The purpose of this post is two-fold.
1. It is very troubling how quickly Islam is taking over the world. I knew it would happen, but I honestly didn't believe it would happen in my lifetime.
2. Why is it okay to have religious holidays for some religions and not for others?
My heart sank when I heard the local news yesterday, announcing that schools in New Jersey would be having official Muslim holidays this year. Several schools will be closed on the Muslim holidays of Eid al-Fitr (the end of the month of fasting for Ramadan) and Eid al-Adha (the end of the pilgrimage to Mecca). The schools will be closed to ALL STUDENTS. What in the world is going on here? Separation of church and state?... apparently not in NJ. I understand that there is a significant Muslim population in NJ (as well as the United States), but if we are going to break the rules for them, what about Christians?
When did this happen? It seems like I blinked my eyes for only a second, and everything changed so drastically. Growing up (only 15 years ago) this would have been unheard of.
As a child in public school in the 80's and 90's we were NOT allowed to call our holiday for Christmas "Christmas Break," and Easter had to be labelled "Spring Break." Who decided that we could have holidays/days off from school on "Rosh Hashana" and "Yom Kippur" and "Eid al-Fitr" and that it was acceptable to call them by their official names? It's just wrong and hypocritical. There's no other way to describe it.
We are a country who supposedly doesn't believe in celebrating religous holidays in school, but here we are favoring and coddling anyone who isn't a Christian. It is well known that Christmas and Easter are no longer considered "religious" by the general public. Ask most of America what they think of when they hear the word "Christmas" or "Easter," and they'll tell you they envision a fat old man in a red suit and a freakishly large bunny handing out baskets of chocolate eggs. Ask Americans think of when they hear the words "Rosh Hashana", "Yom Kippur" or "Eid al-Fitr, and I'll bet you they think of nothing but "Jewish", "Muslim" or something of that nature.
If this is acceptable where do we draw the line? There are hundreds of religions and denominations in the world today. Will we celebrate everyone's holidays? We would have to so as not to offend anyone, wouldn't we?
My husband has also informed me recently of a town in Michigan that is allowing Muslim prayers to be read throughout the day over loudspeakers throughout the city (see this link: http://www.jihadwatch.org/dhimmiwatch/archives/001658.php). Once again, if we're going to cater to one religious group in society, why not all religious groups?
Why is it that no town in this country is allowed to air Christian prayers over loudspeakers all day? The answer is more simple than one would think. This is what the one true God has predestined before the beginning of time. Our only comfort as God's chosen children is that he is in complete control. He holds the universe in the palm of His hand and knows the entire history and future of his creation from beginning to end. Although it's easy to become fearful of what this world is coming to, isn't it so exciting to know that He has a beautiful, intricate and mind-boggling plan for us, His beloved? It gives me great hope.
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