Sunday is bascially given holiday so that christians can attend mass.So that means no country istruly secular?

Question

France has banned any religous wearings in educational institutions. But weekend still falls on Sunday which is mass day for Christians. How can they prove that they are secular. India is in real way a secular country, it has less than 15% Christian population also has weekend on Sunday.
Current PM of India is a Sikh, which is minority, President of India is Muslim, which is also minority. No west country has ever had a PM which is from different religion. World should learn from India.

Answer 1

Wow I guess that's why my wife works on Sundays. So does just about eveyone I know. It is culturally accepted here that you have two days off in any given week. They don't always fall on Sunday, and in most cases aren't even back to back. If we weren't secular, we would be killing people that DO work on Sundays for breaking a commandment.

Answer 2

WOW! Sunday is a holiday? Some places truly owe me some back pay for all the holidays (Sundays) I worked while I was in their employment. What exactly is your question? I believe India could learn a lot from other countries as well. SUnday is the sabbath day, which is the day of rest and worship for believers. Not all Christians are Catholic and not all persons are affliated with a religion that observes the sabbath, therefore it could not be a recognized holiday

Answer 3

Hello? Not all Christians celebrate their service on a Sunday. Anyway, what is the benefit of what you appear to think is non-secular? And maybe the reason you think that other countries in the world are as you perceive them is because creed is not a factor in other electoral constituencies. If that is such a big factor from you then you are a bigot!

Answer 4

That's right. Religions (especially Christianity) have pervaded it all in the world. Everywhere you go, there's something religious. Christmas, Easter Day and December 8th are national holidays in many countries, compulsory for everybody alike. The day has 7 days (an absolutely ridiculous number, from a mathematical point of view) because biblical reasons. And I mean it's ridiculous, because if a week had 8 days, for example, it would be easier to divide by 2 or 4, so "every other day" would really be every other day.

Shall I go on? Our names are mostly Christian in origin. They remember saints or popes or something like that. Languages have been invaded, too. In English, for instance, "good bye" comes from "God be with you". "Adieu" in French, "Adiós" in Spanish, and "Adeus" in Portuguese (different translations of "good bye") also mention God. So, where's really the religious freedom?

Answer 5

Old habits die hard. The world has grown used to a 5 day work week, although some Asians have a 5.5-6 day weeks.

We still change the clocks in the spring and fall for more day light which was for farmers, and our schools still revolve around a farming year. That's why kids and even college students get long summers. But kids don't work on farms any more so it's not needed. Again, old habits die hard.

Answer 6

Try Turkey. Although at least 80% of the population is Muslim, Friday is not a day of rest. Their day of rest is Sunday. And they banned the wearing of headscarves in Universities and in public office long before any totally European country dared to do so.
By the way, Benjamin Disraeli, one time UK P.M. during Queen Victoria's reign was Jewish

Answer 7

Research has shown that every human being benefits from resting one day out of seven. The French Revolutionary regime invented a ten day week, but it was unsuccessful. Our bodies have a natural rhythm and in most countries there will be one official day of rest which does in fact vary according to the background culture, which will include its traditional religion. In multicultural societies (eg. East African countries) I have found that people of various religious backgrounds are happy to go along with the idea of Sunday as a day of rest because that way they can rely on people being free to get together for family meals, weddings, etc. In Israel it is, of course, Sabbath (dusk on Friday to dusk on Saturday) and in Moslem countries it is Friday, so there is no escaping the fact that the choice of the day of rest is based on religious considerations. However, it is highly convenient and good for our general health and social welfare to rest one day out of seven. I, for one, am glad that the UK is not a secular state and also that when people stand for election, they do not stand as adherents of any particular religion, but as people who can represent all their constituents, from whatever background they may come.

Answer 8

You jump to the conclusion that Christians are Catholic!

Sunday was the day of gathering and worship for many years before Constantine and his diabolical mother hijacked Christianity and turned it in to a business and a cult.

Answer 9

first of all, christians dont go to mass cathlics do theres a difference, no; no whole country is secular some people are deeply religious christians and the others are secular

Answer 10

i assume that's because of the fact in spite of human beings's thought gadget is might continually lead them to the happiest. Who might have confidence something that would not lead them to chuffed? considering u . s . is a mixture of all cultures and ideology, Christianity which has stood for considered one of these long term in u . s . continues to be maximum effectual tension interior the rustic. whilst there are such a great number of races, nationalities, and cultures in this usa, there might continually be one that sticks out the main which style of unifies the whole usa. additionally, considering Christianity is derived from the West, its means continues to be stable in u . s . over all of the religions from the East. not basically do human beings have confidence what they have confidence deliver them happiness and well-being, yet additionally sense greater advantageous whilst they stay with their western way of existence rather of that from the East. Europe, on the different hand, would not have many immigrants as u . s . does. human beings do not look to could combat for this faith as lots; there are a number of much less non secular selections there. As we evolve, faith does evolves too. human beings don't think in religions as much as earlier. human beings thrive for something greater extreme-tech rather. they're happier with how they evolve.