Today is Easter Monday. In the Roman Catholic faith it is a major holiday. It has a religious significance, but I don't exactly know what. Actually, not just the Roman Catholics observe it but most of other christian denominations. This means that most of the christian countries in the world observe it.
There is no work in those countries, banks, stock markets, schools and most of everything are closed. Just the way it supposed to be.
But, not in this country. This country goes out of its way to show that government and church are separated. If we look at the calendar the only official holiday that is religious is Christmas Day. Every other holiday in one way or another is political in nature. Maybe New Year's Day is the exception.
The New York Stock Market that is totally non-political(?) is closed on Good Friday. But then every Market in the world are also closed. I also think that most markets are also closed today outside of this country.
I don't understand why is it such a big deal to admit believing in God? At the start of every session of Congress (both houses) in Washington a chaplain gives a benediction asking for God's blessing. Is this not religion?
If they want to keep government and church separated then why the chaplain does not say: hey God, you do your thing and we do ours?
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