Whole Nine Yards, The
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IMDB rating: 6.50 Plot: Oz is a Montreal dentist, paying off debts so he can divorce his wife: the dislike is mutual. When she learns their new neighbor is hit man Jimmy the Tulip, with a price on his head, she sends Oz to Chicago to earn a finder’s fee telling Mob boss Yanni where to find Jimmy. To get his wife off his back, Oz goes, his assistant Jill urging him to get laid while there. One of Yanni’s men awaits Oz at the hotel; Oz’s now in too deep to avoid telling Yanni what he knows. Meanwhile, Oz’s wife rats on Oz to Jimmy, hoping Jimmy will kill Oz and she can cash in on life insurance. Oz meets Jimmy’s wife (Yanni’s captive), flips for her, and the double-crosses mount. Even Jill isn’t whom she seems. |
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Is Christmas an American tradition, rather than a religious one?
I know plenty of atheists who give gifts, put up a tree and lights…the whole nine yards…
How many atheists DONT celebrate?
i know not all americans are christian, thats why I’m asking.
It seems that Christmas has become a lot like valentines day, as very very few people these days celebrate it in a Religious manner.
Christmas trees, lights, and presents are secular traditions and are not a part of Christianity.
HTacianas | Jan 29, 2010
Christmas is a name and religious service added to an existing pagan holiday to appease pagan converts. Few celebrants go to mass at that time, and certainly not atheists.
The Yule tree, gift-giving, and feasting are all part of the pagan holiday, and have become a secular tradition over time.
Marcus Aurelius | Jan 29, 2010
Pretty dang secular by now, yes. In fact, many Christians don’t feel it should be celebrated as it is in the U.S.
The Santa Claus we "know" in the U.S. is greatly a product of the Coca-Cola company: http://www.thecoca-colacompany.com/herit age/cokelore_santa.html
~Ex-Christian. Atheist.
Michelle R | Jan 29, 2010
not all Americans are Christian
Kevin7 | Jan 29, 2010
No, my goodness Americans want to take credit for everything…
The clue is in the title Christ mass.
Atheist celebrate it because they are hypocrites simple as that. yes they will give you some drivel about pagan traditions (so are they pagans or atheists this justification makes no sense), doing it for the kids, do it for the gifts blah blah blah…
Truth is its a religious celebration, and they are hypocrites. I dont celebrate it myself but that is not because I am an atheist but I am sure not a hypocrite. Jesus (pbuh) is a prophet not God so I cannot celebrate his birth as our Lord and savior when I dont believe he is.
She said | Jan 29, 2010
the tree, giving of gifts, and lights were originally pagan tradition that Christians have applied a new meaning to.
I am Baptist, and I put up a white Christmas tree with red ornaments to represent Christ’s pureness and his sacrifice. the lights are meant to represent Christians, we are the light of the world. The gifts have come to be a semblance of Christ’s gift of eternal life
But the holiday is as much an American tradition as it is a religious one, it depends on what meaning you apply to the day and how you choose to celebrate or not celebrate.
Bianca | Jan 29, 2010
Dec. 25th has been a holiday long before your imaginary zombie god.
lordua | Jan 29, 2010
It’s become both over the years. There is no reason why non religious people or even non Christians can’t enjoy the non religious traditions. I’ve been to Muslim countries where they decorate the malls with Santa, Christmas trees, etc. They don’t have a problem seeing the different aspects of the holiday or appreciating the idea of family and friends coming together. On the other hand there are some Christians in the US who have a "Mine, mine mine!" attitude when it comes to Christmas. I’m not saying that all or even most American Christians are like that. But there are enough to make an annoying din every year around the holidays.
Leo | Jan 29, 2010
It is in fact a European tradition which was brought to America.
And yes, this atheists loves it. It is a celebration of the victory of life over death, light over darkness, warmth over cold.
Leonard | Jan 29, 2010
Christmas is nothing to do with either Christianity or Islam but it does have it’s origins in the midwinter festival and many other basically pagan rites but since much of it is a celebration of nature rather than religion everyone should be able to enjoy it and be happy together despite religion!!
The ancient European pagans celebrated the midwinter festival and a number of other festivals long before Christianity ever existed!
Babylonians celebrated the feast of the Son of Isis with gluttonous eating and drinking, and gift giving and the goddess of fertility, love, and war.
The Romans held a festival on 25 December called