Should Christmas be banned or not?

Why is this even a question?
Of course it shouldn't be banned. It's a holiday. Holidays aren't hurting anyone, so there's no reason at all to ban them.

On the other hand, Oliver Twist was banned for being "racist", so I wouldn't be half surprised if someone decided that Christmas promoted gun violence or some crap like that and had it banned.

I don't think they should ban Christmas...Just think of all the angry people. All they want to do is celebrate the holiday. I believe that Holidays like this (Not just Christmas, but other ones too.) Can actually bring a family closer. Like Flynn said, Holidays aren't hurting anyone. Though I don't really celebrate that "Santa" thing too much, I just get like 3 presents and get happy. I do find it kind of annoying how Christmas is not really about santa, yet he gets all f the attention? It is not a bad thing, I just find it kind of sad how he has taken over Christmas.It is not something that should get banned, just something that makes me wonder about how Santa Claus actually became a thing. If you say that Santa is not real, then just remember that I used to live across the street from a guy with the last name of Santa.

I don't think they should but some people don't celebrate any holidays. That's why they have "Winter Break" instead of "Christmas Break". Even though everyone knows it's for Christmas.

what even is this topic

is this topic real life am i dreaming

i dont see whats wrong with this topic. its not the topic thats stupid, its the assignment ^_^

well just keep christmas i want my break. they woul get rid of the break if christmas was gone.

all i can say is that this is the stupidest homework assingment in the world and the reason you cant find anything oline is because everyone knows that christmas wont be banned and they are not so stupid as to ban it themslves. if they hate christmas then they just dont celebrate it.

At first when i saw the title of this topic i was like THEY WANT TO BAN ME?! Now im like lol  
No I don't think it should (although Santa isn't real sheesh parents ruing childhoods) Children love Christmas I LOVE CHRISTMAS I'M ASKING FOR AN I POD  I would hate if Christmas was banned the world would be miserable forever.Also it's a time were people get together and have Christmas diner together  and actually enjoy ourselves.

Is it one of dose where you hafta cite resources? Dat's pretty... Thought provoking. What exactly bad is there about Christmas? I see no reason why it should be banned, and especially, what would you replace Christmas with? Not everybody celebrates it anyway, imagine just normal boring life in cold winter. 3:

No. Christmas is a time to celebrate the birth of Christ. It has the most important meaning out of all the holidays. Even if people wanted it banned, though, it wouldn't be, because Popes and Bishops and Churches wouldn't allow that.

Divergent wrote:

No. Christmas is a time to celebrate the birth of Christ. It has the most important meaning out of all the holidays. Even if people wanted it banned, though, it wouldn't be, because Popes and Bishops and Churches wouldn't allow that.

well first of all jesus wasnt even born on christmas, he was born in the summer.  second of all christmas is not a catholic holiday (or a religious holiday at ALL), its a holiday made to entertain children and give them what they want.  the advent holiday, which lasts four weeks, is meant to celebrate the coming of jesus. thats why you dont see people preaching on christmas, but every friday on advent month.

Anna wrote:

Divergent wrote:

No. Christmas is a time to celebrate the birth of Christ. It has the most important meaning out of all the holidays. Even if people wanted it banned, though, it wouldn't be, because Popes and Bishops and Churches wouldn't allow that.

well first of all jesus wasnt even born on christmas, he was born in the summer.  second of all christmas is not a catholic holiday (or a religious holiday at ALL), its a holiday made to entertain children and give them what they want.  the advent holiday, which lasts four weeks, is meant to celebrate the coming of jesus.  thats why you dont see people preaching on christmas, but every friday on advent month.

You just said the wrong thing.. I'm a Catholic and we celebrate the birth of Christ every single day. Also, Christmas is very important to me and my church. It's VERY religious! Jesus died for us and washes our sins away but I know he's going to forgive you for what you said.

Cilan wrote:

Anna wrote:

Divergent wrote:

No. Christmas is a time to celebrate the birth of Christ. It has the most important meaning out of all the holidays. Even if people wanted it banned, though, it wouldn't be, because Popes and Bishops and Churches wouldn't allow that.

well first of all jesus wasnt even born on christmas, he was born in the summer.  second of all christmas is not a catholic holiday (or a religious holiday at ALL), its a holiday made to entertain children and give them what they want.  the advent holiday, which lasts four weeks, is meant to celebrate the coming of jesus.  thats why you dont see people preaching on christmas, but every friday on advent month.

You just said the wrong thing.. I'm a Catholic and
we celebrate the birth of Christ every single day. Also, Christmas is very important to me and my church. It's VERY religious! Jesus died for us and washes our sins away but I know he's going to forgive you for what you said.

christmas is NOT a religious holiday and you can literally ask any priest that.  i go to a catholic school.  it was adapted from other holidays and has nothing to do with jesus.  advent week celebrates the coming of jesus, go ahead, look it up if you want.

edit: also, what did i do wrong?  i didnt sin-- i was stating facts told by my father.  please dont shove your religion down my throat.  thanks.

Cilan wrote:

Anna wrote:

Divergent wrote:

No. Christmas is a time to celebrate the birth of Christ. It has the most important meaning out of all the holidays. Even if people wanted it banned, though, it wouldn't be, because Popes and Bishops and Churches wouldn't allow that.

well first of all jesus wasnt even born on christmas, he was born in the summer.  second of all christmas is not a catholic holiday (or a religious holiday at ALL), its a holiday made to entertain children and give them what they want.  the advent holiday, which lasts four weeks, is meant to celebrate the coming of jesus.  thats why you dont see people preaching on christmas, but every friday on advent month.

You just said the wrong thing.. I'm a Catholic and we celebrate the birth of Christ every single day. Also, Christmas is very important to me and my church. It's VERY religious! Jesus died for us and washes our sins away but I know he's going to forgive you for what you said.

lol u do realize that christmas was taken from pagan traditions/holidays right??
nd christmas is literally just as religious as u want it 2 b
if u take it in a religious way then thats fine for you but dont cram it down other ppls throats bc it's not universally a religious thing!!!

Anna wrote:

Divergent wrote:

No. Christmas is a time to celebrate the birth of Christ. It has the most important meaning out of all the holidays. Even if people wanted it banned, though, it wouldn't be, because Popes and Bishops and Churches wouldn't allow that.

well first of all jesus wasnt even born on christmas, he was born in the summer.  second of all christmas is not a catholic holiday (or a religious holiday at ALL), its a holiday made to entertain children and give them what they want.  the advent holiday, which lasts four weeks, is meant to celebrate the coming of jesus.  thats why you dont see people preaching on christmas, but every friday on advent month.

I'm not catholic. I'm simply saying that "Christmas is a time to celebrate the birth of Christ" because that's what a wide majority of people see it as. Sorry for an confusion, but yeah. I don't need a religion lesson.

angellina wrote:

Anna wrote:

Divergent wrote:

No. Christmas is a time to celebrate the birth of Christ. It has the most important meaning out of all the holidays. Even if people wanted it banned, though, it wouldn't be, because Popes and Bishops and Churches wouldn't allow that.

well first of all jesus wasnt even born on christmas, he was born in the summer.  second of all christmas is not a catholic holiday (or a religious holiday at ALL), its a holiday made to entertain children and give them what they want.  the advent holiday, which lasts four weeks, is meant to celebrate the coming of jesus.  thats why you dont see people preaching on christmas, but every friday on advent month.

I'm not catholic. I'm simply saying that "Christmas is a time to celebrate the birth of Christ" because that's what a wide majority of people see it as. Sorry for an confusion, but yeah. I don't need a religion lesson.

into technalities, it is not. im not catholic either, but i simply stated something about it. there were plenty of other reasons to support christmas instead of an inaccurate statement about traditional catholic holidays.

aside from that, i do have some other points! like i stated, christmas also is the cause of some fundraisers for poor children that dont get a lot of gifts every year. if there was no "giving" holiday, there would be less fundraisers for kids that arent as lucky. so it gives them an opportunity/excuse to raise money or give presents to them.

also, christmas promotes business sales. why do you think during christmas time, theres always santa chocolates and christmas lights and decorations for sale in shops? it gives them extra money because people will obviously be going crazy to buy presents and decorations to satisfy their kids and make them happy.

it even draws more attention to important news stories if you havent noticed yet! lots of tragic things have been happening lately (e.g. that train that fell off the tracks in new york). it makes people more aware of their safety, whats going on, and drives hospitals to run a little faster because the doctors will be (a bit?) more considerate of their patients.

if you need more ill be happy to help. for now you should just pay attention to what changes during christmas season!

another thing I've noticed in my community is people are a lot more nicer and kind around this time. Like, just a few days ago when I went out for lunch I seen a group of boys that were about my age buy a homeless man a coffee and sandwich. People were also helping elders, shovelling drive ways, ect. I never see people doing that in November, but around December, it happens.

Christmas was traditionally a religious holiday, but it doesn't mean that only Christians celebrate it.
Christmas is for fun, gifts, and a bunch of things Anna pointed out too.

Pastey wrote:

Christmas was traditionally a religious holiday, but it doesn't mean that only Christians celebrate it.
Christmas is for fun, gifts, and a bunch of things Anna pointed out too.

basically this. in christian terms, (correct me if i'm wrong) it originated as a 12- day celebration in honor of the life and birth of Jesus Christ, but it has now been changed into a one- day (two days, if you count christmas eve) holiday that can be celebrated by anyone. it's a day for gift-giving and goodwill. heck, i'm sure there still are religious people that celebrate the traditional 12 days of christmas.

@anna, i would like to politely correct you, in that christmas actually is a religious holiday celebrating Jesus' birth. sure, it's nowhere near his actual birthday, and the catholic church may not celebrate it as his birthday. but in my religion (and i assume this applies to others, as well) we actually do celebrate his birth at christmastime. so you're right; it's not only a religious holiday, but to some people it is so please don't go jumping to conclusions based on one religion's evidence. (;

@flower, like cas said, christmas can be as religious as you want. i personally wouldn't describe it as specifically a 'religious holiday' since others might not be religious, but if you celebrate it religiously then that's your decision!

erm
i love giving
christmas is about giving, as all the other holidays for me
it kind of bothers me when people say most people view it as a religious, catholic holiday
because most people i know don't, and i know a lot of people
but to each their own, and it doesn't even matter
On topic, what I meant to say was that with no Christmas, no "allowance" of kindness
People will see no reason to be nice all of a sudden, like Anna said

@o: sorry if i offended you or anything!  i was only stating that christmas is not religious/important according to the traditional catholic church, since cilan did state she was a catholic.  of course i agreed with cat on the "its as religious as u want" thing, otherwise i wouldve spoke my mind.  i was also saying that, since flower did claim that it was a religious holiday,  i wanted to imply that not eVERYONE celebrates it religiously, nor can pastors/priests/baptists/etc control that holiday.  sorry if that confused you (my wording is terrible), but i meant to say that not everybody sees christmas as some religious holiday.

also, i had another point while i was typing this (since i just came home from school and this was already on my mind).  christmas even gives kids another week (or two or however many weeks you have) to cool down because theres usually a christmas break around the time (i get 20-something days bc of advent) which is great.  school causes lots of stress, and as long as homework is given over the break, it's fine imo.  only a day or two is needed before the class can get back on track.   

I love how simple topics like these always end up turning into huge arguments/debates. lmao

Lets not let this turn into a forum war. I'm still recovering from the posting games one

Colorora wrote:

Lets not let this turn into a forum war. I'm still recovering from the posting games one

don't you dare talk about that

I don't really thinks its much of a war, but yeah it could get worse.