The CNV trade union federation in the Netherlands are replacing Christian holidays Islamic holiday because some Christian holidays are only considered shopping days and are not celebrated as Christian holidays.
But what about the Christians who want to properly celebrate the Holy days?
CNV vice chairman Rienk van Splunder wishes "to offer Muslims the freedom to practice their faith". The federation is prepared to sacrifice Whit Monday or Easter Monday for a free day during the Sugar Festival. This is the feast day held to celebrate the end of Ramadan, the Islamic month of fasting.
Van Splunder feels the feast days of other religions are insufficiently honoured in the Netherlands. By introducing official holidays on such feast days, he hopes to create "freedom and respect for one another".
Last year, CNV reported it was not yet prepared to sacrifice Whit Monday for a free day during the Sugar Festival. "But his can no longer be sustained in 2006," as Van Splunder stated Friday.
According to Van Splunder, Whit Monday and Easter Monday originate from the Christian tradition but the holidays have long lost their Christian meaning. "For most Dutch people, these two holidays have turned into extra shopping days". The CNV vice chairman denies that he is calling into question the Christian tradition of The Netherlands. (NISNews.nl)
Sharia Law becomes a reality in Netherlands as Christian holidays are replaced.
Posted by Walt in Christianity, Easter, Religon categories at 10:05 AM EDT
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Satan is certainly not short of workers for his anti-Christ cause.
The misguided atheist Brian Flemming, a self-described "former Christian fundamentalist" and president of Beyond Belief Media is attempting to distribute 666 copies of an anti-Jesus DVD to Christian churches.
Declaring War on Easter, Beyond Belief Media has launched a preemptive attack on the Christian holiday, the company announced today. "Operation Easter Sanity" has already begun.
Using its documentary THE GOD WHO WASN’T THERE as the chief weapon, Beyond Belief Media is covertly planting DVDs of the film in churches throughout the United States. The popular movie, currently ranked #1 on Amazon.com’s independent documentaries list, is critical of the irrational beliefs of Christians and asserts that Jesus Christ did not exist. (http://www.thegodmovie.com/press/releases/041106releaseEAST.html)
But the countless historical documentation of Jesus and his resurrection has proven without doubt the truth of the first Easter weekend.
In Lee Strobel’s, The Case for Christ, he uses the dramatic scenario of an investigative journalist pursuing his story and leads, Lee Strobel uses his experience as a reporter for the Chicago Tribune to interview experts about the evidence for Christ from the fields of science, philosophy, and history.
After having all his questions answered, Strobel pulls the evidence together and presents the verdict. Not surprisingly, the verdict, based on legal rules for evidence, pointed to Jesus being exactly who the Bible says He is. The evidence overwhelmingly points to Jesus being the son of God, who died on the cross and rose three days later. So if you have questions about the truth of the Christian claims, or know someone who does, this book is the best place to start. Written by someone who knew which questions to ask (because he had them too), this book presents logical, rational answers that can help.
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Easter has become the latest Christian holiday to come under attack by the political police, with concerns of not offending non-Christians. They are trying to get any reference of the Easter Bunny removed form many shopping malls. This is all done in the name of "multiculturalism."
But most malls are ignoring the political police.
Taking stock of malls throughout Palm Beach County, Fla., the Palm Beach Post discovered the Easter festivities held last weekend and scheduled for this weekend are being supervised by Baxter the Bunny, Peter Rabbit, and Garden Bunny.
"The name just complemented The Gardens of the Palm Beaches," mall marketing director Jeannie Roberts told the paper in explanation of the third name.
Mall officials at Town Center in Boca Raton, Fla., admitted to caving in to concern over what could be perceived as religious promotion. (World Net Daily)
It does not matter that the Easter Bunny origins are from Anglo-Saxon pagan beliefs. But like the traditional Santa Clause at Christmas, the traditional Easter Bunny is slowly becoming unwelcome in the growing number of political correct malls.
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