Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site ganehd.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!akgua!ganehd!mp From: mp@ganehd.UUCP (Scott Barman) Newsgroups: net.politics Subject: church&state & holidays Message-ID: <125@ganehd.UUCP> Date: Sun, 18-Mar-84 17:21:52 EST Article-I.D.: ganehd.125 Posted: Sun Mar 18 17:21:52 1984 Date-Received: Mon, 19-Mar-84 08:08:34 EST Organization: NE Health District, Athens, Georgia Lines: 12 I would think that the reason for having a national holiday for Christmas is more economics than anything else. Of those who are (or claim to be) of believers in Christmas, who would go to work on 12/25? Being it is their holiest day of the year, I wouldn't expect it - Just like it should not be expected of me go work on Rosh Hashanna and Yom Kippur! In that light, there is really no other choice than to make it a "national" holiday. Scott A. Barman ..!akgua!ganehd!mp