# Why isn't the relgious right in America fighting over Easter, instead of Christmas?

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**Created:** [December 4, 2005, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-the-relgious-right-in-america-fighting-over-easter-instead-of-christmas/334028 "2005-12-04T13:37:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2005, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-the-relgious-right-in-america-fighting-over-easter-instead-of-christmas/334028/41 "2005-12-09T08:49:25Z")

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I don’t get why either one of those holidays is an occasion to be peeved at people. Who cares _why_ folks are getting together as a family or giving gifts to each other. Let’s just be happy _that_ they are.

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**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2005, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-the-relgious-right-in-america-fighting-over-easter-instead-of-christmas/334028/42 "2005-12-09T09:08:34Z")

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> [@AvaB](#):
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> Actual pagans, protestants, atheists, and others who don’t stop eating meat, binge drinking, and partying during Lent have no other reason to do it

Protestants? Got news for ya: [Lutherans](http://www.members.aol.com/LiturgybyTLW1/Seasonal/Lent/Discipln.html), [Anglicans/Episcopalians](http://morgue.anglicansonline.org/020217/), and [Eastern Orthodox](http://www.orthodox.net/questions/#S3) also observe Lent.

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**Author:** ![AvaB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/db5fbb/32.png) [@AvaB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AvaB)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2005, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-the-relgious-right-in-america-fighting-over-easter-instead-of-christmas/334028/43 "2005-12-09T10:59:58Z")

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> [@Walloon](#):
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> Protestants? Got news for ya: [Lutherans](http://www.members.aol.com/LiturgybyTLW1/Seasonal/Lent/Discipln.html), [Anglicans/Episcopalians](http://morgue.anglicansonline.org/020217/), and [Eastern Orthodox](http://www.orthodox.net/questions/#S3) also observe Lent.

Fine, if you want to get picky and inore the point.

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