Should Christmas be a national holiday in Western countries?

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Selected thesis

Christmas should be a national holiday in Western countries.

Pros

Cons

  • Pro claim 1

    Making Christmas a national holiday recognizes its cultural importance.

  • Pro claim 2

    People are more likely to have time off work if Christmas is a national holiday.

  • Con claim 1

    Making Christmas a national holiday would be unfair to other faiths.

  • Con claim 2

    Fewer and fewer people in Western countries are religious, so it is unsuitable to have religious national holidays.