Posted on 04/02/2026 4:42:06 AM PDT by 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which, since the Birth of our Nation, have been displayed on numerous public buildings as a “foundational” historical document.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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Many geographic locations inside the republic have already been conquered. Those areas will continue to expand as new ones spring up. Reclaiming the conquered locations will be challenging.
The next demand is for schools not to serve lunch during Ramadan. If Muslims can't eat, nobody can eat.
The muslim calendar must be based on cycles of their moon god.
No *this* is the real problem. Matt Haney. She’s just doing what comes natural to her based on her upbringing. Jackasses like Haney *not* witnessing to people like her and instead *encouraging* this is the real problem.
Most of your existing holidays move around every year, too. Christmas, New Year’s Day, July 4 - most of the rest move every year, right?
Pick the right thing to criticize.
At this point, I don’t see the problem. The US already recognizes a number of holidays that are non-religious like New Year’s Day, Labor Day, Memorial Day, Thanksgiving, Valentine’s Day, Halloween, and Earth Day.
There are also individual state holidays Here’s some but not all:
Alabama: Mardi Gras (Mobile/Baldwin counties), Robert E. Lee’s Birthday, Confederate Memorial Day, Jefferson Davis’ Birthday.
Alaska: Seward’s Day (last Monday in March), Alaska Day (October 18).
Arizona: American Family Day (first Sunday in August), Cesar Chavez Day.
California: Cesar Chavez Day (March 31), Rosa Parks Day (Feb 4).
Colorado: Frances Xavier Cabrini Day (first Monday in October).
Hawaii: Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole Day, Statehood Day (third Friday in August).
Massachusetts/Maine: Patriots’ Day (third Monday in April).
Nevada: Family Day (day after Thanksgiving).
Rhode Island: Victory Day (second Monday in August).
Texas: Texas Independence Day (March 2), San Jacinto Day.
Utah: Pioneer Day (July 24).
State-Specific Observances:
Good Friday: Observed as a holiday in states like
Connecticut, Delaware, Louisiana, and Texas.
Election Day: A public holiday in some states, such as Illinois.
Native American Heritage Day: Observed in Washington state on the Friday following Thanksgiving.
Personal/Birthday Holiday: Some states, like Arkansas, offer a paid day off for an employee’s birthday.
So the open ability to establish has been there for years. State laws are theirs. If they want to encompass foreign laws into their laws, that’s up to the states.
But, if they cross state lines and try to fall back on those laws, they fall into many other circumstances. In some states you are given a deadline to change your driver’s license and your address or you are unlawful. You can’t use a hunting license from one state in another. Gun ownership requirements are different. This is just the tip of the iceberg. Contracts, interstate commerce, marriage laws, and many others are different and enforced differently. Hundreds of differences. So if a person want to get sharia law recognized, they better make sure as it will effect the possible jailing.
wy69
We need to expel all Muslims. All. Not just immigrants.
The US does not, officially, recognize Valentines, Halloween, Earth Day, or anlpad of others. New Year’s is purely secular. The rest on your list did not originate as secular holiday. They were solemn memorial days set aside with reference directly to the JudeoChristian God when debated, voted, and signed into law.
I hate to be Debbie downer, but I honestly believe the U.S as a country is already toast. We’re Balkanizing at a rate I don’t think people realize. North Texas is being taken over by Indians, millions of Muslims are everywhere, citizenship tourism is creating only God knows how many U.S. citizens who have absolutely no loyalty to our country...it goes on and on. And we’re so stupid we’re letting these foreigners rob us blind.
We should bomb them.
Hello Islam ... Goodby US Republic
Before Muhammad, the Arab calendar had intercalary months like other lunar calendars--every second or third year there would be a 13th month in order to keep close to the solar year. Muhammad thought his enemies had manipulated the calendar against him so he declared no intercalary months.
If Muslims want that kind of calendar, fine, but I'm not in favor of making everyone else celebrate their holidays.
I thought those were already state holidays in California - it will surely pass.
Wonder which traditional holiday will be eliminated to make room for Muslim holidays?
Then you’ll have a day off to march through streets shouting Jesus is Lord.
“The fasting makes them weak/dehydrated”
Like cults where nutrition denial makes for weak controllable minds.
The fasting makes them weak/dehydrated.
They are doing fasting wrong, then.
It's because we are no longer Christian.
USA today is kind of like the Soviet Union back in the '80s, the only difference is that we have a better economy today.
Culturally? Very similar.
Politically? Somewhat similar.
I think some schools already have Muslim Holidays.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN NEXT??? TEXAS ALREADY HAS A PROBLEM.
“The US does not, officially, recognize...”
Never said they did. I said that holidays can be created at state level and are accepted at that location only, or other states as wished, then it is an official state holiday. So if a state wishes to create a law that follows sharia methodology, then it can be accomplished. And if someone complains about a holiday appearing to resemble, or even copy sharia law, then if the people or in some cases the legislature of the state vote it in, and the governor signs it, you have a holiday for that state.
wy69
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