Survey: Christmas and Religion

[Daniel Wu]

Hey guys! For one of my classes, I have to write a research paper on Christmas. I need more primary research data so if anyone would be willing to spend 4 or 5 minutes to fill out a survey, that would help me a lot. Thanks!

Survey link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/78WFP5J

 

[chris w]

completed, post the paper here after you've finished it?

 

[insane569]

Done.
Would like to see the final outcome.

 

[Yuxuibbs]

I would do the survey but I don't know what religion I am :fp . I go to youth group at a christian church but I don't know what sect and I'm not sure if I believe in God. I live by Gibbs' rules.

 

[collinbxyz]

Atheist 12 year old who celebrates Christmas.

Submitted.

 

[Specs112]

Entire family is atheist but celebrated just because, went most of my life without knowing it was supposed to be religious.

Submitted.

 

[emolover]

Atheist 16 year old that celebrates christmas.

Can you post the results when the survey has enough data.

 

[HelpCube]

14 year old Roman Catholic who celebrates christmas.

Hope to see the results, and it sounds like an awesome paper Wish we got to do stuff like that in our school. And I go to a catholic school XD.

 

[Kirjava]

Religion spoils Christmas.

 

[The Bloody Talon]

25 yrs old
Roman Catholic
celebrates Christmas

 

[PandaCuber]

Done.

 

[Specs112]

Religion spoils Christmas.

lol religion is lol

 

[Cheese11]

15 year old Evangelical Christian. Yes I celebrate Christmas (My birthday is on the 25th lol).

Submitted.

Religion spoils Christmas.

Religion is the main part of Christmas...

 

[Specs112]

Religion is the main part of Christmas...

Stimulating the economy by buying cheap imported Chinese crap that you can't afford to give to people who don't want or need it is the main part of Christmas.

 

[Kirjava]

Religion is the main part of Christmas...

Only for christians.

 

[aronpm]

Religion is the main part of Christmas...

Being with family is the main part of Christmas (for everyone that isn't religious)

 

[MalusDB]

Religion spoils Christmas.

Not mine.

Assuming you are interested in peoples opinions on the matter since you are doing this research, here's my two cents. Feel free to ignore

I'm not well read on the history of the gift giving phenomenon that occurs at that time of year, or why it coincides with Christmas, but what we really have are two different occurrences in tandem erroneously being called the same thing. The very act of coupling them together takes away from the religious aspect of that time of year. Personally I'm an agnostic atheist, but I think it's a bit sad that an important religious event should be diluted by such mundane things as a world wide commercial orgy (inb4 "CHRISTMAS ISN'T UBIQUITOUS HURR DURR" you know what I mean). Its nice to have an event that brings family and friends together in a moment of appreciation, but I think that the exclusivity of the religious and family/commercial/derp aspect is really a moot point.

 

[Godmil]

, but what we really have are two different occurrences in tandem erroneously being called the same thing.

Only two? I can think of at least four

 

[cuberkid10]

15, Christian-Agnostic (Believe in Jesus and all that, but some stuff I don't believe at all). Celebrate Christmas.

 

[Specs112]

Did you read the part of his post that said "for everyone that isn't religious"?

Because that's the part that makes your argument invalid.