What Happens If States Start Codifying Muslim Holidays In Their Calendars?

American Thinker ^ | 2 Apr, 2026 | Denice Gary-Pandol

[MtnClimber]

It’s an important question to ask because doing just that is on California's legislative agenda.

Should California codify Islamic religious observances into state-recognized holidays in the United States?

As a nation, the essence of who we are as a People is rooted in our Judeo-Christian values and principles, dating back to the Magna Carta. This shared moral vocabulary has shaped Western thinking since America’s founding. Why, then, would any State in the Union formally endorse or incorporate into our educational and other public institutions a religious doctrine with practices antithetical to the belief system?

AB 2017, introduced by Progressive Democrats Assemblyman Matt Haney and Senator Aisha Wahab, proposes adding Eid al-Fitr (Festival of Breaking the Fast) and Eid al-Adha (Festival of Sacrifice) to California’s recognized holidays. If enacted, the bill would do the following:

-Authorize public schools and community colleges to close in observance of these holidays

- Expand the list of excused absences statewide

- Establish formal recognition of Islamic religious practices within taxpayer-funded institutions

What must be noted regarding this legislative proposal is the historical foundation in American law and government. What America’s Founding-era figures openly and in writing acknowledged is that our Judeo-Christian moral beliefs, not Islam, influenced the foundation of our system of government and legal system.

The Jews introduced monotheism into the earth realm and gave us the Holy Scriptures, including the Ten Commandments, which, since the Birth of our Nation, have been displayed on numerous public buildings as a “foundational” historical document. In truth, such documents were once taught in our finest schools and universities alongside Scripture and the Hebrew language.

These Judeo-Christian beliefs include deeply held concepts such as the inherent dignity of man, God-given Natural Rights, and the Rule of Law—all grounded in ethical and moral accountability.

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TOPICS: Society
KEYWORDS: california; gregabbott; islamification; jihad; keithself; sharia; texas

[simpson96]

What happens?

Among other things, they’ll (hopefully) start losing House seats.

[Inyo-Mono]

Just like Juneteenth and Indeginous People Day... a joke that I scratch out on my frig calendar every year.

Kawanzaa is another one that I scratch out on my calendar.