Christmas is undeniably Christian. Do recent judicial rulings and the absence of other religious holidays give it little hope of surviving?

Federal laqw for civilians give employees the opportunity to change their holidays if they are of different faith. In the private world, no business wants you to take a day off anyway. LOL

I've come to the opinion that when a person gets a job or applies for a school or whatnot, they should get 5 "free" holidays for religious or philosophical observance that they can populate their year with. Use them whenever, on top of (and apart from) any regular vacation you may have. A lot of us have no interest in Christmas and I, for one, would work through it in exchange for other holidays that are more meaningful to me, but I have to take personal leave to observe them.

So, get hired, pick your holidays, and everyone drives on.

So I read this post a few times. When I first read it, I thought SCPO (Join to see) was going to make a point that Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Ramadan, and Kwanza should all be Federal Holidays. Obviously, after reading the post, I know that is not the point of this thread. But yet I'm still a little confused as what the overall point is. Will Christmas ever come off the calendar? No, I don't think it will. Does it deserve to be a federal holiday? Possibility, after all the country was founded with it's roots in Christianity not in these other religions. Is it politically correct to have those other holidays on the calendar but not have them as Federal holidays? I would say yes, with the majority of population of the USA still being practicing some sort of Christian-based religion, I would say having one all inclusive day isn't a bad thing. Where you lose me is when you mention schools not observing it. Without completing an in depth fact finding process, I believe that most if not all of the schools in the Pittsburgh, PA area at least have some sort of "Winter Break"; allowing families to spend time together during the Holiday season.

I myself do not get to hung up on the date of Dec 25th. Afterall, it was some date that Roman Emperor Constantine picked pretty much out of thin air to observe what Christians recognize as one of the most important days of their calendar (someone else can debate that topic on another forum site). For me, the Holiday season surrounding the week of Dec 25th, is about spending time with my family, thankful that I have been able to share yet another year with my friends and family. And let's face it, thanks to modern retail stores, the Christmas Season really starts in late September/early October anyways. :)