{"id":20918,"date":"2024-11-27T14:23:58","date_gmt":"2024-11-27T14:23:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=20918"},"modified":"2026-11-05T17:40:48","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T17:40:48","slug":"celebrating-christmas-atheists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/celebrating-christmas-atheists\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0647\u0644 \u064a\u062d\u062a\u0641\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0644\u062d\u062f\u0648\u0646 \u0628\u0639\u064a\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0645\u064a\u0644\u0627\u062f\u061f \u0627\u0644\u0643\u062b\u064a\u0631\u0648\u0646 \u064a\u0641\u0639\u0644\u0648\u0646 \u0630\u0644\u0643 \u0643\u0639\u0637\u0644\u0629 \u0639\u0627\u0626\u0644\u064a\u0629"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Yes, many do. In a Pew Research Center survey of December 2013, 87% of Americans with no religion (atheists, agnostics and people of &quot;nothing in particular&quot;) said they celebrate Christmas, and 68% called it more a cultural holiday than a religious one. When Pew asked again in 2017, the figure was 85%. The angel who spoke to the shepherds said as much. &quot;Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people&quot;\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yes, many do: 85% of nonreligious Americans kept Christmas in Pew&#039;s 2017 survey, mostly as a family holiday. And yes, atheists are welcome in church.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104601,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[39],"tags":[210],"series":[209],"class_list":["post-20918","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-education","tag-christmas-series","series-christmas"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4040,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/catholics-vs-atheists\/","url_meta":{"origin":20918,"position":0},"title":"Catholics vs Atheists: How They Differ and What the Church Teaches","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"\u0645\u0627\u064a\u0648 25, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Catholics believe in God, the soul and judgment; atheists lack belief in gods. 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