Why does U.S. government take the stance of officially endorsing a holy day of one particular religion?

Answer 1

That's not all, they just passed a resolution officially endorsing Christians, Christianity & Christmas.

Question for Iron Handed Faith -

In regards to your comment "Because the men who founded this country considered it a "Christian nation"...read the constitution...
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Please tell me the text of the constitution that establishes the nation as a "Christian Nation".

The first amendment says congress shall pass no law respecting the establishment of religion

and the constitution also says there shall be no religious test for public office.

So please post the portion that reverses the first amendment and establishes America as a Christian Nation.

Is it an amendment to the constitution ?

Or is it in the text of the constitution.

Please be very specific with your answer.

Thanks.

Answer 2

It is part of our culture. Most of the traditions are pagan anyway and were adapted to fit into the Christian holiday. Santa came about in the Victorian era and was used as an excuse for spoiling the children one day out of the year. The Christmas tree came from Germany and was the Adapted by the British after Prince Albert married Queen Victoria and had one put up in Buckingham Palace. American started using the Christmas tree because they had not generally celebrated Christmas before this because it was seen as a Pagan holiday by the church but they claimed the tree was a tie to the old world and it was eventually excepted. Christmas has become part of our culture and is ingrained into us and our kids through tradition. For years it was even banned in England and was also banned in the US by the Puritans. It wasn't until the Victorian Era that it became what we know know it as. Our government is trying to preserve what little culture our country has. We are a baby compared to the rest of the world and really don't have anything that can be said is really American. With Santa and some of our other Christmas traditions we have made it our own here. Leave Christmas alone.

The first amendment was set because they didn't want the governement to establish a state religion like what King Henry VIII did with the Anglican Church. It was not meant to repress any certain religion or say Government officials cannot endorse or support their own views or faiths. Moses and the Ten Commandments are above the doors to the Supreme Court.

Answer 3

Some holidays, though associated with one religion, is a holiday that was practiced in colonial America, in the host nations of almost every immigrant into the United States, and all over the world. It is called custom... try www.dictionary.com

Answer 4

Because xmas is the holyday of the "One World Order". It was the same holy day celebrated all through history starting at the Tower of Babel when Nimrod ran the first "One World Order."
One world religious system, economic system and political system. Run has fast as you can away from xmas, easter, valentines, holloween. Run, Run, etc.

Answer 5

Really the government knows that it is a pagan holiday they aren't dumb and if they can sanction that day and you celebrate it wait till the day comes when they ban religion and it will come, Germany now has started trying to ban some , what can you say to the govt when it tells you that you have gone along with celebrating a pagan holiday.

Answer 6

to make it a federal holiday that enable all businesses, etc. to be closed and permit the employees of such to have a fully recognized holiday during the work year there are 7 or 8 official legal holidays....

Answer 7

You mean like Martin Luther King day?

Answer 8

I think the US government has strong Wiccan ties and that is why it supports pagan holidays like Christmas.

Answer 9

It's been a custom since the beginning of our Country......and I don't imagine it's going to change now.

Answer 10

Greed, the only thing that makes that US government take the stance.