Comments on: What’s so good about Good Friday? http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2007/04/06/whats-so-good-about-good-friday/ Parenting, Politics and News for the Perfectly Challenged Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:47:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Petulant Pixie http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2007/04/06/whats-so-good-about-good-friday/#comment-77828 Petulant Pixie Sat, 07 Apr 2007 00:13:14 +0000 http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2007/04/06/whats-so-good-about-good-friday/#comment-77828 Our spring break just happened to be this week, but I know in the past when it hasn't, the kids have NOT had Good Friday off (except, obviously, when they went to Catholic school). My mom (a 25+ year veteran teacher from the IL public school system) was shocked to find that out, so maybe it's an IL thing? Around here, it's just another day. Our spring break just happened to be this week, but I know in the past when it hasn’t, the kids have NOT had Good Friday off (except, obviously, when they went to Catholic school). My mom (a 25+ year veteran teacher from the IL public school system) was shocked to find that out, so maybe it’s an IL thing? Around here, it’s just another day.

]]> By: Prescott http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2007/04/06/whats-so-good-about-good-friday/#comment-77826 Prescott Sat, 07 Apr 2007 00:10:11 +0000 http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2007/04/06/whats-so-good-about-good-friday/#comment-77826 In my perfect world agencies funded by taxpayer dollars would not cater to religious beliefs, but I'm not naive and know that genie is out of the bottle. But I will say, how do Christians observe Good Friday in this country that constitutes requesting a day off? Our very Catholic neighbors seemed to observe it today by playing basketball in the driveway. I noticed that the main Catholic church in our area is having services at 7 p.m. It really seems unnecessary to have a day off especially since the kids just came back from spring break on Monday. In my perfect world agencies funded by taxpayer dollars would not cater to religious beliefs, but I’m not naive and know that genie is out of the bottle.

But I will say, how do Christians observe Good Friday in this country that constitutes requesting a day off? Our very Catholic neighbors seemed to observe it today by playing basketball in the driveway. I noticed that the main Catholic church in our area is having services at 7 p.m. It really seems unnecessary to have a day off especially since the kids just came back from spring break on Monday.

]]> By: Sheila http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2007/04/06/whats-so-good-about-good-friday/#comment-77800 Sheila Fri, 06 Apr 2007 21:17:01 +0000 http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2007/04/06/whats-so-good-about-good-friday/#comment-77800 This may be pure practicality on the part of the school district as an employer. They have to grant religious leave to those teachers who observe the holiday, so they have to find substitutes for all those teachers and, well, you see how this could be a problem on a day a lot of teachers are taking off. In our school district very few students are Jewish but a whole heck of lot of teachers are, thus the Jewish holidays are school holidays. This may be pure practicality on the part of the school district as an employer. They have to grant religious leave to those teachers who observe the holiday, so they have to find substitutes for all those teachers and, well, you see how this could be a problem on a day a lot of teachers are taking off.

In our school district very few students are Jewish but a whole heck of lot of teachers are, thus the Jewish holidays are school holidays.

]]> By: Prescott http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2007/04/06/whats-so-good-about-good-friday/#comment-77782 Prescott Fri, 06 Apr 2007 20:03:44 +0000 http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2007/04/06/whats-so-good-about-good-friday/#comment-77782 Fixed the link. I embarrassingly have an insane blood and needle phobia, but I will definitely do some other philanthropic activity that day. Fixed the link.

I embarrassingly have an insane blood and needle phobia, but I will definitely do some other philanthropic activity that day.

]]> By: anthromomma http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2007/04/06/whats-so-good-about-good-friday/#comment-77758 anthromomma Fri, 06 Apr 2007 17:24:59 +0000 http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2007/04/06/whats-so-good-about-good-friday/#comment-77758 Arg, I screwed the link up. You get the idea, anyway. Arg, I screwed the link up. You get the idea, anyway.

]]> By: anthromomma http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2007/04/06/whats-so-good-about-good-friday/#comment-77757 anthromomma Fri, 06 Apr 2007 17:23:59 +0000 http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2007/04/06/whats-so-good-about-good-friday/#comment-77757 THANK YOU!!!! Personally, I think the Good is for 'good time to make reservations at a steak house for dinner,' but that probably only works if you live in a Catholic town. As an aside, will you be <a href="http://www.atheistvolunteers.org/">donating blood on May 3</a>, Prescott? We certainly will be. THANK YOU!!!!

Personally, I think the Good is for ‘good time to make reservations at a steak house for dinner,’ but that probably only works if you live in a Catholic town.

As an aside, will you be donating blood on May 3, Prescott? We certainly will be.

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