Gee, that's great. Maybe you should call it a Christmas tree. That's what I do. But in fact there is no connection between a decorated -- and these days, likely artificial -- tree and either Christianity or Christmas that exists independent of your personal stance and perspective. Someone who is not Christian and is not celebrating Christmas may very well wish to put up such a tree at this time of year and he or she is not restricted by whatever is in your head when it comes to what to call it.
Well gee, thanks for your permission to call it a Christmas tree. :lol: There is a connection between the decorated tree and the holiday of Christmas. For instance, most Christmas trees are topped with a star or an angel. What do you think the significance of that is?
I don't care what anyone calls it. If I was at someone's house and they said "Look at my beautiful holiday tree." I might ask why they call it that, but I certainly wouldn't take offense. I am asking WHY some people INSIST on calling it a holiday tree or else they are all "offended."
Don't have any opposition to the term at any level. But why are zealots promoting acts of criminal assault against people for using a different term? Maybe it's their psychoses that need to be examined here.
I don't have an opposition to any term either. As I said, I am asking others why they are offended by the term "Christmas" tree and insist upon holiday tree instead?
Only on Bill O'Reilly. This sort of nonsense has been a big moneymaker for him.
That is an untrue comment.
This is the same arrangement as has gone in in Rhode Island for some years. Keep in mind that the display is in the State House rotunda, not a public forum. Calling the tree a "holiday" tree is one part of how the state gets past the ban on favoring one religion over another and religion over non-religion. If it were called a Christmas tree, they would be hit with lawsuits in a matter of seconds, and the outcome would be removal of the entire display.
I don't believe this is true. I think it has only been the past two holiday seasons when this has been made into an issue by the current Governor Chafee. I know, the jerks always have to come forward during the holiday season and have their yearly bitch fest about Christmas and Christianity.
This whole thing could be easily avoided by eliminating such decorations from state/federal buildings.