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I think that the entire country should shut down completely on Christmas Day - including airports, public transportation, movie theaters and Asian restaurants that are open. Let the country rest for God’s sake one day a year. Essentials like hospitals and emergency services are obviously excluded.
Israel has similar law and even more restricted on Yom Kippur where even TV stations are shut down and empty roads! In mega city London even their public transportation are halted.
Mandatory Christmas Day closing is permitted as per the Constitution (part of blue laws) so no excuses!
Take the day off if you want. The rest of us have already celebrated the Solstice and Festivus and such by then. What you do on your time is your business. Don't try to tell me what I should do with mine. This is not, nor will it ever be, a theocracy that promotes one fantasy over another. The Constitution assured that.
Maybe you should convert to Judaism and live in a kibbutz in Jerusalem.
Incorrect, your own article says “Nine-in-ten Americans (90%) — and 95% of Christians — say they celebrate Christmas, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.“ HOWEVER, 46% does religiously only. Silly poll... there is nothing secular about Christmas so what does it mean religiously
I think that the entire country should shut down completely on Christmas Day - including airports, public transportation, movie theaters and Asian restaurants that are open. Let the country rest for God’s sake one day a year. Essentials like hospitals and emergency services are obviously excluded.
Israel has similar law and even more restricted on Yom Kippur where even TV stations are shut down and empty roads! In mega city London even their public transportation are halted.
Mandatory Christmas Day closing is permitted as per the Constitution (part of blue laws) so no excuses!
Pssst: Not everyone believes that the country should rest for your god's sake even one minute a year...
We’d have to shut the country down on Hanukkah, Passover, Yom Kippur, Halloween, Ramadan, etc. “Religious Freedom” applies to ALL religions. Be careful what you wish for.
Why can’t you celebrate Christmas your way and leave everyone else alone. Why do you want to impose your religion on everyone else?
Yeah start shutting down the entire country for 3% of the population
It will make the OP happy to know that the hotel offered to put a Christmas tree in my suite, and I said yes.
I've stayed in a hotel over a few Christmases. My favorite was the hotel where Santa Claus went through the dining room and the bar on Christmas Eve, giving everybody candy canes.
Incorrect, your own article says “Nine-in-ten Americans (90%) — and 95% of Christians — say they celebrate Christmas, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.“ HOWEVER, 46% does religiously only. Silly poll... there is nothing secular about Christmas so what does it mean religiously
Wrong:
the role of religion in Christmas celebrations appears to be declining. Today, 46% of Americans say they celebrate Christmas as primarily a religious (rather than cultural) holiday, down from 51% who said this in 2013, with Millennials less likely than other adults to say they celebrate Christmas in a religious way. A majority of U.S. adults (56%) also say religious aspects of Christmas are emphasized less in American society today than in the past, though relatively few are bothered by this trend.
It seems if we're shutting down ALL nonessential businesses on a NATIONWIDE basis, far more manpower than regular police would be necessary in order to properly monitor compliance and fine/arrest all lawbreakers. Perhaps call out the National Guard? Also encourage people to call the government and inform on any friends or neighbors who are breaking the law by working - an 800 number would be good.
It works perfectly fine in Bergen County and other places with blue laws. Everyone follows and respects it, and there is no competition. You exaggerates..
the role of religion in Christmas celebrations appears to be declining. Today, 46% of Americans say they celebrate Christmas as primarily a religious (rather than cultural) holiday, down from 51% who said this in 2013, with Millennials less likely than other adults to say they celebrate Christmas in a religious way. A majority of U.S. adults (56%) also say religious aspects of Christmas are emphasized less in American society today than in the past, though relatively few are bothered by this trend.
Again you are wrong and seem to ignore the first sentence of the article. There is nothing secular about Christmas, so who cares how many people voted for “the religious aspect” of the holiday. Pointless.
The economy is slowing down as we write. Those Chinese Restaurants and movie theaters need all the revenue they can get.
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