All Your Christmas Questions
Added 2020-12-25 17:00:06 +0000 UTCDr. Kirk answers your Christmas questions.
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Regarding the religious aspect of Christmas, I don’t see Christmas as uniquely Christian. It’s a wild collection of traditions and motivations which span lots of different cultures (and a timeframe that’s far older than Christianity). I’m German, probably around half of the people in my surrounding are celebrating Christian themes like Jesus and the Christmas kid (I don’t know if the latter is also popular in the US, it kinda sounds like a western now). The other half is waiting for Santa Claus or just sees Christmas as a family holiday. For many, it’s several of these at the same time. So for one thing, I think Jews could very well celebrate Christmas without the Christian elements. Just celebrate it as a time where the family gets together and shares time together. Or make it Jewish, like Ross did in Friends with the Holiday Armadillo … For another thing, I think schools should treat Christmas not as a strictly Christian event, but as a loose set of values, and keep it as inclusive as possible for other religions and atheists alike. Whether you’re Christian or not, Christmas is usually about family and empathy and hope and reflecting on the year. Schools should focus on those values, and keep the storytelling to the parents. Especially when that storytelling isn’t secular.
Willi Kampmann
2020-12-29 23:41:22 +0000 UTCdr kirk seemed to keep interjecting himself when he would get into the weeds by saying "merry christmas everyone" in progressively more and more intentionally sincere tones, he was doing it throughout the episode and i was chuckling along but at about 2 hour 29 i actually laughed audibly out loud for like a solid 20 seconds. it was wonderful and relatable. at the end: *funny story about embarrassment when misremembering someone* "oh actually so this is even worse i have a worse experience ✨merry christmas everyone✨ where..."
demie
2020-12-28 20:17:13 +0000 UTC
