>It was supposed to be funny, and make people think; as I see it did.

I sincerely doubt that it was intended to make people laugh. It's a rather poor (at least in my opinion) polemic against the trend to take religion out of government.

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>>Funny, except you are mixing up the issue of religion in politics/government and the right for people to follow their own religion.
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>>The reason you have Sunday off, and the other holidays mentioned, is that a large portion of your population are Christian. Jewish people take off on their holy days, as do Muslims with theirs.
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You know what I would like??????

I would like to take Rosh Hashonnah, Yom Kippur, and Passover as paid holidays and work on Christmas, the day after Christmas, and Good Friday. Instead I have to use some of my scarce vacation time to get those days off.

Well over 50% of the people where I work are immigrant Asians. I don't know how many are Christian but I'd bet a large proportion aren't. I'd also expect that a large proportion of them would rather work Christmas (etc) and get a paid holiday for their religious/cultural holidays.








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>>>From a forwarded email from my mother.
>>>
>>>This is one of the better e-mails I have received in a long time! I hope this makes its way around the USA several times over!!!!!
>>>THE LAW IS THE LAW
>>>
>>> So if the US government determines that it is against the law for the words "under God" to be on our money, then, so be it.
>>>
>>>And if that same government decides that the "Ten Commandments" are not to be used in or on a government installation, then, so be it.
>>>
>>>I say, "so be it," because I would like to be a law abiding citizen.
>>>
>>>I say, "so be it," because I would like to think that smarter people than I are in positions to make good decisions.
>>>
>>>I would like to think that those people have the American public's best interests at heart.
>>>
>>>BUT, YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE I'D LIKE?
>>>
>>>Since we can't pray to God, can't Trust in God and cannot post His Commandments in Government buildings, I don't believe the Government and its employees should participate in the Easter and Christmas celebrations which honor the God that our government is eliminating from many facets of American life.
>>>
>>>I'd like my mail delivered on Christmas, Good Friday, Thanksgiving & Easter. After all, it's just another day.
>>>
>>>I'd like the US Supre me Court to be in session on Christmas, Good Friday, Thanksgiving & Easter as well as Sundays. After all, it's just another day.
>>>
>>>I'd like the Senate and the House of Representatives to not have to worry about getting home for the "Christmas Break." After all it's just another day.
>>>
>>>I'm thinking that a lot of my tax payer dollars could be saved, if all government offices & services would work on Christmas, Good Friday & Easter. It shouldn't cost any overtime since those would be just like any other day of the week to a government that is trying to be "politically correct."
>>>
>>>In fact....
>>> I think that our government should work on Sundays (initially set aside for worshiping God...) because, after all, our government says that it should be just another day....