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Those who have behaved admirably, in some cases altruistically, have done so for naught—what happens on earth stays on earth.
Imagine this not being a good enough reason to behave altruistically – to make things better for people on earth.
(The whole article reads like satire. I didn’t eat the onion, did I?)
“why even bother being a good person if I don’t get rewarded for it??” - Man, supposedly morally correct
Bill Donohue has been around a long time. I don’t think the Catholic League is much more than just him. And he is serious.
Even after reading the title of the article I had to do a double take because I really thought it was the onion.
Wow, that guy is a real negative Nelly
seriously whoever wrote that article needs to repent of being so judgmental and bitter towards normal people.
Written by someone who has never, knowingly, met an atheist
I support efforts by the religious to put Christ back into Christmas. I really do. I agree that Christmas should not be about materialism and the economy and fulfillment of social expectations. It should be a small religious holiday celebrated by whatever real Christians are left.
It should be, buy a gift for a bestie, buy one gift each for family members, say some prayerful nonsense, and have a nice meal. Not people trying to outdo each other with decorations, or making sure we spend enough on everyone, or making sure the Christmas cards go out on time, or making sure we cut down a tree to display in our living rooms.
It’s the very materialism quoted in the article that brings me down. It’s the social expectations with Christmas that flood me with unhappiness and anxiety and make this such a miserable time of year. So I support them taking it back and scaling it back.
How about we don’t put the religion back into christmas AND we don’t make it about materialism?
I don’t get why it has to be either about a bigoted religion or celebrating materialism when it can be neither.
Christmas for me is finally going home and having a day together with extended family where we get to finally meet after a long time.
