A Muslim holiday instead of Labor Day--why is this bad?

It's not a national holiday. They are trying to make happy the majority of people who work in their plant. WTF is wrong with that. Somalian Muslims are very religious and muslims only have 2 holidays so recognizing one when you employ so many isn't a bad idea. It's probably cheap labor anyway and some companies don't mind taking employee moral into consideration.

I'm a little surprised, since Labor Day is a national holiday. I could see more sense in giving up Good Friday, although they may not have gotten that in the first place. At any rate, it's not national law or anything so what's the problem? The galloping paranoia I saw in the posts under that article is much more disturbing to me.

Traditionally the US does not celebrate religious holidays in the interest of balance. Christimas is the only exception, and lets face it few cultures do not celebrate it (it was, after all, a pagan holiday since pre Christian days).

Maming an exception to this general rule is always going to be seen as offensive, whatever the cause.

Labor Day is not a religious holiday, so that's probably the basis of it not being a paid holiday while Eid Al Fitr is (though I have no specific knowledge about this holiday, to be honest).

Newyorktilson,

Separation of church and state is between state, not private industry. Big difference. On the contrary, to answer the question, yes I would support it if there was a fair and balanced negotiation between both the workers and the industry. The United States should be a place where all religions are respected and none are favorite.

So only Christian holidays deserved to be recognized? If it's that big of a deal to you, don't take the day off and go to work.

Its not. My mother is trying to convince me that it is bad, but I keep telling her America is NOT just 1 religion. These days off are bargained for items by their unions.

I am going to work FOR FREE on the Muslim day. Won't mean anything to me.

i find it funny that muslims are communists-

same with conservatives that are probably religious christians.

I guess religious people make exceptions for the type of commie policies that benefits them. Ie: unions.

I'm sort of pissed. Where is the separation from mosque and state? If we can't say merry Christmas so why is Eid Al Fitr a holiday that is politically correct in a Christian nation ( Bible Belt no less). Isn't that holiday in December?