Why do Muslims/Hindus/Sikhs celebrate christmas

[janie48]

Yes, actually.

 

Firstly, the OP kind of implies it, and then Jeffrey Shaw came on and said it explicitly.

 

yes, iv'e looked again at those posts.you are quite right.

[skinz]

I assume this is meant to be a joke !

 

I think (ready to be corrected) rich meant he respects the rights of individuals to celebrate Christmas because of a religious bent, even though he isn't. Religiously bent that is.

[nexusdee]

Well my religious knowledge isn't intense so could be wrong here but I thought they did believe in the existence of Jesus they just don't acknowledge or worship him as the son of God?

[willman]

i don't think anyone is suggesting you or anyone else should not celebrate Christmas are they?

 

Thats the way the op appears to have phrased it - non christians celebrating Christmas.

[Harleyman]

Ok, so I am back at work.

 

All I have heard this morning is what a wonderful Christmas my fella worker has had. He is Sikh.

 

I don't want to cause any offence, but I just cannot understand why he celebrates it. They don't believe in Jesus, and really it's not part of the cultural.

 

Any Sikhs, Hindus or Muslims on here celebrate it, and care to open my mind as to why you celebrate it?

 

I am sure their god wounldn't like them to do so.

Thanks.

 

 

 

Why do they celebrate it? Cos they're not stupid. They enjoy the festive season without worrying too much about the religious part just as millions of others who are not regular churchgoers do

 

Better than the devout atheists who cut off their noses to spite their faces and act like a bunch of Grinches, Jovies. Puritans (take your pick) when Dec 25th rolls around.

[janie48]

Thats the way the op appears to have phrased it - non christians celebrating Christmas.

 

yes, i seem to have been more focused on the title of the thread.

when i read the post again i realised there was a reference to non-christians in general.

[Plain Talker]

Why?

 

because they can. that's why.

[Speccy24]

So no Muslim, Hindu or Sikh on here?

 

Sikhs and Hindus do not believe in Jesus, why would he be in Hindu scriptures? Their religion is a lot older than Christianity.

 

Sikhs believe in gurus.

 

Muslims believe in Jesus as a Messiah, however they do not believe he was born on the 25th Dec, so again why?

I just want to know why How does this fit into their cultural? Are they changing their traditions/cultural, and religion by celebrating it? They just trying to "fit" n. LOL.

[spooky3]

So no Muslim, Hindu or Sikh on here?

 

Sikhs and Hindus do not believe in Jesus, why would he be in Hindu scriptures? Their religion is a lot older than Christianity.

 

Sikhs believe in gurus.

 

Muslims believe in Jesus as a Messiah, however they do not believe he was born on the 25th Dec, so again why?

I just want to know why How does this fit into their cultural? Are they changing their traditions/cultural, and religion by celebrating it? They just trying to "fit" n. LOL.

 

Would you find it odd if one of your friends brought me (a stranger) to your birthday party?

[willman]

So no Muslim, Hindu or Sikh on here?

 

Sikhs and Hindus do not believe in Jesus, why would he be in Hindu scriptures? Their religion is a lot older than Christianity.

 

Sikhs believe in gurus.

 

Muslims believe in Jesus as a Messiah, however they do not believe he was born on the 25th Dec, so again why?

I just want to know why How does this fit into their cultural? Are they changing their traditions/cultural, and religion by celebrating it? They just trying to "fit" n. LOL.

 

At least half the Christian academics don't believe he was born on December 25th either.