How does an astronomical event belong to anyone?
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Atheist Holidays (Humorous)
- Thread starter Fromper
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Drolefille
PolyPanGeekGirl
May 1st. Outdoor F...... Day.
See the highly inappropriate song by Mr. Coulton.
See the highly inappropriate song by Mr. Coulton.
Abdul Halim Khaddam
New Member
few holidays haahah
islam has more than your religion
islam has more than your religion
I'm a Pagan and I don't care who celebrates those.
Do you celebrate Whacking Day?
What if atheism had a holiday where they'd walk around and practice atheism religiously in a humorous way?
CynthiaCypher
Well-Known Member
'Tis bad enough that us Christians shanghaied and Christianized all the important pagan holidays. Now you want the secularists to do it too and secularize those holidays and render them completely devoid of any spiritual significance?
I swear the pagans are like the Native Americans of religion and spirituality, everyone is out to steal their ****.
I'm really supposed to be offended that someone wants to honor the changing of the seasons and astronomical events? Those sorts of things don't belong to anyone or any group. If you want to celebrate something, then celebrate it.
The neo-pagans and wiccans cannot possibly own the solstices and equinoxes because they did not invent the solstices and equinoxes, they merely chose to celebrate them. Merely choosing to celebrate them gives them no more claim to the dates than I would have to your car if I choose to celebrate it.
I certainly hope so. That would mean Christians own Jesus... God is branded!
CynthiaCypher
Well-Known Member
I drive a Volvo. You can celebrate it all you want as long as you pay me for it.
I just think it is best that we remember why Neo-Pagans and Wiccans hold those periods of time sacred.
Wicca's only existed since the mid-20 century. They don't own anything. If you want to go that route, then animists "own" those celebrations. As an animist, I declare that anyone can celebrate them. So, there.
CynthiaCypher
Well-Known Member
You win! Only because I believe that animism is our default and that babies are born animist. I can't argue against animism.
CynthiaCypher
Well-Known Member
Heck no. I think it is best that all acknowledge that time is sacred.
Weird to be me of all people to say that to an appreciator of Crowley, but surely you realize that people have an inherent right to celebrate what is theirs to enjoy - including the passing of seasons?
Do you perhaps feel that it is disrespectful to share appreciation of certain dates with others?
That is IMO taking things so far. There is respect, and then there is pointless avoidance. People have no more duty to make a point of sharing no preferences than they have to agree on those preferences.
What you are proposing is... oddly enslaving. And for no purpose at all.
CynthiaCypher
Well-Known Member
I am saying that TIME is sacred, not just certain periods of time. That is what holidays and Sabbath is for, to remind us that all time is sacred.
That is a novelty, but ok.
