Comments on: Easter Bannit

By: Sarah

Sarah — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 23:45:30 +0000

Sarah, have you not heard of annual leave?

Bring on real separation of Church and State! (or at very least, some logic to these laws.

By: Robin Capper

Robin Capper — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 10:10:55 +0000

I went for a drive today, Easter Sunday, and found the mixture of things you can/couldn’t buy quite confusing. Just about anything from a Service Station is fine, Wine and Food from Cafés no problem, even apples from the orchard or Dairy but nothing from a supermarket. Why does God have against supermarkets?

As an atheist I don’t see anything special about this, or any other, religious holiday. I am quite happy for those who do to observe them to do so, just don’t drag me into your mythology.

PS: Have you seen Pat Condell on Easter? He raises an interesting question regarding belief and persecution:
http://rcd.typepad.com/personal/2009/04/a-good-friday-post.html

By: dave

dave — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 02:20:35 +0000

I have no objection to any day being declared a public holiday – the more the merrier – but I do object to retail outlets being closed because of the fanciful religious beliefs

Does that mean that you think all all shops should be open on pubic holidays that commemorate religious beliefs. That means shops should be open on Easter but not on Anzac Day morning, I guess, and even that is a little inconsistent.

By: BE

BE — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 21:39:59 +0000

Well Dave, if Jesus had been raised from the dead three days after Friday, he would have been raised on Monday. I don’t think that’s in scripture. As to Good Friday and Easter Sunday not being public holidays, you’re quite correct. In a way, that’s the point. I have no objection to any day being declared a public holiday – the more the merrier – but I do object to retail outlets being closed because of the fanciful religious beliefs of one social group.

By: dave

dave — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 04:44:19 +0000

Well done Brian, I thought Jesus was raised from the dead three days later, not two. You say that holy days and holidays must not be regarded as synonymous.

Well, they are not. You can’t go to the supermarket on Friday and Sunday. But both Friday and Sunday are are not public holidays. Both, however are holy days. Monday isn’t a holy day. But it is a public Holiday and so you cant shop that day either.

So to say that holidays and holy days are synonymous is rubbish, isn’t it.

If Easter Sunday is NOT a public holiday,why can’t shops open?

By: BE

BE — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 22:21:11 +0000

That’s fine, Sarah, but some of your colleagues might like to make up their own minds on whether they can earn a buck over Easter and not be told by some bureaucrats that they can’t.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 22:14:32 +0000

Thanks a lot, Brian – NOT. Some of us wage slaves just live for that extra day off. No way do I want to give up my Free Friday, which comes just once a year. Buy your dahlias a day early!

By: Vinnie

Vinnie — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 01:03:17 +0000

I couldn’t agree with you more. It’s foolish legislation that makes no sense: give everyone a day off, but then take away their personal freedom to buy or spend their day however they want – kind of defeats the purpose of a day off doesn’t it?