an atheist who celebrates Christmas informs me that the way Christmas is celebrated in America is culturally American and has nothing to do with Christianity, and therefore there's no reason why I shouldn't celebrate it.

1) Ask to see his atheist card.
2) Tear it up.

therefore there's no reason why I shouldn't celebrate it.

I'm pretty sure that logic also supports the conclusion that there's no reason you shouldn't punch him in the face.

I attempted to say that Christmas is part of Christian culture, which includes a lot of stuff that's not explicitly religious, but does not include me. He got insulted that I was saying he was participating in Christian culture, since he is NOT NOT NOT infinitely NOT in any way Christian.

That's likely his excuse for why he can celebrate it. I just admit that I like getting presents and hanging with family I don't get to see often, and frankly all the pretty Christmas trees and crap,and that all that conflicts with my actual belief that the holiday celebrates something I don't believe in.

See, he needs to get over himself, acknowledge that Christmas is Christian, but admit that he likes it anyway. Trust me, it will be ok.

I am Daisy in this.

How odd. I do celebrate it, bu without any religious meaning for me. However- I can't really divorce it from christianity . I keep saying I am going to switch to a solstice celebration ( the end of short dark days is worth celebrating), but I haven't because it is easier to keep things on the day everyone has off.

therefore there's no reason why I shouldn't celebrate it.

how about you don't want to? Or that regardless of how it's "culturally american", it's based in Christianity. Or he's a jackhole and should shut the fuck up before you shove a candy cane through his piehole?

It's hard to declare a holiday not religious when it's 67% Christ.

It's hard to declare a holiday not religious when it's 67% Christ.

Plus the other 33% is a Mass... for Christ.