Merry Christmas! vs. Happy Holidays! (taxes, goverment, government, state)

[cap1717]

Holidays (holy days) are not exclusive to Christianity! Some of us appear to need a bit of "diversity training"!

[CamaroGuy]

Originally Posted by NYRangers 2008

Some kids in my youth group at church here in PA said that in their school they are not allowed to wear crosses. I don't have a link to a story, I'm just going by what the kids said. I think the liberal left-wingers are the cause of all these problems with Christmas and other hot topics. The left-wing bleeding heart liberals are just as dangerous as the extreme religious- right kooks. I see myself as a moderate with leanings to the right.

Like the school district in Dearborn MI outlawing pork products because of the Muslim students. Like where in hell was the ACLU there on seperation of church and state??

[Langlen]

Originally Posted by schtyk

I agree with the 2 months part. However, you go on out with those folks that celebrate their made up holidays and celebrate. Maybe in a hundred years or two it will have meaning to a bigger crowd. You will have to ,for now, accept the fact that you are outnumbered no matter how you may hate those that you don't feel kinship with. Look friend, trust me, they are not going to miss you. Mele kalikimaka

Yannow, it's funny how you go on about "made up holidays", yet support Christmas. When Christmas was made up to run out the Pagan holiday that took place at the exact same time. Every holiday is "made up", but we celebrate them all the same.

My main problem is that we give goverment recognition to Christian holidays and no other holidays. If I get off for Christmas, I want to get off (with pay, like my wife does) for any other "major religious holiday". Why give Christianity preference? That sounds like a sure violaiton of the establishment clause to me.

[CamaroGuy]

Originally Posted by Langlen

Yannow, it's funny how you go on about "made up holidays", yet support Christmas. When Christmas was made up to run out the Pagan holiday that took place at the exact same time. Every holiday is "made up", but we celebrate them all the same.

My main problem is that we give goverment recognition to Christian holidays and no other holidays. If I get off for Christmas, I want to get off (with pay, like my wife does) for any other "major religious holiday". Why give Christianity preference? That sounds like a sure violaiton of the establishment clause to me.

Its because Christianity has by far the most adherants in the USA. We also have to pay the kosher tax on foods but I don't hear anyone heming and hawing about that.

[Langlen]

Originally Posted by CamaroGuy

Its because Christianity has by far the most adherants in the USA. We also have to pay the kosher tax on foods but I don't hear anyone heming and hawing about that.

I don't care what religion has the majority in the US. The government is still not allowed to promote one religion over another. And to declare Christian holidays only as national holidays is doing just that.

[Fred314X]

Pretty soon, it will be December 26, Christmas Day will be behind us, and then we can all start arguing about whether or not to say Happy New Year...since January 1 is not the beginning of the year on quite a few calendars around the world.

[NYRangers 2008]

Originally Posted by Canine*Castle

Christmas is about the birth of Christ; it's as simple and wonderful as that. From that, we get holidays (holy days).

Thank you. Everybody is trying to cloud Christmas with other issues. It is what you said and will always be.

[Guero]

Originally Posted by Kuharai

I just noticed something quite funny. The majority of us (here) who celebrate Chanukkah are agnostic/atheist but yet hold to our Jewish upbringing.

I fall under this umbrella too. I was raised Lutheran, am agnostic, and I celebrate Christmas. The same goes for most other agnostics I know and even some atheists.

[delusianne]

Originally Posted by Fred314X

Pretty soon, it will be December 26, Christmas Day will be behind us, and then we can all start arguing about whether or not to say Happy New Year...since January 1 is not the beginning of the year on quite a few calendars around the world.

We can also fight about Boxing Day vs. first day of Kwanzaa.

[cap1717]

Originally Posted by delusianne

We can also fight about Boxing Day vs. first day of Kwanzaa.

Ahhh, "Boxing Day". . . when the servants get to "box up" the leftovers to take home to their starving families. . . . what a happy thought! (well, OK, maybe the families aren't "starving", but meat and dessert might be a nice change from potatos, once a year!)