New York City Council at Odds with Mayor over Call for Muslim School Holidays (Obama, how much)

[Nevar242]

Originally Posted by Langlen

The people killed on 9/11, not the religion.

Religion can be misinterpreted to do harm, just like anything else. Just look at the Crusades and the Inquisition.

To the topic at hand:

If you give people off for Christian holidays, you should give people off for other religious holidays.

It's either all or nothing.

Laughing out loud at a feeble attempt to redirect the hate the Muslims have for everone else but themselves.

[Rhenzanite]

Originally Posted by Nevar242

NOPE not a chance in hell
So we are to honor the religon that killed how many on 911
If so what about
Wicka and Witchcraft followers

Christianity stole most of the holidays that Wiccans and Pagans celebrate, so it's not a big deal since they have the same days off.

[Missmoose]

NYC clearly has enough Muslim kids in school to merit Eid and other major holidays off. It's NYC, we do that sort of thing.

The school year should be extended anyway. The teachers unions opposes it, but many working parents support it.

And to the 9/11 poster: people of all (and no) faith died in the towers on 9/11.

[twista6002]

Originally Posted by Nevar242

NOPE not a chance in hell
So we are to honor the religon that killed how many on 911
If so what about
Wicka and Witchcraft followers

The Holocaust was carried out in the name of Christianity, should we ban all Christian holidays too?

[SGrey]

Originally Posted by Langlen

To the topic at hand:

If you give people off for Christian holidays, you should give people off for other religious holidays.

It's either all or nothing.

ITA. I think Christians will have a bloody fit before they let other holidays in or agree to have theirs taken off the school calendar though.

[Ceece]

Schools ARE going to be making changes in the not so distant future, and they won't have the luxurey of catering to every religious group in their district so religious holidays will most likely take a back seat to what is best for the students. I expect drama, but what else is new? Religion and schools shouldn't mix anyway.

[mimimomx3]

Originally Posted by RABBI JOE

Jews use prayer and peace to accomplish what need be done. No one is frightened into assiting that religion, nor do they have cause for fear.

Oh, really?
Menachem Begin (Irgun Zvei Leumi)

Baruch Goldstein - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[mimimomx3]

Originally Posted by SGrey

ITA. I think Christians will have a bloody fit before they let other holidays in or agree to have theirs taken off the school calendar though.

In Texas public schools we've gotten rid of most Christian holidays- it's called 'winter break' not, not Christmas break. I agree with this. No religious holidays should be recognized. If you want a Christmas/Yom Kippur/Eid/whatever, go to a religious school.

[camping!]

Originally Posted by twista6002

The Holocaust was carried out in the name of Christianity, should we ban all Christian holidays too?

Let me preface this by saying that I'm not a christian and I am also not a fan of rewriting history.

The holocaust was not carried out in the name of christianity. At all. Hitler and his nazi cronies were not christians, they practiced various weird azz occult like religions. And the hatred of jews was not a christian thing, but a cultural thing and most importantly of all a great device to scapegoat certain citizens in order to make the rest feel better. Not to mention a hell of a way to confiscate monies and properties that formly belonged to said scapegoats.

[USA_EUROPE]

NO WAY!!!!

NO Muslim holidays!