Pagan Vacation Days: Who's Next?

Marshall University recently has decided to recognize paganism by allowing students to take their holidays off from school. This may be upsetting to many Christians, but in the past years, the number of non-Christians unhappy that they don't get their religious holidays off has grown substantially, as our culture becomes more and more diverse.

Americans are living in a society divided by many different religions and ideas. While the majority of Americans are Christians, it is still important to be accommodating to everyone. Nevertheless, what if people start creating their own new religions with many holidays, or aren't religious at all? How far can schools and companies go to cater to everyone before it becomes a problem? As for as people who are atheists and don't believe in anything, should they not be allowed to take a few days off, too, even though they have no religious holidays to celebrate? It doesn't just apply to religions, either. There are so many different nationalities of people living in America today who have special holidays, like Mexico's impendence day. If celebrating that day is part of someone's heritage, shouldn't they be able to celebrate it?

There are just too many cultures and religions in America today, and it's just not fair to pick and choose who gets what days off. If we start accommodating pagans, then it's sure to anger someone of another religion who is then going to demand that they get their religious holidays off. How can we solve this problem and be fair to everyone?

Here's an Idea: companies and schools should allot a certain number of days to everyone to take off and allow them to pick and choose which days they would like to have off. With the technology we have now, we can keep up with who is going to be gone when and if they've already met their number of days allotted. We should add just holiday days into vacation time, basically. This way everyone could celebrate as they so choose, and if they are of no religion, at least they have some days to take off to celebrate being alive (and away from work or school). It's a win-win situation: employees and students get what they want, and employers and schools no longer have to worry about who they are offending. There are ways that such a diverse country can learn to live together fairly; we just have to put a little thought into making it work.