By all means, let's make it "institutions can't choose how to set the calendar", again for the same genocidal reasons. So, why not? What's so wrong about it? If anything, the solar calendar is far more useful as an agricultural measure, since the months follow seasons a lot more accurately. Never mind the stroke of genius that was the leap year, since that streamlined things further. So again, what's the big transgression here? What's the cardinal sin of... having a calendar that's actually useful for practical purposes?
Next thing you'll tell me that Christmas is satanic, because the date is set under the solar calendar... fittingly, again by the Romans, since that's when they celebrated the solstice.
Why, did I personally change the calendar or something? I mean, I'm all for a four-day workweek, but somehow, that doesn't strike me as a cardinal sin against the creator.
So, to ask the question edgewise: What is wrong with changing the calendar? What is wrong with basing months and dates on the Earth's position around the Sun, rather than lunar cycles? What is wrong with having holidays based around practical utility rather than religious doctrine?
u/AngelofDeathToo is not objecting to the use of a 365.2425-day calendar AFAIK, he's objecting to the continuous 7-day week and its naming after pagan deities. (Also note, the Hebrew calender is lunisolar, not just lunar, and it does accurately tie months to the earth-sun position, so that the month Nisan is always the first month of spring for instance. You may be thinking of the Muslim calendar, which is 11 days earlier every year, so that every month winds up in every season and Muslims age 3 years more than everyone else every century. So for this reason the approximate Gregorian months lose a lot when compared to the lunar months. Quick, what phase is the moon right now? If you had to look up that it's exactly full tonight, our peek outside to be sure, your calendar system is missing out.)
OP believes that we should rest on a different weekday for a month each time we see a new moon, and that those who always rest on "Sunday" or always rest on "Saturday" are sinning. I myself am a nonjudgmental 7th-day sabbatarian. The Bible actually tells us not to judge one another specifically about Sabbaths. I'll post a link to my analysis of his position in a separate comment.
Nope, that's not what he is saying. Why lie? That is not "in other words".
He's talking about institutions that changed the calendar.
Not really tough to understand.
By all means, let's make it "institutions can't choose how to set the calendar", again for the same genocidal reasons. So, why not? What's so wrong about it? If anything, the solar calendar is far more useful as an agricultural measure, since the months follow seasons a lot more accurately. Never mind the stroke of genius that was the leap year, since that streamlined things further. So again, what's the big transgression here? What's the cardinal sin of... having a calendar that's actually useful for practical purposes?
Next thing you'll tell me that Christmas is satanic, because the date is set under the solar calendar... fittingly, again by the Romans, since that's when they celebrated the solstice.
Yeah, you have good intentions.
Who were good people looking out for the well-being of everyone, right?
Like the Vatican today?
Again, you don't seem to understand the point.
You attacking the OP personally, duh.
Why, did I personally change the calendar or something? I mean, I'm all for a four-day workweek, but somehow, that doesn't strike me as a cardinal sin against the creator.
So, to ask the question edgewise: What is wrong with changing the calendar? What is wrong with basing months and dates on the Earth's position around the Sun, rather than lunar cycles? What is wrong with having holidays based around practical utility rather than religious doctrine?
u/AngelofDeathToo is not objecting to the use of a 365.2425-day calendar AFAIK, he's objecting to the continuous 7-day week and its naming after pagan deities. (Also note, the Hebrew calender is lunisolar, not just lunar, and it does accurately tie months to the earth-sun position, so that the month Nisan is always the first month of spring for instance. You may be thinking of the Muslim calendar, which is 11 days earlier every year, so that every month winds up in every season and Muslims age 3 years more than everyone else every century. So for this reason the approximate Gregorian months lose a lot when compared to the lunar months. Quick, what phase is the moon right now? If you had to look up that it's exactly full tonight, our peek outside to be sure, your calendar system is missing out.)
OP believes that we should rest on a different weekday for a month each time we see a new moon, and that those who always rest on "Sunday" or always rest on "Saturday" are sinning. I myself am a nonjudgmental 7th-day sabbatarian. The Bible actually tells us not to judge one another specifically about Sabbaths. I'll post a link to my analysis of his position in a separate comment.
No, you attacked OP.
It's useful having absolutely non-orderly dates?
How about months that don't even go with their name?
It's GREAT.
You really haven't thought about the downsides of it at all, have you now?
Just ra ra so utilitarian.