An e-mail I got at work.

[RC]

In Florida, an atheist became incensed over the preparation for Easter and Passover holidays and decided to contact the local ACLU about the discrimination inflicted on atheists by the constant celebrations afforded to Christians and Jews with all their holidays while the atheists had no holiday to celebrate.

The ACLU jumped on the opportunity to once again pick up the cause of the godless and assigned their sharpest attorneys to the case.

The case was brought before a wise judge who after listening to the long, passionate presentation of the ACLU lawyers, promptly banged his gavel and declared, "Case dismissed!"

The lead ACLU lawyer immediately stood and objected to the ruling and said, "Your honor, how can you possibly dismiss this case? Surely the Christians have Christmas, Easter and many other observances.

And the Jews--why in addition to Passover they have Yom Kippur and Hanukkah .and yet my client and all other atheists have no such holiday!"

The judge leaned forward in his chair and simply said

"Obviously your client is too confused to know about, or for that matter, even celebrate the atheists' holiday!"

The ACLU lawyer pompously said "We are aware of no such holiday for atheists, just when might that be, your honor?"

The judge said "Well it comes every year on exactly the same date---

April 1st!"

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This is so wrong on so many levels. To start with when has an Atheist gotten upset, let alone incensed over religious holidays? Granted it is Florida, but still...
With the mentality behind this, no wonder this country is going down the tubes, machine guns blazing.

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

1. April 1st = April Fool's!

Was this supposed to be a joke?

[mitchum]

2. The person who sent you this obviously believes in fairy tales

[johnnie]

3. I would write back and say

Judge not lest thee be judged...see ya in hell :thumbsup: LOL.

[1620rock]

6. Just more crap like the war on Christmas...

...to incite the religiously insane with smoke and mirrors and turn them away from real issues.
:puke:

[johnnie]

8. Yeah

They write this crap, send it out in emails and a load of foolish people feel all squishy inside and keep on sending them out.

[Oversea Visitor]

4. This is a joke right

Soemthing to discredit the ACLU.
Whee more spin I think.

[TallahasseeGrannie]

5. Now, now, it is a joke

jokes usually offend SOMEBODY...blondes, Poles, etc. And they usually start out with a stupid premise.

And what's the crack about Florida? I grew up in NJ and the folks down here are a heck of a lot more cosmopolitan! Seriously! LOL I mean, have you ever seen the Sopranos?

I'm sure you have to be a fundie to get fundie humor!

[RC]

10. I was thinking jeb bu$h country.

[TallahasseeGrannie]

13. Oh, yeah, you got that right.

This is Bush country all right. For a limited time only, however.

[EstimatedProphet]

12. Maybe that's why it's not funny

The ACLU jumped on the opportunity to once again pick up the cause of the godless and assigned their sharpest attorneys to the case.

Yeah. Hysterically funny.

[TallahasseeGrannie]

14. Nope, not

funny...just like blond jokes and Polish jokes.

Somebody's lame attempt.

[nankerphelge]

7. You should call in sick tomorrow...

Atheists should get a monthly mental-health holiday for having to put up wih idiotic e-mails from obnoxious christian co-workers.

[TallahasseeGrannie]

16. Geez, I'm a Christian

and I'd fuss at any co-worker who sent me religious stuff.

Although I have an atheist friend who is constantly sending me proof of why God doesn't exist. But I kind of enjoy that, We fuss at each other and then get silly and make stuff up.

[byronius]

9. Actually -- It's July 4th. The First Secular State Ever. USA!!!

[Canuckistanian]

11. Zing!

They got us atheists pegged.

NOT!

[0rganism]

15. As a "weak" atheist, I LOVE religious holidays

That's more free time by my reckoning. Personally, I hope more and more religious holidays are recognized every year.

[TallahasseeGrannie]

17. Listen, if I were an atheist

I'd eat turkey on Thanksgiving, have a Christmas tree, enjoy the music, dye Easter eggs.

If I lived in India I'd do Hindu, Moslem and Christian holidays. (ever read City of Joy?... awesome book)

Life is short. Celebrate everybody's holidays.