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Originally Posted by Guest
Do not take that bet !!!
"If I had my druthers, Christmas would not be a federal holiday. It’s a no-brainer. The First Amendment categorically states, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion.” Clearly, designating the date upon which Christians observe the birth of their messiah as a federal holiday is making a law respecting an establishment of religion, and placing governmental weight behind Christianity.
Would I have U.S. citizens forgo end-of-the-year festivals or miss out on a federal day off? Not for the world. I would propose one of two remedies. Option 1: Rename Dec. 25 something secular, like “Family Day.” Uruguay has long celebrated Dec. 25 as Dia de la Familia. Option 2: Make Dec. 21 (the winter solstice), not Dec. 25 (Christmas), the federal holiday. The shortest, darkest day of the year is already a natural holiday, so why not make it a federal holiday as well?"
http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate...t-as-christmas
"Christmas and Easter have been stricken from next year’s school calendar in Montgomery County. So have Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah.
Montgomery’s Board of Education voted 7 to 1 Tuesday to eliminate references to all religious holidays on the published calendar for 2015-2016, a decision that followed a request from Muslim community leaders to give equal billing to the Muslim holy day of Eid al-Adha."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local...acc_story.html |
1) Even if you don't go to church and praise God for sending his son as our savior, you can watch for Santa Claus and plan your battle strategy for the retail stores on Dec 26th
2) Who gives a rat's turd what "Muslim Community Leaders" want---they can make a U-turn, head right back to their third world desert $___hole and spout out all the crap they want