rjb@akgua.UUCP (R.J. Brown [Bob]) (12/11/84)
Subject: Ms. Emily Litella speaks on Idolatry in the U.S.
What's all this talk about the Naivete' scenes being upheld
by the Supreme Court as evidence that the U.S. has become
an Idolatrous nation ? I think that if naive people want
to make scenes that's their business !!
But seriously....
Wouldn't the fact that the U.S. recognizes Christmas and Easter
as legal Holidays be enough ? From a Muslim and Jewish point
of view aren't we (governmentally) infidels and/or idolaters
considering the truth claims made by the adherents of Christianity
for Jesus.
In democratic countries where Judaism is the predominate religion
(the only one I know about is Israel) and in the non-democratic
Muslim countries (of which there are many) Christmas and Easter
are not celebrated with legal holidays are they ?
Could we say that the main reason is there are not enough Christians
to practically warrant the holidays in those places ? (i.e. disruption
of normal services and functions by people taking the day off).
Or would it tend to be based on theological reasons ?
Bob Brown {...ihnp4!akgua!rjb}