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Originally posted by benVFR
These guys are going to fight over the Xmas tree till they turn blue in the face, meanwhile forgetting that CHRISTmas is not about trees and presents and helping the American economy!
That is where they are being ridiculous.
Note I said the other side is being pretty ridiculous as well. The tree IS secular. You can hang religious symbols on it but when people of all faiths in this country are putting trees up and Christians all over the world are NOT putting trees up, the tree itself is not a relgious symbol. |
are you seriously going to try and argue that the CHRISTmas trees is not religous?
"The Christmas tree is believed to have originated about 1,000 years ago in an European medieval play about Adam and Eve. The play was presented during Advent, the four weeks preceding Christmas. Apples were hung from a tree on stage as a way to commemorate December 24th, which was the feast day of Adam and Eve.
During the Middle Ages, Europeans, particularly the Germans, kept this tradition alive by placing a small evergreen near the front door, initially as much for its greenery during winter as anything else. The tree was eventually brought inside, decorated and presents ... "
It is a religous symbol....just because people who are not religous use them that does not take the religous aspect out..