God Jul! Like my ancient pagan ancestors, I am happy to celebrate the Yule season. I do not celebrate the unknown birthdate of Jesus of Nazareth, but, like my ancestors, the winter solstice and the days growing longer again. Did you ever notice that one of the most popular Christmas specials, How the Grinch Stole Christmas (the brilliant1966 Chuck Jones/Theodor Geisel collaboration, not the Ron Howard/Jim Carey abomination), never mentions Jesus or any Christian theme at all? At the end, the narrator states what Christmas means for me:
So, Welcome Christmas
Bring your cheer,
Cheer to Whos both far and near.
Christmas Day will always be,
Just as long as we have "we."
So, welcome Christmas while we stand
Heart to heart and hand in hand.
That is what Christmas means to me. A time to treasure those who mean the most to you. In the heart of winter, we light the fires of human warmth.
Apologies to the late, great Tom Flynn, but I think he totally missed the point.
You may not speak on behalf of all atheists but you spoke on behalf of this one!
very kind--thanks!
God Jul! Like my ancient pagan ancestors, I am happy to celebrate the Yule season. I do not celebrate the unknown birthdate of Jesus of Nazareth, but, like my ancestors, the winter solstice and the days growing longer again. Did you ever notice that one of the most popular Christmas specials, How the Grinch Stole Christmas (the brilliant1966 Chuck Jones/Theodor Geisel collaboration, not the Ron Howard/Jim Carey abomination), never mentions Jesus or any Christian theme at all? At the end, the narrator states what Christmas means for me:
So, Welcome Christmas
Bring your cheer,
Cheer to Whos both far and near.
Christmas Day will always be,
Just as long as we have "we."
So, welcome Christmas while we stand
Heart to heart and hand in hand.
That is what Christmas means to me. A time to treasure those who mean the most to you. In the heart of winter, we light the fires of human warmth.
Apologies to the late, great Tom Flynn, but I think he totally missed the point.