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Atheists & Agnostics

Ron Obvious

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Reply to Binkie The Clown (Original post)

Thu Dec 22, 2016, 12:51 PM

Dec 2016

I've always considered Christmas secular anyway, despite the name. Decorating a tree and putting up wreaths and plastic snowmen are clearly pagan anyway, and celebrate the ending of the dark days of winter and the return of the sun.

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Check in if you are an atheist who DOES say "Merry Christmas" to people. [View all] Binkie The Clown Dec 2016 OP

Yup. Behind the Aegis Dec 2016 #1

Yes, I wish "Merry Christmas" Happy new solar year! Freelancer Dec 2016 #2

Certainly FiveGoodMen Dec 2016 #3

Raises hand Ron Obvious Dec 2016 #4

I say Happy Holidays because I'm an RN, and many of my patients are non-Christian Heddi Dec 2016 #5

Lots-o-Jews around Cleveland and especially Beachwood Kolesar Mar 2017 #13

I do... awoke_in_2003 Dec 2016 #6

I went to a Wedding-Mass and reflexively whipped off a "sign of the cross" when everybody else did Kolesar Mar 2017 #14

Of course I do Brainstormy Dec 2016 #7

Yep sakabatou Dec 2016 #8

Yes! mountain grammy Dec 2016 #9

Sure do. Duppers Dec 2016 #10

I always have, and I frogmarch Dec 2016 #11

Yeah. Have for a long time. warmfeet Mar 2017 #12