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CHRISTMAS JOY ELUDES ATHEISTS (www.catholicleague.org)

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[–] zeusbottom@sh.itjust.works 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I support efforts by the religious to put Christ back into Christmas. I really do. I agree that Christmas should not be about materialism and the economy and fulfillment of social expectations. It should be a small religious holiday celebrated by whatever real Christians are left.

It should be, buy a gift for a bestie, buy one gift each for family members, say some prayerful nonsense, and have a nice meal. Not people trying to outdo each other with decorations, or making sure we spend enough on everyone, or making sure the Christmas cards go out on time, or making sure we cut down a tree to display in our living rooms.

It’s the very materialism quoted in the article that brings me down. It’s the social expectations with Christmas that flood me with unhappiness and anxiety and make this such a miserable time of year. So I support them taking it back and scaling it back.

[–] SuddenlyBlowGreen@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

How about we don't put the religion back into christmas AND we don't make it about materialism?

I don't get why it has to be either about a bigoted religion or celebrating materialism when it can be neither.

Christmas for me is finally going home and having a day together with extended family where we get to finally meet after a long time.