It seems in our country that Christianity is put on a pedestal. The best example of this is holidays and days off. Every Christian holiday is viewed as a national holiday and most people are permitted to take the day off from work. But with every other religion and its holidays this is not the case. Granted there would be a lot of days off of work if our nation celebrated every single beliefs system's holidays, but if not all the religions are respected and celebrated, should none be? Many argue again that this country was founded on Christian ideals. This excuse seems to be covering a lot of ground in my opinion. And yes, the majority of our country does claim to be some branch of Christianity or Catholicism. So that gives us reason to forget everyone else? As recent U.S. government poll expressed similar feelings saying, "Given that the laws of the USA decree that there is freedom of religion, why do we have Christian holidays (i.e., Easter and Christmas) observered by the schools, banks, government, post office, etc. but not any other religion's holidays, unless you count New Year's Day a religious holiday. Halloween may be pagan but no institution takes the day off" (SodaHead.com). Should offices and companies need to respect the beliefs of their workers and grant them the day off for the religion they practice and celebrate?
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