Christmas to be downgraded by New Labour

[NickFitz]

Christmas is one thing, Christianity another. Fact is that despite the origins of the festival on 25th Dec, it has become the principle festival of the Christian faith.

Actually Easter is the principal festival of the Christian faith. Christmas is the principle festival of middle class consumers who call themselves Christian despite not believing in anything but house prices and credit cards, and who only go to church when they need a scenic backdrop for their wedding photos.

[realityhack]

Actually Easter is the principal festival of the Christian faith. Christmas is the principle festival of middle class consumers who call themselves Christian despite not believing in anything but house prices and credit cards, and who only go to church when they need a scenic backdrop for their wedding photos.

Agreed. The principality of Christmas over Easter depends whether you're Roman Catholic or Protestant - and in this case (C of E) you're right. Catholicism gives more prominence to the 4 Liturgical Holy Days a year: St Peter/Paul, Assumption of Mary, All Saints' Day and Christmas Day.

Splitting hairs really as Easter, Pentecost and Christmas are the 3 most significant days in Protestant Christianity. True that Christmas has the higher profile to non-practising Christians and Easter the deeper significance to those for whom Christianity has real meaning.

The commercialisation of Christmas/Easter is a shame. It isn't really the best time of year for me anyway - I'd far rather be out of the country and away from family at that time.

[Dark Black]

Actually....

Actually....

Christmas was originally a pagan festival

One of my favourite topics of discussion when the Jehovas come calling.

[realityhack]

Actually....

Christmas was originally a pagan festival

One of my favourite topics of discussion when the Jehovas come calling.

Please read the thread properly Mr. Black.

[Dark Black]

Please read the thread properly Mr. Black.

Errmmm...?

[realityhack]

Errmmm...?

despite the origins of the festival on 25th Dec, it has become the principle festival (edit: one of the principle festivals) of the Christian faith.

Just being a pedant.

[TheFaQQer]

One of my favourite topics of discussion when the Jehovas come calling.

I just tell them I haven't got time as I'm off to give blood.

[TheFaQQer]

Note that the report actually says that other religious festivals should be upgraded in the sense of being given "equal footing". This, in the topsy-turvy world of the Daily Mail, translates into "Christmas should be downgraded."

The Daily Heil distorting the story to make it look worse for 'those immigrants who aren't Christian'? Whatever next.

[TheFaQQer]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/liv...e_id=1770&ct=5

My company web filter returns an error - it says

"You can't access filth like this from work." and blocks it.

[xoggoth]

Bollox to all religions.

xmas has been mostly hijacked by us unbelievers (thank GOD) to be a general holiday for getting drunk, spending money and shagging.

As an inclusive and unpredudiced sort of person I have not the slightest problem with the same approach to Eid, Diwali and all the other crap that stupid irrational religious people believe in. What a great idea! We should all support multicultural Britain by getting totally rat arsed on:-

Nirvana 08.02.07
Wesak 02.05.07
Holi 03.03.07
Diwali 09.11.07
Ramadan 13.09.07 - 12.10.07
Eid-ul-Adha 20.12.07 - 23.12.07
Passover 03.04.07 - 10.04.07
Rosh Hashanah 13.09.07 - 15.09.07
Yom Kippur 22.09.07
Hanukkah 5.12.07

In addition to weekends (and weekdays) as usual of course.