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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.