[GCFL-discuss] [GCFL.net] Florida Court Sets Atheist Holy Day

[Discussion of the Good, Clean Funnies List]

April Fool's Day is the atheist's religious holiday!  I don't care who you
are, that's funny right there!

- John

On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 20:15, Discussion of the Good, Clean Funnies List <
gcfl-discuss at gcfl.net> wrote:

> Not only is this modestly funny, but it is redundant. GCFL has run a
> similar story at least once already.
>
> I should note that the case would have been dismissed anyway, if there
> was such a case, because the First Amendment does not guarantee that
> every religion will have equal access to holidays. It merely says that
> the government shall not establish any religion. If an atheist wants a
> holiday, and does not want it set for April 1, then he can declare one,
> and in the free exercise of his religion, observe it. (Nobody else has
> to). He can even ask his employer to make reasonable accommodation of his
> observance.
>
> Or maybe not. If he doesn't believe, then he has nothing to celebrate,
> but that's nobody else's fault. Contrary to popular belief, which
> manifests itself in many ways from many viewpoints, the Constitution does
> not guarantee that life will always be fair to everyone. It just
> regulates what powers the federal and state governments may exercise.
>
> Siarlys
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