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| Thread ID: 136827 | 2014-04-18 10:54:00 | Religious Holidays | mzee (3324) | PC World Chat |
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| 1373007 | 2014-04-18 10:54:00 | It is high time that religious holidays were not enforced by the Government. Easter is a Christian holiday, so why should people who are not Christians be forced to observe it? By all means have a public holiday, but not a religious one. The same applies to Christmas which has been turned into a commercial event. Business should not be regulated by holidays. All that is needed is enforcement of suitable compensation for working on public holidays. The saying of prayers in Parliament and Council meetings should also be banned. The tax payers pay the MP's and Councillors big money to do their jobs with out the help of the Lord! Swearing on the Bible in court should also be done away with. It is meaningless to a non Christian, and an abuse of Christian paraphernalia to Christians. |
mzee (3324) | ||
| 1373008 | 2014-04-18 19:46:00 | It is high time that religious holidays were not enforced by the Government. Easter is a Christian holiday, so why should people who are not Christians be forced to observe it? By all means have a public holiday, but not a religious one. What? How do they enforce it as religious? We're all made to attend church in stead of lounging about at home are we? It's a public holiday for most people, look at the news last night - a few religious nutters, the majority at things like the easter show. If you wish to not have a public holiday because it happens to be associated with religion, feel free to go work on that day. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1373009 | 2014-04-18 21:32:00 | I'm not a religious person so I don't feel any religious significance to these holidays but like it or not as well as religion it's also part of our history and culture. Coming from a bastardised mix of European ancestors myself I consider Easter to be part of my heritage. Also I don't want to lose any days off work :) I don't think of myself as a christian, but to non-christian countries our entire culture is christian not just the religion some people practice. And as pctek said, nobody is forced into observing anything except a few days off work. The dairy across the road from me is open same as always. Beliefs change or are lost, traditions change and adapt. The reasons for holidays etc are often very different to their origins, doesn't mean we should just abandon them IMO. You mention christmas, do you have a tree in your household? that dates back to pre-christian beliefs and has nothing to do with the church but we've adopted it as part of our Xmas ritual, does that matter or is it just a fun tradition? |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1373010 | 2014-04-18 22:07:00 | I have no problem with shops opening at Easter so long as they are forced to give their staff time off in lieu the following week | gary67 (56) | ||
| 1373011 | 2014-04-19 00:06:00 | What? How do they enforce it as religious? We're all made to attend church in stead of lounging about at home are we? It's a public holiday for most people, look at the news last night - a few religious nutters, the majority at things like the easter show. If you wish to not have a public holiday because it happens to be associated with religion, feel free to go work on that day. Exactly. It is even better in Singapore where everyone observes all the major religious holidays not just the christian ones.(That may have changed since I was there) |
CliveM (6007) | ||
| 1373012 | 2014-04-19 00:48:00 | Why should the church going minority be able to dictate to the rest of us, when and when not, we may go shopping? | Zippity (58) | ||
| 1373013 | 2014-04-19 02:32:00 | And you need to shop every day of the year? there are what 6 days out of the entire year when most shops are closed ? the other 359 not enough? Personally I'd happily bring back the days when everything closed every weekend, I know some people rely on the weekend shopping but we managed for a very long time without it and I just don't see the need. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1373014 | 2014-04-19 02:38:00 | What sort of mentality asks that question? :( Not all of us live a 9 to 5, Monday to Friday lifestyle. Nor are all of us bible bangers, Greens or Labourites :) |
Zippity (58) | ||
| 1373015 | 2014-04-19 02:46:00 | And you need to shop every day of the year? there are what 6 days out of the entire year when most shops are closed ? the other 359 not enough? Personally I'd happily bring back the days when everything closed every weekend, I know some people rely on the weekend shopping but we managed for a very long time without it and I just don't see the need. Two and a half days I think. Not religious but certainly like. No pressure to do anything. |
plod (107) | ||
| 1373016 | 2014-04-19 04:04:00 | I have no problem with shops opening at Easter so long as they are forced to give their staff time off in lieu the following week Forced? It's law. Anyone working on a public holiday gets time and a half pay and a day off in lieu. So what's the big deal? I used to do it at Webdrive.....more money - a day off later, who wouldn't. Back in the day husband used to as well, cause the PO used to pay triple time. |
pctek (84) | ||
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