[Tom]

For quite a while this is something which has annoyed me but came to light yesterday. Atheists claim that there is no God, and they don't go to church, don't give anything up for Lent etc but are hypocritical when it comes to holidays such as Christmas and Easter. I know its turned into more of a commercial thing than an actual religious holiday, but the origins still go back to religion and in my view, atheists should not be hypocritical and take the holidays which suit them because they enjoy it. In my view, to celebrate something like Christmas shows you cannot be a true Atheist, because if you was you wouldn't be celebrating it. Other religions don't dip in and out of other religions as it suits them, and as Atheists are classed as a religion, they should not dip in and out of Christianity.

Some Atheists are born into Christian families which I am aware of, and as its more of a British tradition these days rather than an actual religious holiday but a lot of these families as a whole are Atheists. So the question is, should Atheists celebrate certain holidays such as Christmas?