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MS Office Forum / Outlook / Calendaring / August 2005Outlook Calendar holidays should include Good Friday and Palm Sun.
Outlook Calendar holidays should include Good Friday and Palm Sunday (which they don't ... I just did an update). How could these holidays possibly be "overlooked"? They aren't overlooked - they just aren't holidays, they are Christian Holidays, which can be added separately. Not everyone in the world is a Christian - only a very, very small minority.  Signature--? Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook] Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without reading. After furious head scratching, Charlie917 asked: | Outlook Calendar holidays should include Good Friday and Palm Sunday | (which they don't ... I just did an update). How could these | holidays possibly be "overlooked"? Charlie Campbell replied: They aren't holidays, they're Christian holidays? What does that mean? I certainly agree that not everyone in the world is a Christian, but surely you don't really believe that only a very, very small minority of people are Christians. The number of true Christians is sure to be a minority, since broad is the way that leads to destruction, but narrow is the way that leads to life. But the Christian holidays, especially Good Friday, Palm Sunday, Easter, and Christmas, have been known and recognized in the Western world for centuries. It's ludicrous to argue that they aren't holidays. Not only are they of historical significance, but a sufficient number of people take note of and/or honor those holidays that they should be included in the holidays listed in Outlook. If Microsoft disagrees, then tell me, what are the criteria for inclusion? Take note that the following days ARE included in Outlook as holidays: Tax Day, Valentine's Day, Columbus Day, Election Day, Halloween, Lincoln's Birthday, Martin Luther King Day, and President's Day. There aren't many [non-government, non-bank] places of employment that provide any of those days as paid holidays, but many, if not most, provide Good Friday as a paid holiday. What greater witness to the significance of the holiday is needed? Not everyone in the world is a Christian, but then again, an even smaller number are devoted to Abe, Chris C., and/or Rev King than are those who are devoted to Christ ... so why are their holidays still included on Microsoft's calendar? Charlie Campbell [an MVP to God ... one of many] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" wrote: > They aren't overlooked - they just aren't holidays, they are Christian > Holidays, which can be added separately. Not everyone in the world is a [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > | (which they don't ... I just did an update). How could these > | holidays possibly be "overlooked"? In my experience both in the public sector and the private sector, Good Friday is NOT a paid holiday for many, if not the majority of companies. Including such holidays in regular holidays is a farce - they are of no value to Muslims (several billion versus only less than one billion Christians), or to Buddhists, or Jews, or to non-believers. If you want to push a political agenda, then label it as such. However, the holidays in Outlook are divided into discrete categories so that those who only wish to include general holidays are not forced with purely Christian holidays. Oh, and by the way, many of the major sports leagues will not sanction teams in states that do not observe the MLK holiday, so that one is a keeper for the vast majority of states. And yes, counting population statistics, Christians are a small minority of believers in the world. Do your research and stop relying on Pat Robertson. SignatureMilly Staples [MVP - Outlook] Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without reading. After furious head scratching, Charlie917 asked: | Charlie Campbell replied: | [quoted text clipped - 45 lines] ||| (which they don't ... I just did an update). How could these ||| holidays possibly be "overlooked"? > There aren't many [non-government, non-bank] places of employment that > provide any of those days as paid holidays, but many, if not most, provide > Good Friday as a paid holiday. Not true in many parts of the US. Very, very few businesses, including banks and giverment have Good Friday as a paid holiday. Even schools here in the bible belt don't get a day off for it. > the holiday is needed? Not everyone in the world is a Christian, but then > again, an even smaller number are devoted to Abe, Chris C., and/or Rev > King > than are those who are devoted to Christ ... so why are their holidays > still > included on Microsoft's calendar? Because they are goverment/bank holidays in the US. The US calendar is the only one with Abe, Chris and Rev King holidays on it, so it doesn't matter how many people worldwide are 'devoted' to them, but they are legal US holidays. If that offends you, write to your representives and as for Good Friday as a National holdiay. Are they included for other countries? I certainly get Good Friday displayed in my copy of OUTLOOK in the UK. Now if I could just get rid of all those US holidays from it! SignatureJMB > Outlook Calendar holidays should include Good Friday and Palm Sunday (which > they don't ... I just did an update). How could these holidays possibly be > "overlooked"? I don't know if you guys realized, but this is a Microsoft Outlook Calendar group. This is not a forum for religious discussion. If Microsoft wants to add NATIONAL and/or BANK holidays that is their business. If they wanted to include every Christian, Jewish, Muslin, Catholic, Hindu, Buddist, etc. etc. they would have. I'll tell you this if they took all the major religons and put all of their holidays on their Calendar, there wouldn't be any room for your appointments or important dates. If you want Good Friday in your calenad, go for it, no one's stopping you. But don't expect Microsoft to add YOUR holidays. |
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