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Town Renames "Good Friday" for the sake of "Cultural Sensitivity"

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Whenever you hear a liberal talking about cultural diversity and sensitivity it normally means something insensitive is about to happen to Christians.

The latest case in point: Bloomington, Indiana - the home of Indiana University and a nesting place for a gaggle of intolerant liberals.

Mayor John Hamilton recently announced that are renaming two paid holidays for city workers -- in an effort to respect "differing cultures."

Columbus Day will henceforth be known as "Fall Holiday" and Good Friday will be known as "Spring Holiday."
Town Renames "Good Friday" for the sake of "Cultural Sensitivity" — Todd Starnes
 
MickeyW said:
Whenever you hear a liberal talking about cultural diversity and sensitivity it normally means something insensitive is about to happen to Christians.

The latest case in point: Bloomington, Indiana - the home of Indiana University and a nesting place for a gaggle of intolerant liberals.

Mayor John Hamilton recently announced that are renaming two paid holidays for city workers -- in an effort to respect "differing cultures."

Columbus Day will henceforth be known as "Fall Holiday" and Good Friday will be known as "Spring Holiday."
Town Renames "Good Friday" for the sake of "Cultural Sensitivity" — Todd Starnes
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Should have named it Sharia Law Day and they would have received nationwide accolades from the leftists.
 
MickeyW said:
Whenever you hear a liberal talking about cultural diversity and sensitivity it normally means something insensitive is about to happen to Christians.

The latest case in point: Bloomington, Indiana - the home of Indiana University and a nesting place for a gaggle of intolerant liberals.

Mayor John Hamilton recently announced that are renaming two paid holidays for city workers -- in an effort to respect "differing cultures."

Columbus Day will henceforth be known as "Fall Holiday" and Good Friday will be known as "Spring Holiday."
Town Renames "Good Friday" for the sake of "Cultural Sensitivity" — Todd Starnes
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I'm sorry you've been triggered by people who aren't respecting your religion. Would you like for us to make you a safespace so you don't have to hear people say "fall holiday" and "spring holiday"?
 
MickeyW said:
Whenever you hear a liberal talking about cultural diversity and sensitivity it normally means something insensitive is about to happen to Christians.

The latest case in point: Bloomington, Indiana - the home of Indiana University and a nesting place for a gaggle of intolerant liberals.

Mayor John Hamilton recently announced that are renaming two paid holidays for city workers -- in an effort to respect "differing cultures."

Columbus Day will henceforth be known as "Fall Holiday" and Good Friday will be known as "Spring Holiday."
Town Renames "Good Friday" for the sake of "Cultural Sensitivity" — Todd Starnes
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Personally I would say that sounds like a real affront to Christians.
 
FieldTheorist said:
I'm sorry you've been triggered by people who aren't respecting your religion. Would you like for us to make you a safespace so you don't have to hear people say "fall holiday" and "spring holiday"?
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I don't imagine people that demanded the change were triggered anything.

You know, with the whole freak out about Columbus being an asshole and all. OMG, he was an asshole! Why is a holiday named after an asshole! :lamo
 
Does anyone get either of these days off?

Other than maybe under contracts which allow Good Friday off as a religious observance?

If not, I don't see why it would be important for this little town to "rename" them. Or conversely, at least in the case of Columbus Day, why re-naming it locally would be an offense to anyone other than maybe the Italian-American community.

Not like it's going to affect any calendar purchases. :shrug:
 
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FieldTheorist said:
I'm sorry you've been triggered by people who aren't respecting your religion. Would you like for us to make you a safespace so you don't have to hear people say "fall holiday" and "spring holiday"?
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Nonsense. Changing the names of holidays that we've celebrated for hundreds of years is actually the egregious act here, not Mickey's disapproval of it. The "triggered" ones are those that get bent out of shape over holidays like Columbus Day & Good Friday in the first place. We usually use the word 'triggered' to describe weepy SJW types. Unfortunately, those kind of people are now running many school districts, some are even portraying Islam in a glowing light to students, while only pointing out negative things about Christians.
 
IMO, its just a way of people today seeking to break from the ways, traditions of the nation.

we have people who want to remake society today distance from society which came before them
 
How, exactly, is good friday more offensive (less inclusive?) than Christmas? If you are honest about removing religious connotations then go whole hog and rename Christmas first. Actually, even holiday (holy day?) could be quite offensive to the extremely non-religious. So let's change that to Special Day (capitalized to show that it is a super-duper special day but whiie never saying why).

Seasons are just too limited, since there are only four of them and we like our ten federal Special Days, so let's use the Julian date to identify when these Special Days occur in that year and adopt the Special Day jjj format. For 2017 we have Special Day 001 (new year's day really), Special Day 002 (new year's day obsreved), Special Day 016 (MLK Jr. day), Special Day 051 (presidents' day) and etc. ;)
 
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You can't do that! Only Christians can be recognized!!!! THIS OFFENDS ME!
 
Henrin said:
I don't imagine people that demanded the change were triggered anything.

You know, with the whole freak out about Columbus being an asshole and all. OMG, he was an asshole! Why is a holiday named after an asshole! :lamo
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...isn't that a fair question? I mean if 50 years from now there was a "Michael Vick Day" celebration wouldn't you think "Uhh, what the hell?"
 
MickeyW said:
Whenever you hear a liberal talking about cultural diversity and sensitivity it normally means something insensitive is about to happen to Christians.

The latest case in point: Bloomington, Indiana - the home of Indiana University and a nesting place for a gaggle of intolerant liberals.

Mayor John Hamilton recently announced that are renaming two paid holidays for city workers -- in an effort to respect "differing cultures."

Columbus Day will henceforth be known as "Fall Holiday" and Good Friday will be known as "Spring Holiday."
Town Renames "Good Friday" for the sake of "Cultural Sensitivity" — Todd Starnes
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Got something to say about this or are you just assigning reading again?
 
Deuce said:
...isn't that a fair question? I mean if 50 years from now there was a "Michael Vick Day" celebration wouldn't you think "Uhh, what the hell?"
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No. You can call a holiday "happy hairy ass crack day" and I will only be thinking, so do I get off work on happy hairy ass crack day or what?
 
Henrin said:
No. You can call a holiday "happy hairy ass crack day" and I will only be thinking, so do I get off work on happy hairy ass crack day or what?
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Oh come on, we both know that's not true. Veterans Day, Christmas, Thanksgiving? You're telling me these days don't hold any meaning to you beyond "day off work?"
 
Deuce said:
Oh come on, we both know that's not true. Veterans Day, Christmas, Thanksgiving? You're telling me these days don't hold any meaning to you beyond "day off work?"
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Not really. :shrug: Christmas was cool when I was a kid though.
 
Henrin said:
Not really. :shrug: Christmas was cool when I was a kid though.
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Don't spare even a thought for Veterans on Veterans day?
 
Henrin said:
I don't imagine people that demanded the change were triggered anything.

You know, with the whole freak out about Columbus being an asshole and all. OMG, he was an asshole! Why is a holiday named after an asshole! :lamo
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Well he was an asshole who fathered the asshole that masterminded the idea of bringing slaves from Africa to the New World, because he felt the Natives his father enslaved were not pliable enough...

We should not be celebrating Columbus in any shape form or fashion. He didn't discover ****, He kicked off a genocide, and fathered pretty much the worse person to have ever lived. Counting Hitler...

And anyone that has an issue with a town changing names of religious holidays can pray to god and trust he will do the right thing. If the change goes through, well you have your answer.
 
Henrin said:
I don't imagine people that demanded the change were triggered anything.

You know, with the whole freak out about Columbus being an asshole and all. OMG, he was an asshole! Why is a holiday named after an asshole! :lamo
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Less asshole more genocidal maniac.
 
MickeyW said:
Whenever you hear a liberal talking about cultural diversity and sensitivity it normally means something insensitive is about to happen to Christians.

The latest case in point: Bloomington, Indiana - the home of Indiana University and a nesting place for a gaggle of intolerant liberals.

Mayor John Hamilton recently announced that are renaming two paid holidays for city workers -- in an effort to respect "differing cultures."

Columbus Day will henceforth be known as "Fall Holiday" and Good Friday will be known as "Spring Holiday."
Town Renames "Good Friday" for the sake of "Cultural Sensitivity" — Todd Starnes
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I don't understand what the problem is with keeping their names as Good Friday and Columbus Day.

Or is it just that a "gaggle of intolerant liberals" feels the need to pointlessly boss all the rest of us about?

Because if that' s the case, that "gaggle of intolerant liberals" can just go **** off.

Volunteering to redefine / define away their own society and culture, I guess they're not that interested in it, but there are other that are.
 
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I don't understand what the problem is with keeping their names as Good Friday and Columbus Day.

Or is it just that a "gaggle of intolerant liberals" feels the need to pointlessly boss all the rest of us about?

Because if that' s the case, that "gaggle of intolerant liberals" can just go **** off.

Volunteering to redefine / define away their own society and culture, I guess they're not that interested in it, but there are other that are.
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Can't I just flip that around? How come we have to stick with whatever culture you like best?

Come to think of it, just what is your interest in celebrating a man like Columbus? Even the "discovering America" stuff he's traditionally celebrated for is a load of crap. Dude thought he was in India. He was the world's worst navigator!
 
Deuce said:
Can't I just flip that around? How come we have to stick with whatever culture you like best?
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Well, when in Rome . . . .

Good Friday is a Christian holiday commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his death at Calvary. The holiday is observed during Holy Week as part of the Paschal Triduum on the Friday preceding Easter Sunday, and may coincide with the Jewish observance of Passover. It is also known as Holy Friday, Great Friday, Black Friday,[SUP][1][/SUP][SUP][2][/SUP][SUP][3][/SUP] or Easter Friday,[SUP][4][/SUP][SUP][5][/SUP] though the last term properly refers to the Friday in Easter week.
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Supporting the removing of a Christian holiday then. You must be anti-Christian.
Who says there isn't a war on Christians? Just have to look at the Religio-cide occurring in the Middle East.
Perhaps you'd be more comfortable there?

Columbus Day first became an official state holiday in Colorado in 1906, and became a federal holiday in the United States in 1937, though people have celebrated Columbus's voyage since the colonial period. In 1792, New York City and other U.S. cities celebrated the 300th anniversary of his landing in the New World. President Benjamin Harrison called upon the people of the United States to celebrate Columbus Day on the 400th anniversary of the event. During the four hundredth anniversary in 1892, teachers, preachers, poets and politicians used Columbus Day rituals to teach ideals of patriotism. These patriotic rituals took themes such as citizenship boundaries, the importance of loyalty to the nation, and celebrating social progress.[SUP][3][/SUP][SUP][4][/SUP][SUP][5][/SUP]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbus_Day
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Supporting removing holiday in existence since 1792, and a federal holiday since 1937.

So you'd support removing two federal holidays that have been around for a long, long time (so ones with historical precedence), at the same time claim that you aren't sacrificing the society that you claim you belong to?

Sacrificing long held traditions on the alter of excessive PC idiocy? You are free to do so, just do it somewhere else, some other nation, and not around here.

Deuce said:
Come to think of it, just what is your interest in celebrating a man like Columbus? Even the "discovering America" stuff he's traditionally celebrated for is a load of crap. Dude thought he was in India. He was the world's worst navigator!
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In the days of old before there were good instruments and good data, it doesn't matter where he though he was. What matters is that he had the courage to go beyond the existing map and push forward the boundaries of human knowledge at the time.
 
eohrnberger said:
Well, when in Rome . . . .



Supporting the removing of a Christian holiday then. You must be anti-Christian.
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Removing? What, if the government doesn't celebrate a holiday, you just stop celebrating it? Is your faith in the government or in God? Wait, but it's not even that. It's not that the government is even removing Good Friday. It's that the government is celebrating all cultures on Good Friday. Inclusion of others is removal of you, I guess.

Who says there isn't a war on Christians? Just have to look at the Religio-cide occurring in the Middle East.
Perhaps you'd be more comfortable there?
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Pathetic, even for you. You're supporting celebration of a genocidal maniac, therefore maybe you are more comfortable somewhere else.

Supporting removing holiday in existence since 1792, and a federal holiday since 1937

So you'd support removing two federal holidays that have been around for a long, long time (so ones with historical precedence), at the same time claim that you aren't sacrificing the society that you claim you belong to?
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Again with this "removing" idea. I always love this. To Christians, you must exclusively celebrate Christianity otherwise you're attacking Christianity. To people who have been oppressing other cultures for so long, I imagine including other cultures must feel like an attack.

Sacrificing long held traditions on the alter of excessive PC idiocy? You are free to do so, just do it somewhere else, some other nation, and not around here.
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Sacrificing tradition! Yes, because again, your religious belief just vanishes if the government doesn't tell you to be Christian, I guess.

In the days of old before there were good instruments and good data, it doesn't matter where he though he was. What matters is that he had the courage to go beyond the existing map and push forward the boundaries of human knowledge at the time.
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And kill a bunch of people when he got there, yes. He was a **** navigator, and a murderer. Doing something brave based on a stupid idea is still stupid.

You're demanding that the government celebrate murder. This is your standard, not mine.
 
FieldTheorist said:
I'm sorry you've been triggered by people who aren't respecting your religion. Would you like for us to make you a safespace so you don't have to hear people say "fall holiday" and "spring holiday"?
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Yes, and let's call that "safe space" the United States of America.
 
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