I just wondered if those of you who are Atheists work on the religious Christian holidays that most of the country has off? Like Christmas Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, etc.?
2006-07-19 16:00:06 · 19 answers · asked by Alida2u 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I'm curious, why the emphasis on Atheists? There are a lot of people who do not subscribe to the Christian concept of "God" who are not "Atheists". Is this question inappropriate for them?
Consider the case of Orthodox Jews who do not work from sunset Friday through the Sabbath (Saturday, for those who don't know). Christians, to distinguish themselves from Jews, declared the Sabbath to be Sunday rather than the original Saturday. How many Christians work the Sabbath (Saturday) and not the day after the Sabbath (Sunday)?
How many Christian employers expect their non-Christian employees to work their high holy days but force them to stay away from work on Christian holy days?
It is an unfortunate assumption on the part of some Christians that failure to believe in the Christian deity means the individual has no concept of God whatsoever. Is it any wonder that the intolerance of such Christians breeds intolerance towards Christianity?
As a stay-at-home father my workplace is the home and I 'work' every day, holy or not. Raising my son is not something I defer because it is Christmas or any other day on the calendar. And if my concept of God does not include eternal damnation for losers and eternally and repetitiously sitting at the feet of the Christian God singing his praises to him forever and ever and ever...ad nauseum ad infinitum makes me an "atheist" in the eyes of some, well, so be it.
But I have to wonder what tone will be set if everyone in this Q&A cateory were to refer to others who do not share their views as "atheists"? Shall I refer to all Christians as "atheists" because they do not share -my- views on God? Will that improve the level of discussion around here? I doubt it.
2006-07-19 16:39:18 · answer #1 · answered by bobkgin 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Easter is on a Sunday and I only work Monday through Friday. Christmas is a Federal holiday, so I don't work. Easter Monday means nothing to me. Good Friday is a religious holiday for which those who wish to take the day off usually have to use a vacation day, so I work.
2006-07-19 23:15:49 · answer #2 · answered by Speedo Inspector 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I take the day off and usually the whole week. I am an athiest but I continue to celebrate Christmas for several reasons:
1) The holidays (including Hanukah) help spread goodwill and cheer
2) The holidays are fun for most people
3) I like the traditions (food, parties, family time, decorations ,etc)
The family does Easter as well but mostly for the basket and eggs. My wife is catholic so if she feels we should go to church on a particular holiday, we do. I go as a show of support and do everything everyone else does except taking communion.
2006-07-19 23:06:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe in God, but the fact that so many of my coworkers requested Christmas Eve and Christmas Day off, I got called into work, so yes, I do work on "Christian" holidays. I worked Easter, Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, Penticost Sunday, most of the way through Lent, Psalm Sunday, and most of the other holidays. No one else was going to show up, so I went in and got paid for it.
2006-07-20 00:32:10 · answer #4 · answered by Lizzie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only time I recall having worked on Christmas was during my time in the Army. However, I have worked as late as Midnight on Christmas Eve ... despite everyone else at my office having left at Noon.
Most places of employment simply are not open for business on Christmas ... has nothing to do with whether we care about the religious nature of the holiday or not.
2006-07-19 23:09:08 · answer #5 · answered by Arkangyle 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christmas Day is a National Holiday
2006-07-19 23:03:17 · answer #6 · answered by Susan B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all Christmas Day is not the actual day of Christ birth if you will take the time to dig a little you will find out the actual day and if I had to work on Christmas Day I would because TIME and a HALF and America has made such a show out of Christmas the real meaning was lost years and years ago
the meaning of Christmas is JESUS right not giving gifts to each other it is not our birthday it is a represented day for His birthday give Him something like a total surrender a completely submitted life to use that is why He created us anyway
2006-07-19 23:11:07 · answer #7 · answered by gsmith_2.bfree 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
most of the country doesn't have Good Friday or Easter Monday off.
as for Christmas - I wuold suppose it depends on their line of work. If their work isn't open - example school bus driver - it would be hard to work.
2006-07-19 23:02:53 · answer #8 · answered by treehse65 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you realize that most of those Christian holidays were actually placed on the same days as older 'pagan' holidays??? and no I don't cause this country shuts down on those days, even tho church and state is supposed to be seperate...
2006-07-19 23:03:37 · answer #9 · answered by daemonsrose 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That would be all but impossible as most places are closed in obsevance of the holliday. Do those of you who don't believe in the Goddess work on the day celebrating the winter solstice? In case you weren't aware it is celebrated on Dec twenty fifth, and was celebrated before Christ was even considered a possibility. Great Question
2006-07-19 23:04:44 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋