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Even though I'm a strong atheist who always rejects the pushing of religious values in our laws, I really enjoy the Christmas/Holiday season because it's honest
by atonse 7y ago
Even though I'm a strong atheist who always rejects the pushing of religious values in our laws, I really enjoy the Christmas/Holiday season because it's honestly just a happy time around family (and unless you go seeking it out, you hardly see Jesus mentioned.)
I don't understand the idea of being offended at what is essentially a happy time for many people where they are celebrating something that matters to THEM. Again, they're not pushing it on anyone.
Maybe it's my polytheistic upbringing (grew up Hindu by name in India, with many relatives that also prayed to the infant Jesus alongside their Hindu Gods).
The Santa hat is about as harmless a sign of the holidays as I can imagine (it's not like they showed a cross or something). To borrow from the Reddit phrase, this is the most boring kind of dystopia where a completely harmless sign offends people.
- Ruthalas 7y agoForgive me if this is a poor/rude question, but I'm curious about the inclusion of infant Jesus you mentioned. Is there some significance the infant has that another aged representation would not?
- atonse 7y agoSorry, I have no idea why. But Infant Jesus is really popular in South India. As a very curious kid, I used to ask my grandpa and others the same question but never got a satisfying answer.
- DonHopkins 7y agoDo you have any good recipes? I LOVE Infant Jesus, I just can't eat a whole one.