I mean every single holiday. Rosh Hasshana, Ramadan, Diwalli, Christmas oh, and the SABBATH. You see, GOD demanded that we rest one day a week. That's religious. So that means we work 7/365 all the time. Paid vacations aren't religious so they are still and employer option. What does everyone thing, especially those opposed to Christmas and Atheists?
2006-12-05 05:46:28 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
While I'm not sure of the Chinese work week, in the time of Mao women were give a few hours off from work to bear their babies. Then they had to go back to work. give man enough rope and he'll work you to death. NY has a sabbath law, no one is allowed to manditorily work more than six straight days, otherwise it's a labor law violation.
2006-12-05 05:57:05 · update #1
In the term WE I assume you think you have a large enough
majority to get rid of anything do you?
2006-12-05 05:49:06 · answer #1 · answered by royce r 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i may be a scrooge this christmas, but i'm sure 2 days off will help me with that. If we worked all the time we'd be neurotic. Even in the bible there feast days and a time for everything, a season for everything under the sun (which might sound familiar to you). so even if we have a more secular world, we should have some holidays. And why not be the ones the majority of people celebrate and want off anyway? more cost efficient then having everyone just ask for vacation days during that time anyway
2006-12-05 13:51:10 · answer #2 · answered by smm 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd be absolutely fine with there being NO federally-recognized religious holidays at all, with the proviso that each employee or student has a number of holy days that he or she can take off per year. To be equitable, that number would have to be limited, though, and then there would be a problem with different religions having different numbers of holy days, and I suspect that also, quite suddenly, previously ignored obscure religious holidays would be claimed to be "utterly vital" to the religions in question.
~sigh~
National secular holidays should still be federally recognized.
And wouldn't it be fun to watch the reaction to having to choose whether Thanksgiving is a national holiday or religious one? I wonder, would the "Yes, it WAS religious - it was to thank GOD!" people use up one of their limited religious days-off for it? Or would they suddenly change their minds and say it's a national, secular holiday?
As to weekends, the 5-day work week is what we have because of LABOR UNIONS, not religious organizations.
2006-12-05 14:14:25 · answer #3 · answered by Praise Singer 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Give me a break. Most "religious" have lost there religious meaning. If you want to work 365 go for it but for those of us who want to spent time with friends and families I do not think it is a good idea. Oh you forgot Halloween.
2006-12-05 13:51:26 · answer #4 · answered by applecrisp 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
NO! I have always appreciated the Jewish faith and its traditions, actually. I just can't handle all of the laws of Halakha. Besides, people should have a right to their faith. I oppose fundamentalism in religion and the mixing of religion with politics. I also oppose any kind of prejudice but it doesn't mean I oppose living in a hotpot or mosaic. Other cultures are interesting.
2006-12-05 13:49:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ramadhan is a Holy month which is when a Muslim fasts it is not a religious holiday, However Eid is a religious holiday. Eid is only for 2 days
2006-12-05 13:49:27 · answer #6 · answered by Farhan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
screw chinese week as the gov . does not care for animal rights, but x-mas should stay and will stay sorry
2006-12-06 00:11:25 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
as long as we can get rid of religion along with it, namely the christian religion, but im sure your mob wont go for that:)
2006-12-05 13:49:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
So, what did you expected. Religion should be a sex event?
2006-12-05 17:46:17 · answer #9 · answered by taco 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋