[extropy-chat] the true meaning of christmas

[Adrian Tymes]

--- scerir <scerir at libero.it> wrote:
> You know that one of the present political
> problems in UE (or EU) is whether they
> should introduce in the Constitution
> the word Christ or the expression Christian
> values, or not. The general opinion was:
> "No, we do not need these terms". But
> an influent Italian (urged by the Vatican)
> said: "What is the meaning of Sunday, then?".
> So, the problem now becomes: should we 
> introduce Sunday in the Constitution?

Huh?  Sunday is a day of the week.  It has historic
origins, but it has lost its religious meanings
(alternately, its religious origins have been subsumed
into common secular practice)...albeit on a level of
policy too low to belong in the Constitution,
analogous to overtime and minimum wage laws.