I'm mean, what does Christmas mean to them and therefore should they be rostered on to work?
2007-09-25 06:49:56 · 13 answers · asked by Adviso 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
It's "I mean" not "I'm mean" lol
2007-09-25 06:50:54 · update #1
I'm an athiest and I would have no problem working, if you are fair and give me a different day off with pay. (The winter solstice perhaps...)
Otherwise, why should only the religious get paid for not working?
2007-09-25 06:53:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Christmas is a national holiday and is celebrated by many, many people - NOT just Christians. (It began as a Pagan holiday.) I'm not Christian and I still celebrate Christmas. It's about family and friends for a lot of people. I live in Canada and only 40% of our country considers themselves to be a part of ANY religion, let alone Christianity (compared to about 87% Christian in the US) yet almost everyone I know who isn't Jewish or another religion, still celebrates Christmas.
2007-09-25 14:26:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, atheists should not be asked to work if the day is set aside as a day-off for all employees in a company. Christmas is a designated day, like New Year's and Thanksgiving in most places, for everyone to have the day off. If people-- regardless of religious orientation or lack thereof-- wish to work on that day, they should get overtime for their work. It shouldn't matter whether they are atheist or not; to place emphasis on such and force them to work is discrimination.
2007-09-25 09:17:07 · answer #3 · answered by DWDRochester 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Maybe, however, you would have to honor an equal amount of athiest holidays, such as Speak Like a Pirate Day, which honors the saints of the Church of the Flying Speghetti Monster.
This could be inconvenient. Might as well just give them the regular holidays.
2007-09-25 07:32:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
No. First of all, Christmas is also a national holiday. Secondly, we often benefit from days off of other religions. For example, I'm not Jewish, but I've just enjoyed a few days off courtesy of the High Holy Days.
2007-09-25 07:07:45 · answer #5 · answered by MNL_1221 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
If it wasn't for the convenient fact that my work is closed on Christmas Day, I'd be OK with working in the afternoon.
2007-09-27 16:46:57 · answer #6 · answered by v35322 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, However many days they get off for christmas, paid, we should get the same amount of days, i'd rather have a week off in the summer anyway...
2007-09-25 06:56:40 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No Way!! Christmas is a "religious" holiday, but whatever. I'm not religious, but I love Christmas!! It's more about family to me, and I wouldn't want to work, just because I don't believe in God. That's crap!!
2007-09-25 08:11:01 · answer #8 · answered by Carly Summer 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Why do jehovah's witnesses get the the holiday off when they don't celebrate holidays?
I guess Christmas is really about giving. Even though most think it is about getting. It is really a good reminder of how to give to your fellow man.
2007-09-25 07:08:29 · answer #9 · answered by L A 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
It is a national holiday separate from the religious meanings. Should people get the 4th of July off since no one alive was around for it?
2007-09-25 06:58:37 · answer #10 · answered by Your Best Fiend 6 · 3⤊ 2⤋