Religious Holidays or A Generalized Winter Holiday?
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Jimi Jegede, third-year biochemistry student
I think it is fine as it is. Just keep it the same.
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Amanda Panteluk, third-year education student
I personally celebrate Christmas, but I don’t think we should discriminate against other beliefs.
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Andrew Walker, Grade 11 student at the Collegiate
A generalized winter season would probably make most people happy, but the Christians might not like it. But they’ve had their way for the past few thousand years anyway.
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Linda Ferrell, cook, Mamiwitcha
Everybody believes in Jesus and have their own religious beliefs, so we should keep it the same. Religions should be spoken without fear.
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John Thompson, owner, The Bookman
Dec. 25th is the only one I notice. Where would you end up drawing the line?
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Darren Sabel, contractor, Winnipeg Sun
We don’t need to change things. Keep things the way they are.
Published in Volume 65, Number 9 of The Uniter (October 28, 2010)