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Originally Posted by skylark
They were in my local courthouse for a week this year.
Not really... I like holiday programming as much as the next person and my own house is pretty decked out. I'm not advocating that we get rid of any of it, but that we consider how much it is out there when we make the decision to let the GOVERNMENT put up decorations that advocate specific beliefs ... the problem I have is when GOVERNMENT money and GOVERNMENT personnel start trying to make the GOVERNMENT support only one religious faith's holiday.
And I'm failing to see how your point that most of "those countries" ban christianity anyway addresses my hypothetical anyway. It is a hypothetical, so use your imagination. I think that many of us think we would be fine being a minority religion and wouldn't want acknowledgment of our faiths, but I think that the simple fact that so many people are so reluctant to give up ANY acknowledgment of a majority religion is a perfect demonstration of how personal religious practice is and how frustrating it is when there are obstacles. If you think that making symbolic acknowledgments of a minority religion is a problem, I'd hate to think how you'd cope with living in a country that all but ignored your beliefs, but required you to make concessions for others' religious practices more convenient.
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As Cutiepie2000 said, when in Rome, do as the Romans. If I lived in a country that was, say, majority/historically Scientology and only celebrated things Scientology then that's the way that country works. I may or may not take off Christian holidays. Also, I wouldn't worry about any kids I have being brainwashed/converted because the best school in the land is the John Travolta Academy, which requires its students to study Scientology without (much) acknowledgement of other religions.