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What relgion is the Queen?

I take it you haven't read St Andys and Bexys post, we aren't a christian nation because although we celebrate christian festivals. our ruler is a christian, the whole basis our of culture and history being shaped by christianity and use christian churchs to the key moments in our lives we only do it because it's nice to do and something about making great photos.

Ahh the coronation, i'm glad you've mentioned that. So the Queen, in her role as ruler of Britain upholds gods law, upholding the law of god over the country she rules, yes? Is this more evidence that we aren't a christian nation?

What evidence is there that we ARE NOT a christian nation? When is our time off work this year for Ramadam?

Iraq is a islamic country, we're not islamics but we both know this and can freely admit it, right?

If it wasn't for christianity there wouldn't be a nice church to have the dream romantic wedding in. No vicar to give the service.

So we have the traiditions of the christian faith in our modern society, celebrate the birth and death of the Christ. get married, christened and buried in his churchs. Our PM says we are christian nation and our Queen is a christian yet none of this proves we are a christian nation apparantly.

Christmas IS the birth of Jesus, it IS a christian fesitival.

When is you companies Passover party this year? What are you getting you friends for Ramadam this year Bexy?

Why bother christening people in a church? Save the money and do it in a back garden with a bucket of water. It'd mean exactly the same thing. Why not drive out to a country park and get your pictures taken there if you want a nice backdrop for your wedding photos? Why get cremated in a chapel?

1,000s of people gett their kids christened every year, yet apparantly we dont live in a christian country.

As you are incapable, or appear to be, of discussing anything without coming across as patronising and condesending, i will treat your comments with the distain they deserve and suggest you up your medication for your Narcissistic personality disorder.

I'm not religious, but I do accept that religion rightly or wrongly has shaped the world we live in and Britian is a Christian country. I find all these people that Celebrate Christmas and Easter, go to nativity plays about the birth of Jesus, get married in churches and then claim all religion is ******** and this isn't a Christian country hilarious though.

I keep hearing that this isn't a Christian country, Jesus wasn't born on the 25th of December, didnt exist, religion is a load of ****** etc etc yet the fact remains that 4 public holidays in this country are Christian festivals, which you all celebrate in your own way and only do on that day because they are a religious holiday, even though the reasons behind them may have been lost. The birth and death of Jesus, who is the reason christianity exists in the first place. Loads of people get married in Christian church and buried or cremated in a religious ceremonies, regardless of if they believe in god or not. How can this be, when many of you claim not to live in a christian country?

But regardless of our religious beliefs, Christmas and Easter are national holidays and christian celebrations. Everyone is aware that christmas is the birth and easter is the death of Jesus Christ, who without there would be no christianity. So regardless of if we raise a glass to Jesus on Christmas day or dont think about him at all and spend our day stuffing our faces and opening presents, the very presence of Christmas day as a holiday suggests that Britain is a christian country, yes?

If you had to answer yes or no, to the question "do you celebrate christmas?" What would your answer be?

That's all folks. our 18 year old oracle has spoken. How were your christmas presents last chrismas Andy? Looking forward to the EASTER holidays from college??

But you are celebrating christmas, right? You might not be celebrating the birth of Jesus, but in your own way you're celebrating a christian fesitval, by chosing to have your "annual gift giving day" by conicidence or not on the same day which is a religious festival. if it wasn't for Christianity your "annual gift giving day" would very unlikely be 25th of December, but sometime esle in the year, if indeed happens at all, yes? What about the nativity plays? This is a very key point, you say that christmas has nothing to do with religion anymore, yet most schools do christmas plays do they not? So kids are brought up to believe that christmas is the birthday of Jesus Christ, who withouy him christmas day, christianinty, hell even your "annual gift giving day" wouldn't exist. You know this yourself, probably taught it at school, so regardless of if they lose sight of this in latter years and do what you do and celebrate christmas for other, selfish reasons.

Why have your "annual gift giving event" on christmas day then? Why not do it in January, in June, in August, In October. Why do it on the day recognised in the Western World as a religous festival?

But yet you still "celebrate" it. Even though it's a relgious festival and you yourself say you're non religious. Did you pull your children out of nativity plays when they were young? Afterall, you're not religious, it isnt a religious festival, yet these plays clearly are.

Regardless, It is a Christian festival though, is it not. Cant see too many Jews or Muslims putting up the christmas tree though, What about Easter? How do you explain to your kids that as a none christian they wont be getting any Easter eggs again this year, whilst their friends are greedily tucking into theirs?

Either. And Easter. I'm sure none of you who dont self identify as Christians buy your kids christmas presents or easter eggs, have been to see them in Christmas plays. I'm suere you are actively campaigning for Christmas day, boxing day, good friday and Easter monday to be actively removed from the bank holiday calaender. As this would be hypocritical wouldn't it? I mean, youre not Muslims so i'm sure you dont celebrate Ramadam.

I take it you don't celebrate Christmas then.

Thank god we never got a FOTB then.

Have you ever met him?