Posted on 01/06/2024 11:14:11 AM PST by george76
The Muslim holiday known as Eid al-Fitr could become an official state holiday in Pennsylvania.
House Bill 1752, sponsored by a trio of Democrat representatives in the Philadelphia area, would provide “for the annual designation and holiday observance of the first day of the Islamic lunar month of Shawwal as Eid al-Fitr Day in this Commonwealth.”
Eid al-Fitr, one of two major Muslim holidays, is celebrated at the end of Ramadan, a month of intermittent fasting and religious observances.
According to a House memo, the holiday “includes two to three days of celebrations, and it begins with a special prayer service at the mosque.”
Rep. Tarik Khan (D-Philadelphia County), one of the bill’s co-sponsors, referenced William Penn’s legacy as support for the government’s promotion of the Islamic holiday.
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While Penn did argue for religious freedom, he did so within the context of the Christian religion. For example, Penn oversaw the enactment of the “Great Law,” the original body of laws enacted by the commonwealth’s legislature in 1682. The preamble reveals Penn’s goal: to “make and establish such laws as shall best preserve true Christian and civil liberty in opposition to all un-Christian licentious and unjust practices.” The 17th century statutes also required that members of civil government in Pennsylvania be Christians who “profess and declare they believe in Jesus Christ to be the Son of God the Savior of the World.”
Khan added that the official recognition of Eid al-Fitr would be a “testament to the growth of the U.S. as a multi-faith and multicultural country.”
Other co-sponsors include Representatives Carol Kazeem (D-Delaware County) and Jason Dawkins (D-Philadelphia County).
The bill passed the House in November 2023 with a vote of 134-69, with 32 Republicans voting in favor, including Representatives Tim Bonner, Tom Jones, and Brett Miller.
Rep. Dave Zimmerman, who voted against the bill, told The Lancaster Patriot that there “are many holidays within the religions,” and he does not want the state to go down a path of officially recognizing them all.
“In America, anyone may celebrate a holiday whether it is on the calendar or not,” Zimmerman said. “The identified holidays now on the calendar are federally sanctioned. Identifying these by states could become confusing for people.”
Matt Kenitzer, pastor of St. John’s Reformed Church in Friedensburg, Pennsylvania, told The Lancaster Patriot that the real problem with the bill is that it recognizes a false religion.
“By the government recognizing a false religion’s holiday they will answer for their iniquity like every other civil servant of God that does evil in the sight of God,” Kenitzer said in a statement. “As they do this they will continue to lead the people of this country in the downgrade that we are in to full pluralistic democratic humanism under the guise of love, tolerance, and freedom of religion. Sadly many Christians will support this.”
Last year, the Lancaster County Commissioners similarly recognized a non-Christian religion when they signed a proclamation celebrating Hindu festivals in Lancaster County.
The bill to recognize Eid al-Fitr as a state holiday is currently in committee in the State Senate.
Can kwanza be far behind.
Is “f” in Arabic pronounced as “sh” in English?
Hey, they’re coming.
Worldwide Islamic Supremacy.
Soon, but not yet.
When it happens (part of God’s “wrath to come”, before this century is out IMO) there will be no escape and the Left will not know what hit them.
If you haven’t yet received Jesus, God’s Noah’s Ark to take us outta here, now is a good time to receive him.
I’d prefer Kwanzaa. It’s more of a made up BS day then Eid whatever
Kill the Kafir wherever you find them.. ~ Quran.
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If we move to Syria, United Arab Emirates, Iran or other countries can we open a Christian bookstore chain and expect days off for Easter and Christmas? Or a kosher restaurant and get the Sabbath and High Holy Days off?
This is just as disgusting as someone wanting to make Tojo’s birthday a US holiday after Pearl Harbor.
Oops. I forgot that while the Japanese imperialists were bad, Muslims are good. “Islam is peace,” says George W. Bush.
It’s like 9/11 never happened.
Rivers of blood filling the gutters of Philly as they mercifully slaughter their eidimals.
Yeah, but you need those funny moon calendar calculators to know when it’s going to be each year. Picked up a nice, brass one in Bahrain some years ago.
moslem jihadists would kill you.
Islam is a war plan
Does it mean a paid day off and no school, or just a proclamation like for National Hot Dog Day or National Donut Day?
Grover Norquist’s ties to Islamic supremacists and Jihadists have been known for years .. Norquist arranged for an incurious president George W. to meet with fifteen Islamic supremacists at the White House on September 26, 2001 ..
What should have been the most important teaching moment of the long war became a propaganda tool for Islam. A singular opportunity was squandered.
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Watching the collapse of the country in real time through the “Death of a Thousand Cuts”.
Is Hanukkah a state holiday? If not this is an establishment of religion.
It’s all about birth rates.
Politicians know Muslims out-birth Westerners by like 5-to-1. They’re just adjusting to stay in power.
They’re not that bad tho. Very traditional and family-centric. I like them a lot. It’s true about that small percentage. Some just go insane to change. They live in an extremely repressive culture. Just don’t be The Change they Jihad over lol.
Western women are so sophisticated they’re taking their genes extinct. Do you respect that?
What about all the solstice holidays for the witches?
Will they generalize it to eliminate the Islamic roots so it becomes merely a “lunar festival?” Kinda like how governments and corporations gut Christmas so that it’s merely “The Holidays?”
It would only be fair, but we all know what the reaction might be.
The jihad continues.
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