Athiest holidays!

[JollyRoger]

The meaning of holidays change over time. What was religious once, might not be today.

Correct. The religion celebrating a certain holdiay can even change. Look what the Christians did with all those pagan holidays.

 

[capslock]

@Mobboss

What exactly is your point about Catholics going to pubs and drinking? I'm not sure I follow.

 

[Irish Caesar]

@Mobboss

What exactly is your point about Catholics going to pubs and drinking? I'm not sure I follow.

Not MobBoss, but I think I can answer it.

St. Patrick's Day is a Catholic holiday. However, in the United States, people do not generally celebrate it by going to church. Many do, however, go to pubs.

MobBoss is not implying that Catholics make up a heavier percentage of alcoholics.

 

[capslock]

Not MobBoss, but I think I can answer it.

St. Patrick's Day is a Catholic holiday. However, in the United States, people do not generally celebrate it by going to church. Many do, however, go to pubs.

MobBoss is not implying that Catholics make up a heavier percentage of alcoholics.

Ah, I see.

I'm Catholic, and of course St. Paddy's day isn't a big religious thing, but I thought he might be implying that drinking is a sin or something lol. My bad.

Drinking is a proud Catholic tradition, and one which I celebrate at every opportunity!

 

[skadistic]

As an x-cathoholic and one of Irish blood I will tell you that ST. Pats is celibrated by everyone as an excuse to get drunk like cinco de mayo. Only a small fraction of people cathoholic or not care about good ol' ST. Pat eradicator of druids. Its all about the beer.

 

[Irish Caesar]

I'm Catholic, and of course St. Paddy's day isn't a big religious thing, but I thought he might be implying that drinking is a sin or something lol. My bad.

That would be quite the sin; how would one explain wine being served at Mass?

 

[Evie]

The catholics you see in church early, you see in the pubs boozing and wenching later. Or do you deny those Irish swigging down bear on St. Patricks day are primarily catholics?

They're obviously celebrating the fine ancient Roman tradition of having Christians fight savage animals.

 

[Fugitive Sisyphus]

Technically a holiday is by definition religious. Holiday = Holy + Day.

So an atheist holy day would make no sense.

 

[Desmond Hawkins]

Arbour Day maybe?

 

[Bill3000]

Technically a holiday is by definition religious. Holiday = Holy + Day.

So an atheist holy day would make no sense.

Holiday lost that sole meaning ages ago.

 

[StarWorms]

Technically a holiday is by definition religious. Holiday = Holy + Day.

So an atheist holy day would make no sense.

Since when did the meanings of words stay the same for centuries? A holiday is simply a day off, regardless of how the word originated or how it was used in the past.

 

[MobBoss]

As an x-cathoholic and one of Irish blood I will tell you that ST. Pats is celibrated by everyone as an excuse to get drunk like cinco de mayo. Only a small fraction of people cathoholic or not care about good ol' ST. Pat eradicator of druids. Its all about the beer.

My point exactly. Very nice.

 

[MobBoss]

So do Buddhists, Protestants, Hindus, Jews, atheists, Muslims, agnostics, Zoroastrianists, and Soloralists. Your point? I don't deny anything.

Uh...no. They sure as hell dont on St. Paddys day.

I am already with the times MobBoss.

Then stop referring to those holidays in what they meant in ancient times.

No and I'll expand my answer. You cant tell who is a Catholic and who is not a Catholic in pubs or bars.

Sure you can. They are usually the ones wearing rosary beads while swigging their lager.

You might get more Catholics in one area and less in some areas. It does not mean that I deny that some Catholics go out drinking on St. Patrick's Day, but they are not alone. Protestants do it to, Buddhists do it to, so do Jews and Muslims.

I am positive protestants do, and most likely Jews. Not sure about Buddhists. And muslims by their very nature drink less than mormons, so I think you directly wrong there.

Youre not going to get a simple "yes" or "no" answer .

Ever thought of running for office?

 

[Perfection]

Atheists don't need holidays, they have a thorough set of other identities that fully supply them with holidays.

 

[GenMarshall]

Uh...no. They sure as hell dont on St. Paddys day.

I am positive protestants do, and most likely Jews. Not sure about Buddhists. And muslims by their very nature drink less than mormons, so I think you directly wrong there.

I'm sorry to tell you, but they do. Regardless of what you think and say. I'm not wrong. Not every person follows their religion to the letter.

Sure you can. They are usually the ones wearing rosary beads while swigging their lager.

Thats a stupid generalization that I ever heard. I'm sorry to say but that assumption is just wrong. I dont know any Catholic that would be sacreligious to wear rosary beads. I most certanly dont wear them nor are they ment to be worn.

 

[Irish Caesar]

I have worn them.

 

[GenMarshall]

Shot me now, I cant even defend my statements -_-

 

[Irish Caesar]

No offense taken; I think wearing them as a fashion statement isn't considered a very good thing to do. Whenever I've worn them, they've been under the shirt so nobody can see them.

 

[ParkCungHee]

Atheism isnt about lack of faith or emotion. You just dont believe in God(s). So basically, any godless holiday is technically an atheist holiday.

So I guess that would make the following atheist holidays in addition to Kwanzaa:
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14. St. Patricks Day.

St. Patrick

 

[MobBoss]

I'm sorry to tell you, but they do. Regardless of what you think and say. I'm not wrong. Not every person follows their religion to the letter.

Let me put it this way. When I go out to the pub(s) on St. Paddys day, they are not filled with middle eastern people/muslisms....they are filled with blond and red headed scotch/Irish/english decendants swigging down ale of all kinds.

In fact, I rarely, if ever, see anyone close to what I would call a muslim in any drinking establishment at all.