PILLOW TALK: A Note to the Electeds 


Dear Politicians, 

You don't have to write "to all observing" when acknowledging holidays that aren't Christian or Jewish. I don't think I have ever seen an instance with the qualifier was used when acknowledging Easter and Christmas or Yom Kippur or Hanukkah in New York City, but I suspect that there are some states in these united states where the same qualifier is used when acknowledging Jewish holidays. Just say Happy Ramadam and leave it at that. I suspect that people observing the holiday are smart enough to recognize that contemporary politics now require politicians to acknowledge holidays that they don't celebrate in their private lives and weren't deserving of public acknowledgement in the past, and I am sure that they those of us who are not engaging in that form of self sacrifice for their faith won't be confused if that annoying and offensive qualifier was there; although, I think there are some who would take issue if it wasn't included in the acknowledgement. The qualifier implies that we don't actually live in a nation where our public policies and laws recognize religious freedom.

#RamadanMubarak

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