Merry Christmas from Hobby Lobby

[bbhill]

Uh oh maybe I've bitten off more than I can chew here but...as someone who can partake in a "holiday" not in line with her religious beliefs I can attest that there doesn't seem to be much "Christ" left in many aspects of Christmas, for better or for worse. Some people get angry with me then for "celebrating" the commercial Christmas even though I'm not Christian, but I argue that if you are truly religious there is nothing particularly religious about Santa Claus, an indoor decorated tree (originally from Pagan worship), mistletoe, wreaths, eggnog, reindeer, sleigh bells, frosty the snowman, and gift giving to family and friends with red, green, and gold wrapping paper. Its the same argument I used with my parents when I was a kid in trying to convince them to celebrate Christmas (and if I recall, it never worked). Plus Hanukkah was never as exciting, I do have the jealous Jewish kid syndrome. But now that I live on my own I'm excited that I can do what I want!

So in summary, I see it as a wonderful and beautiful cultural tradition and I can't help but want to partake in it. So, please allow me to borrow the commercial parts of the "holiday"...

Can't agree more. As an atheist myself, I celebrate Christmas every year with all the commercial stuff. I don't want this to turn into a Christian bashing thread, but I would like to point out that Hobby Lobby is first and foremost a corporation. There is a large market for Christmas holiday items. Sure they might say they are a Christian company, but I seriously think that the higher executives would choose profits over values. . . Nothing wrong about that though in my opinion. In fact, I believe that peddling your company as a Christian organization is a great way to increase sales and brand confidence, especially in the Bible Belt. But I am moving off topic. Perhaps this thread should be moved??

[trousers]

I wonder if now is the time to get a good deal on a festivus pole?

[Jesseda]

i guess its normal to see department stores to put out christmas stuff in july, well i decided to put my tree up and christmas light up, the neighbors sure drove by my house confused last night when it was a lite up, but oh well, its considered normal to sell it in july why not decorate in july