Should Christmas be a National Holiday ??

[Newton]

Bad grammar and form Dravyk

[sarettah]

All this, of course, is just one manifestation of a more general problem with having Christmas Day as a national holiday in a country where there are all sorts of religious beliefs, including none, and where the First Amendment to the Constitution declares that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof."

Christmas is a national holiday partly because it is a major religious holiday of the country's dominant religion, but that certainly can't be the whole story, because Easter, which is arguably a more important religious holiday, is not a national holiday. You don't have to look far to find the rest of the story. Christmas became a national holiday because it involved the exchange of gifts, which is now by far the biggest part of the celebration. Take a holiday of the dominant religion, add gift exchange as a major part of the celebration, and---presto!---the modern market economy responds to deliver the gifts and to pump up demand for even more gifts year after year. Anybody, whether or not they attribute any religious significance to Christmas, can participate in the gift exchange, and the consumer economy not only encourages them to do so, it really requires them to participate, for Christmas has become the great engine of the consumer economy.

http://info.phys.unm.edu/~caves/commentary/012.html

[Timon]

just eat your fucking turkey and shut the fuck up everyone

[voodooman]

Originally Posted by Timon

just eat your fucking turkey and shut the fuck up everyone

Hey, why you so pissy? I celebrate Martin Luther King Day.

[Timon]

Originally Posted by voodooman

Hey, why you so pissy? I celebrate Martin Luther King Day.

I thought your special holiday was called Mardi Gras

[el pres]

Do you get regional holidays in the US.. Drives me mad here.
The city will shutdown, but 5 miles away everything goes on as normal.

Then you've got state holidays, and then the national ones.
Yep, Spain has way to many holidays, there are 2 next week some
godly one and the constitution.

Columbus day is on the 12th October here, not the 10th like you.. odd.

[Almighty Colin]

Originally Posted by el pres

Columbus day is on the 12th October here, not the 10th like you.. odd.

Americans hate working on Mondays. "Columbus Day is celebrated on the 2nd Monday in October" - The Internet.

[MorganGrayson]

Originally Posted by Almighty Colin

Americans hate working on Mondays. "Columbus Day is celebrated on the 2nd Monday in October" - The Internet.

I think it was called "The Monday Holiday Bill" and dates back to the...60's? I remember thinking as a child it was just *wrong* to up and move dates around like that, but you're right, Colin. The "three day weekend" trumped any "honor" associated with celebrating on the actual date of something.

Columbus Day is only a big deal depending on which part of the country it is in which you live.

All hell breaks loose in Chicago on St. Patrick's Day, but in most places, it's just a reason for some people to drink green beer. (That's appalling, frankly.)

[Stacey_JoinRightNow]

its still a holiday and mostly that season everyone are having a vacation, so whats the difference? hehehe

[voodooman]

Originally Posted by Stacey_JoinRightNow

its still a holiday and mostly that season everyone are having a vacation, so whats the difference? hehehe

Nice pic, Who is she?

[Timon]

Colin I miss you

[Dravyk]

Originally Posted by Timon

Colin I miss you

In a gay way?

Not that there's anything wrong with that.

[Timon]

Originally Posted by Dravyk

In a gay way?

Not that there's anything wrong with that.

If I were gay then Colin would be the guy I'd want to fuck.

[Dravyk]

Originally Posted by Timon

If I were gay then Colin would be the guy I'd want to fuck.

I'm not bald enough for you. That's it, isn't it?

[Timon]

Originally Posted by Dravyk

I'm not bald enough for you. That's it, isn't it?

Hair has nothing to do with it, you simply don't know enough about nuclear physics to be worthy of my penis