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I simply think that kids are intelligent enough to handle the truth about things. They shouldn't need some imaginary characters to suck them into some religion. There are plenty of other outlets to stimulate their imaginations and creativity aside from Christmas and Easter.
 
If a business advertises that it's a Christian/religious owned enterprise, I will actively not patronize it.

We have a sticker on the back of our car that says "Jesus Saves" and a depiction of Jesus in goalie pads catching a puck in front of a hockey goal. It SERIOUSLY irritates me that I know people think I'm Christian because they don't see the graphic beyond the words.

Mr. X finds it entertaining that this irks me.

We're looking for a second car and I'm very excited to have this sticker to put on it:

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http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=42485540
 
MonkeyF0cker
So people who don't subscribe to a religion should celebrate religious holidays? What do you tell your kids if they ask what the meaning of Christmas is? And do you think that kids are only subjected to Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny when these holidays come around? If you celebrate religious holidays, it's fairly difficult to say that the religion does not influence you at all.
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It is not a question of forcing anything. I was born as a Christian but am a non-believer, Mrs. Dunder was born as a Muslim but is a non-believer. Our kids will be able to make their own minds up about these things in their own time.

Celebrating or acknowledging Christmas Day does, of course indicate that we are influenced by a religious holiday but that happens anyway. Schools are closed, TV schedules are dominated by the event and their friends talk to them about it. Pretending that the gifts come from an imaginary figure makes them happy (yes, they would enjoy the gifts regardless but it is different) and as I say I think it would be going over the top to take that away from them. I would stress that my kids are already aware that there is no Santa Claus but now play along in the pretense that there is.

If that makes me a hypocrite, I can live with it.
 
Celebrating Christmas for the sake of conformity isn't a good enough argument for me. I really don't think I would necessarily be taking anything away from them. Are you taking things away from your kids by not celebrating other religions' holidays? Are people who practice other religions taking things away from their kids?
 
MonkeyF0cker
Celebrating Christmas for the sake of conformity isn't a good enough argument for me. I really don't think I would necessarily be taking anything away from them. Are you taking things away from your kids by not celebrating other religions' holidays? Are people who practice other religions taking things away from their kids?
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We can agree to disagree - that's fine but you are right , it is very much a conformity thing, I just don't view that as a negative in this context.

We celebrated Chinese New Year when we lived in Asia and Hari Raya (Eid) with my wife's parents in Singapore.
 
Dunder
We can agree to disagree - that's fine but you are right , it is very much a conformity thing, I just don't view that as a negative in this context.

We celebrated Chinese New Year when we lived in Asia and Hari Raya (Eid) with my wife's parents in Singapore.
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I'm not really saying it's a negative or that it's a "gateway holiday." I guess I'm just stating my rationale for why I would be conflicted. If it came down to it, I'm sure I'd probably do the same. It would be hard to explain to my parents in any case...
 
MonkeyF0cker
Are you pro-choice?
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Monkey, I'm pretty much with you on every point in this thread. But I feel a need to point out that this is not necessarily a religious issue. There is some legitimacy (outside of religious irrationality) to the theory that life begins at the point of conception. I don't take a stand on this issue one way or the other, but I respect both sides of the dispute.
 
MonkeyF0cker
You mean like Jews, Buddhists, Hindus, and Muslims, mike? Are you a Nazi?
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So lets recap......


No Santa, No Easter bunnies and no cosmetic surgery of any kind. What other forms of ridiculousness would you like to share with us this week?


How about an all out ban on toothpaste because that can not be good for society?
 
Jello
Monkey, I'm pretty much with you on every point in this thread. But I feel a need to point out that this is not necessarily a religious issue. There is some legitimacy (outside of religious irrationality) to the theory that life begins at the point of conception. I don't take a stand on this issue one way or the other, but I respect both sides of the dispute.
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I suppose.
 
I'm not a big fan of plastic surgery either. I think having your face cut open is disgusting and kind of sad. I think liposuction is kind of an easy way out. If you really want to be thinner, exercise and eat right. I don't enjoy exercise, but I do it because I want to be in shape and look good.

The boob job is a little different, imo because it is so directly linked to self-esteem and confidence. I say this as someone who's mother and two sisters all had them done. None of them have anything more than a C cup. They all had misquito bites naturally though, and my parents paid for both my sisters to have this done at like 16 or 17 years old. You would never guess they'd had the procedure, because their chests are in perfect proportion with their bodies now. There's the other side of that equation for girls who have way too much and need a reduction for health and comfort concerns.
 
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