Vdubs
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remove it yes, it does not need to be replaced by anything. What excuse for a public holiday would you suggest is relevant and up to date, that the whole country would recognise and accept, involving Friday and Monday??
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remove it yes, it does not need to be replaced by anything. What excuse for a public holiday would you suggest is relevant and up to date, that the whole country would recognise and accept, involving Friday and Monday??
feast of maximum occupancy? dunno.
what i do know is that ppl need a break. i'm sure there are many events/people worthy of recognition.
the us have a holiday for martin luthor king.
brings up a pretty good question actually.
I would love to see it replaced by Science day. A national day of reflection about great scientific discoveries that have changed, improved and extended our lives. The scientific method, the great personalities and stories...people and events like football matches can raise money to charities paying scientists to work on advancement in areas like cancer research, or food production, or renewable energy.
We pride ourselves on being the clever country, I think it can be enshrined in a holiday.
Look guys. It's nothing to do with it being a religious day. That's just what they all hide behind.
Demetriou and the AFL want the day off.
AFL commentators want the day off.
The media want the day off.
They don't care about the fans wanting a game!
Demetriou and the AFL want the day off.
AFL commentators want the day off.
The media want the day off.
They don't care about the fans wanting a game!
So your plan is to abandon Easter Monday, then welch on going to work anyway? Right
Vdubs
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sorry you are constipated
you may not care about GF, but why not think about what you say and WHY this
holiday exists, look past your own nose, it's not all about a game of footy and what you want.
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I find it interesting these days it's the secularists that that forcing their views down everyone's throats - especially around Easter and Christmas...
It's also interesting that if we took away the holiday on the Holy Day (?), many would just sooner have it back the way it was.
We're just a little hypocritical at times.
I'm all for us to stop pretending that one day is somehow more important than another and I'd be happy for us to lose the holiday for it.
I don't like the Easter Bunny anyway.
So your plan is to abandon Easter Monday, then welch on going to work anyway? Right
well, yeah. i'm just replacing one tradition for another really.
problem?
1 game of the year, ****ing have a sook the lot of you. I'm not even religious anyway, but its 1 ****ing game. Hope good friday football never comes in just the piss everyone off.
I'm not forcing my beliefs on you. You're happy to do or not do whatever you like on your day. I don't want to have to be beholden to your whims. How that constitutes forcing beliefs on anyone, I don't know. You can have your day. Just don't force me to play by your rules. I don't ask for no football plus special treatment on the birthday of Charles Darwin.
I suggest retaining the public holiday, renaming it to Festivus and allowin footy and shopping to go on like say Queens Bday.
I suggest retaining the public holiday, renaming it to Festivus and allowin footy and shopping to go on like say Queens Bday.
The problem is that Australia IS a Christian country. If it wasn't, we wouldn't have public holidays on Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Christmas. No one can argue that Australia is a Christian country. If the AFL don't want to play a game for 1 friday night in the whole season (taking out the first round) then so ****ing be it.
Stop having a ****ing cry
no one is sooking, just giving an opinion.
I mean't, no one can argue that Australian isn't a Christian Country
so what defines a country as "christian"?
read my ****ing post again you mug
You think pakistan have public holidays for Christian events? No
We are a Christian country, whether you like it or not. And this is coming from someone who doesn't like religion but has a brain, unlike yourself
We are a Christian country, whether you like it or not. And this is coming from someone who doesn't like religion but has a brain, unlike yourself
so australia is a christian country because we have public holidays on Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Christmas?
that's your argument?
That's a pretty good argument, also our PM's have regularly gone to Church, never seen them at a Mosque. Gillard went to Church even though she's an atheism, because its what Australian people wanted. Not me but the majority
lol, i don't think anyone is arguing we are an islamic nation. and i believe our current pm is agnostic?
in any event, your reasoning is embarrassingly shallow.
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Australia is a secular state, but the most popular religion is Christianity.
The majority of Australian customs either derive from or are heavily influenced by Western European traditions, which are largely influenced by Christianity.
