Talk Heathen 09.50 with Dr. Ben and Jamie the Blind Limey

Talk Heathen

Atheist Community of Austin

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4.7 • 611 Ratings

🗓️ 14 December 2025

⏱️ 86 minutes

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0:00.0	Merry Christmas.
0:01.4	There, I said it.
0:03.0	And I meant it too.
0:04.5	Even as an atheist, it's always been called Christmas to me.
0:07.8	But if I were French, it would be Joyeux Noel.
0:11.2	German would be Frere Weinachten.
0:14.4	If I was Romanian,
0:18.1	And even in the cradle of Christianity, Italy, it would be one Natale.
0:26.0	None of those words are etymologically linked to the name, Christ,
0:30.3	but Christians seem to be bent out of shape these days on making sure that everyone calls it Christmas,
0:37.1	even though, of course, the word
0:38.2	holiday comes from Holy Day. Not specific enough, even though it's divine. So if you think that
0:44.0	we should call it Christmas, if you think that people around the world should call it Christmas
0:47.7	regardless of their native tongue, then please do call us, because the show starts now.
1:01.7	Welcome everyone today.
1:03.6	It's December 14, 2025.
1:05.5	I'm your host, Dr. Ben.
1:08.9	And with me today is Jamie the Blind Limey.
1:09.9	How are you doing?
1:14.9	It sounds like you've got a little bit of a beef with some Christians about the holidays.
1:18.5	Yes, and it turns out the voice of God is Romanian.
1:19.8	Strange that is.
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