Do unbelievers celebrate Thanksgiving?

[Law]

Do unbelievers celebrate Thanksgiving?

I know that they take thanksgiving off as a holiday but do they (you) give thanks for what you have?

This is not a trick question, I only have a hard time understanding who you would give thanks to. If you celebrate the holiday what significants do you give it?

ZLaw

[Chris]

Do unbelievers celebrate Thanksgiving?

I know that they take thanksgiving off as a holiday but do they (you) give thanks for what you have?

This is not a trick question, I only have a hard time understanding who you would give thanks to. If you celebrate the holiday what significants do you give it?

ZLaw

As they do also celebrate child baptism (Catholicism), Christmas and Easter, it is now just a formality, a reason to get together as a "Family", there's no praises for the Lord.  In the unbeliever's celebration, a toast or praise to the family or family head with alcohol, then probably some drunken jokes about religion in general...if at all.

That is my personal experience living amongst an unbelieving family.

There are no thanks or praises to be given to The Lord.

In Christ
CJ

[Law]

Hi CJ

Well it sure is true about the drinking. Thanksgiving has one of the highest murder rates for any day of the year. They use to say it was because when the families got together one day a year they remembered why they haven't seen each other. 


ZLaw

[MAC702]

"Thanksgiving" as a proper noun, has nothing to do with being religious anyway.  It's just a day off.

Either you are thankful to your Creator EVERYDAY or you aren't.  I'm always thankful, and I'd also jump at the opportunity to work on T-day.  Less traffic on the roads, and good overtime pay!

[Law]

"Thanksgiving" as a proper noun, has nothing to do with being religious anyway.  It's just a day off.

Either you are thankful to your Creator EVERYDAY or you aren't.  I'm always thankful, and I'd also jump at the opportunity to work on T-day.  Less traffic on the roads, and good overtime pay!

But if you believed that there is no deity to whom is the thanks given? If it was just a day off for someone I guess you could thank your boss 

ZLaw