn't materialistic itself even though it doesn't feature Jesus Himself. And most of it is pleasent and cheerful with lots of nice colours.

BlueMetalChick · 26-30, F

@IndigoSavage Look, if you're religious and you celebrate Christmas from a religious perspective, by no means do I think that you can't also enjoy the secular form of Christmas, the decorations and gifts and Santa Claus and all that stuff. What I am saying though is that to the world at large, Christmas does not make them think of the religious holiday and the birth of Jesus of Nazareth. All over the planet Earth, humans celebrate what I usually refer to as Xmas, which is the aforementioned nonreligious holiday. So to say that you feel bad for non-Christians during Christmastime because they're constantly being reminded of Christianity is quite puzzling, as during the month of December, everyone you look, you're reminded of Xmas.

But even putting that aside, the notion that atheistic or nonreligious people are angered and saddened by reminders of religious faith is in and of itself ridiculous. Atheists aren't walking around pissed off on Ash Wednesday every time they see someone with the ash mark on their forehead.