Talk:War on Christmas

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Wrong pagan holiday

If "Christmas itself was first made by blatantly ripping off a pagan holiday" (as claimed in the article text), then that pagan holiday was Dies Natalis Solis Invicti, and NOT Yule! "Yule" is a blatant anachronism in this context (completely historically incorrect). AnonMoos (talk) 16:26, 24 August 2017 (UTC)

Early Christians weren't even interested in "ripping off" pagans in the manner anti-Christmas proponents say (the snarky "not even Christian" ones; not the nonexistent 'real' ones). They were syncretic in those days, with chapels keeping the customs its converts previously had, like how hymns became Christianised when converts from some central Asian religious groups carried on their custom of singing at shrines. -- Forerunner (talk) 20:01, 24 August 2017 (UTC)

Asherim

If you look for images of the goddess Asherah in Google, you'll eventually find what looks like someone claiming the Christmas Tree thing is basically to worship her (see here, for example).

Let me know if that could be added to this article, or better, the one on said goddess. Panzerfaust (talk) 15:15, 28 October 2017 (UTC)

It might be better added to the Asherah page instead. There's possibly a grain of truth in it. Encyclopædia Britannica: "The use of evergreen trees, wreaths, and garlands to symbolize eternal life was a custom of the ancient Egyptians, Chinese, and Hebrews. Tree worship was common among the pagan Europeans and survived their conversion to Christianity in the Scandinavian customs of decorating the house and barn with evergreens at the New Year to scare away the devil and of setting up a tree for the birds during Christmas time."[1] Bongolian (talk) 18:37, 28 October 2017 (UTC)

I'll add it there later. The Asherah adoration thing, however, looks like a Fundie rant to me -I knew the part of Christmas trees having a pagan origin, but said association with her being Asherah pretty much forgotten is at least too much forced-. Panzerfaust (talk) 00:41, 29 October 2017 (UTC)

How come

… there is no mention of a 'War against Easter'? Anna Livia (talk) 10:32, 4 January 2019 (UTC)

The converse

... can be found here - or an advertising gimmick. Anna Livia (talk) 18:28, 28 September 2022 (UTC)

Keri declares war on Christmas

"A Christian pride month with every business wrapping themselves in the Christian flag & promoting Christian programming on platforms above all other content, & every city council making Christian Month pronouncements? And Christian parades all month? Yes. That would be wild."

Why didn't Fox cover this declaration of war?! I considered adding this as a quote to the top of the page, or somewhere, but eh... Chillpilled (talk) 02:50, 12 March 2024 (UTC)