Actually...hating change is a good reason.
It's not a legitimate one.
Change for the sake of Change is ****ing stupid.
It wasn't change for the sake of change. It was change to remove the name of a man who simply wasn't a very good man, nor did he really do what we give him credit for, from a day celebrated by all Americans.
It wasn't change for the sake of change.
What is your reason for wanting it to change? Political correctness?!
You think deciding not to honor a terrible person is political correctness? So if there's a push to honor Joseph Stalin, and people come out against it, they are being politically correct?
As for importance: first lasting European contact with the new world, pretty Important or no?
Not to Americans. :shrug:
Hell, if I remember correctly, Columbus would deny for years he hadn't reached Asia. And considering his actions when he did reach land, it's not exactly hard to understand why some people might feel he's not the best man to have a day named after him.
That's pedantic. Seasons are one thing, already recognized holidays and renaming them to exclude the Christian holiday in favor of something allegedly more 'inclusive' is bs.
They are not excluding Christians at all. That's absurd.
Christians can enjoy Fall or Spring Holiday just like everyone else. But now everyone else can celebrate that day too.
Inventing some alleged 'bossing' to justify what you want is ridiculous.
Inventing? You're joking, right? Christians have been using their religion to attempt to boss people around since the beginning of this country, from slavery to gender and racial oppression to modern day examples of denying homosexual marriage, Christians have been bossing people around for the longest time.
And now, Christians are throwing a fit because a day they unilaterally named as their own is being removed in favor of a far more inclusive name? Spare me the persecution complex.
It's not imposing anything on anyone.
Neither is Spring Holiday. :shrug:
Because that's ridiculous and not worthy of an answer.
Of course it is. It's exactly what you're wanting. You're wanting an Infallible Pope Day, a day which appeals only to your religious sensibilities, except you want to call it Good Friday. It is the exact same thing.
So now you want to ban all holidays?
No one has said that. :shrug:
Well, that's where this is going isn't it?
:lol:
No, it's not going there. First of all, Easter is always on Sunday, so it will never affect governmental operations. Second of all, Christmas has not only not been reduced in importance, it has literally been expanded to be about two months long in society. It's not going anywhere.
So removing something from someone isn't an attack? That's a flawed argument.
Of course it's not a flawed argument. It's not about removing "something", it's about removing special privileges only Christians have been allowed to enjoy. If the federal government were to attempt to pass a law stating all Christians were no longer allowed free speech, then THAT removal would be an attack. But removing Christians from an elevated status and bringing them back down to the same level as everyone else is not an attack.
The fact you think not being allowed to be treated as special is an attack is exactly why so many people cannot stand Christians.
It's pretty clear that you are anti-tradition
No it's not, because I'm not anti-tradition. What I am is anti-discrimination. You, on the other hand, seem to have no problem with governmental discrimination so long as it favors you.
You want your religion to be treated special. You don't care about anyone else, you just want to be treated better than others. You want government to discriminate in your favor, to treat your religion better than every other. It's clear you are not interested in equality.
Somehow I bet you'd feel different if the shoe was on the other foot. Would you be okay with government only recognizing Islamic traditions and culture? Hell, you never even answered if you would be okay with Infallible Pope Day. Somehow I suspect if it wasn't your religious views being catered to, you'd feel much more similarly to me.