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voted non christian and no tree. I dont get into christmas. No disrespect to Jesus or anything but it doesnt have any deep religion meaning to me. As a kid, christmas was only about getting presents and now adays its a day off from work with pay!!
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Non Christian, and we still have a Christmas tree. As I've stated before, Christmas is largely a secular holiday nowadays. Its my experience few people celebrate it as the birth of Jesus, and most people celebrate it as 'Give stuff to each other' day.
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Ok, so here's the deal. As of today, 90% of non christians, and quite a few pagans, have indeed, a tree of some sort to celebrate the "season of giving."..I am a Christian, celebrate Christ's birth and all. However, many...even most people celebrate the season with Santa Clause and Reindeer. Then, why OH WHY, is there any debate about the seperation church and state over a christmas tree, holiday tree or other greenery to celebrate the giving that happens around Santa Clause time. Jesus wasn't even born in wintertime. It is a choice by a few to celebrate Christ birth and only Christs birth on that day. Even most Christians teach Santa Clause as something to be believed in by children. Christmas is not necessarily a Christian holiday. On the contrary, it has been twisted to be Christian as far as the origins are concerned. It is, however a national tradition at the season. Bottom line..WHO CARES IF THERE IS A CHRISTMAS TREE IN A SCHOOL...AND WHY DID IT MEDIA ATTENTION?
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First amendment rights, sweetheart. Theyre a great thing till someone uses them against youElohimschild said:
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If you have always had a Christmas tree, without celebrating Christmas, that's fine- but why is the name suddenly an issue? I mean, call it a Yule tree or a Hannukah tree if you like, but I don't see how it benefits anyone to pretend that all "holidays" are the same thing. Complete homegeneization of all human culture strikes me as a depressing goal.
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Yeah well, that's not true. People can and have learned to get along with each other in the past. All it takes is a little bit of effort and understanding.Helo said:
And trying to do in someone's traditions so both of you have the same ones does not constitute understanding.
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Thats a Disneyland atitude, people will ALWAYS fight among themselves. Thats the way its always been, thats the way its always gonna beDailyBlessings said:
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My family is Catholic, and I have my own beliefs. We always do Christmas, Easter, etc, and I probably always will. Christmas does not have a Christian meaning in our house, but a meaning of a time to be with family, give gifts, and enjoy the music, food, etc.
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