Dramatic readings of Christian posts on message boards.
What do the the faithful here think of governments where religion is involved in the running of the country?
Completely against.Separation of church and state is key to ensuring a country is run without emotion factoring into things. At the end of the day, the country should be run in the best interests of all the people - not all the people are religious/faith-following people, hence the country should reflect that.That said, the government and the law should always maintain a state where people are free to believe what they want (like in NZ).
so you would also support getting rid of religious holidays? - it bugs me that i wont be able to buy things tomorrow because of other peoples silly superstitions
Which one? The Easter Bunny or the Bastard Jewish Zombie?
I think the holidays should be kept, but businesses should be allowed to decide themselves whether to trade or not. You're right; its a pain in the friggin arse that I can't buy a steak for dinner on Good Friday. That said, I think that if the holiday stays, then businesses should be allowed to decide if they wish to observe the holiday (to avoid breaching contract on any of those annoying clauses like "you must operate this many hours per week" etc).*completely serious post, btw
All you need for a special day is a hip flask of strong liquor and a transient hobo, Woohoo.
Christian Apologist to the rescue. Let's see, we keep the holiday, despite the fact that it is christian-based and barely observed, yet allow businesses to operate on said holiday under their own choosing, completely negating the entire purpose for the holiday in the first place. If you're alluding to workers' rights for mandatory holidays(which you didn't make clear), revamp the entire system, scrap the christian denominated holidays, and democratically supplant them with chosen dates and operational limitations.
So you're saying:Instead of having optional holidays that mean something to at least some people, just have mandatory holidays that mean nothing to anyone?
You know, in India, the holiday of Ramadam (sic) is celebrated by almost everyone, yet business carries on as usual to accomodate tourists and the few locals who do not celebrate Ramadam, under pretty much the same optional method.
I say, give shopkeepers and staff the option - if a business owner wants to open for the holiday, he has to staff it only with those people who are happy to, and have optionally chosen to, work the holiday; if he wants to observe the holiday, go him.And if you want more pointless days off, quit your job haha
i dont care that easter comemerates the first jewish zombie
There were other Jewish 'zombies' before the one that these holidays commemorate, but you're probably too busy fighting the forces of evil to bother checking that out.
Should Ramadan be a holiday in NZ? We have a growing muslim population. Or do you want only your christian holidays to be official?
I went to see if they'd sell me a beer at the pub yesterday afternoon, being open and all... They told me I had to buy a meal for them to be able to serve me alcohol on "Good Friday".Fucking RIDICULOUS archaic laws.
