Atheists & Agnostics

F4lconF16

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11. Thanks for the reply.

Mon Apr 6, 2015, 05:19 PM

Apr 2015

there's nothing explicitly religious about it, despite being associated with a particular religion's holiday.

That's what bothers me, though. It's not the one thing, it's that there is a ton of stuff associated with religious holidays, and oddly enough, those holidays are very rarely anything other than Christian.

It's not a big deal, I just feel like it's one more thing in government that is tradition that comes from religion, whether religious now or not. Kinda bugs me.

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So am I totally off base here? [View all] F4lconF16 Apr 2015 OP

Even if this qualified as a violation skepticscott Apr 2015 #1

I wasn't planning on spending anytime fighting it, for sure. F4lconF16 Apr 2015 #4

Well, the nutbag fundy right would make skepticscott Apr 2015 #7

I think you're a little off base Warpy Apr 2015 #2

Thanks for your response. F4lconF16 Apr 2015 #6

Your history stops a few millennia too early. jeff47 Apr 2015 #3

A fair point. F4lconF16 Apr 2015 #5

Choose your battles wisely. bvf Apr 2015 #8

I agree completely. F4lconF16 Apr 2015 #9

This doesn't bother me so much. Act_of_Reparation Apr 2015 #10

Thanks for the reply. F4lconF16 Apr 2015 #11

I see your point, and it is valid, Curmudgeoness Apr 2015 #12

That is exactly what I have been trying to get at, albeit very, very poorly. F4lconF16 Apr 2015 #13

At least some of the responses were from people who wanted to explain the history. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #14

Oh, you old sourpuss. LiberalAndProud Apr 2015 #15

I think you do have a point LostOne4Ever Apr 2015 #16

You say in that thread: "based on originally religious ideas " AlbertCat Apr 2015 #17

What do bunnies and eggs have to do with religion? Binkie The Clown Apr 2015 #18

Egypt's Weird Spring Holiday onager Apr 2015 #19