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10/28/2015 5:21:58 PM
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Holiday Festival Controversy
I was on the forums today and saw two posts specifically about holiday festivals in the Tower. There were two posts that generated quite a bit of controversy, one that called for a Christmas Festival and one that called for a Ramadan Festival.
After reading these posts I couldn't believe how hypocritical and backwards some people on the forums are. Most accept a Christmas festival but are absolutely offended by the mere thought of a Ramadan Festival.
Have we really fallen so far? Posting inappropriate phrases to bash the Islamic faith and making jokes about terrorism. It really is a shame.
Don't give me the cop out excuses of that Christmas is more commercialized and makes up the majority, those explanations are complete crap, not everyone wants to celebrate a holiday with Christian roots.
I for one don't even think that Destiny has any of the faiths we have presently. They praise the Traveler as their Savior and the Speaker is sort of the Pope to the people in a sense. I don't Christmas exists. I do, however, think that having a seasonal festival of some sort would be great
TL;DR
[i]What justifiable reason can you give me for such a huge difference in opinion?[/i]
PS- for those that agree what do you think would be a good idea for a festival during the holiday season?
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Just reading through all the comments about how America was formed and with what ideals, etc., etc. JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT: America was founded in a time when Christianity was the only religion being persecuted, that anyone cared about. If you want to argue, how can you explain the Native religions (By everyone) and Caribbean religious beliefs were being openly persecuted. Religious persecution was a problem, a problem for Christians in Europe. The Founding Fathers realized that this was a major issue and implemented religious freedom into all aspects of America so it would never be an issue again. However, they were all from a Christian background or idealistic system. This then influenced how they made the country. If some of these other religions existed and were and issue at the time, it would have influenced how they made the country. The only problem is they weren't even heard of. So saying that it was meant for all religions that existed and to ever exist is a little unfair to say, because it had literally no impact. The only impact was that different Christian sects. [u]facts[/u]
