Airport removes Christmas trees to avoid suit

MSNBC ^ | December 11, 2006 | Associated Press

[Always Right]

Christmas Trees are really even a religious symbol.

[Always Right]

are not

[Brilliant]

Except that no one was threatening to sue them.

[CondorFlight]

I don't think anyone has any problem with adding a menorah or two.

I think the Seattle airport Admin. has simply gone PC nuts,
as might be expected of public officials.

Having BOTH a tree and a menorah indicates TOLERANCE.

Having NEITHER because of some unfounded fears it might offend someone, indicates INTOLERANCE (in fact, it leaves
the place with nothing to 'tolerate').

So Seattle airport is therefore very 'intolernant' of
diversity in American life. . .

[Brilliant]

Most Christians would say that they represent the cross. On the other hand, we've got symbols to represent symbols.

[lovecraft]

Rabbi Elazar Bogomilsky, who made his request weeks ago, said he was appalled by the decision. He had hired a lawyer and threatened to sue if the Port of Seattle didn’t add the menorah next to the trees...

I don't blame the airport, I blame this dude. He couldn't have his, so now nobody can have theirs.....bet he's great at parties.

[stockstrader]

I've seen a lot of absolutely ridiculous, totally outrageous, insulting, and disgusting things in the last few years in an effort to 'worship at the altar of perceived political correctness',,,,

BUT THIS ONE TAKES THE CAKE!!! (hoping not to offend the cake community)

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

See also:http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1751685/posts

[NoControllingLegalAuthority]

Well, Christmas is a NATIONAL HOLIDAY. Let's go ahead and make everyone free to work on December 25th so we can be FAIR!

[BonnieJ]

The airport was so beautifully decorated too. We flew out of there on the Sunday after Thanksgiving and were so impressed with the way they had done it, too bad it's all gone now.

[Blue Turtle]

another miserable human being who has to ruin everyone else's GOOD CHEER.

[Tamar1973]

Most Christians would say that they represent the cross.

I don't know a single Christian who believes the Christmas tree has anything to do with the cross. It's a pagan symbol of the hope of eternal life which was co-opted and Christianized.

OTOH, a hannukiah (aka menorah) actually is a religious symbol. It seems the Rabbi was comparing apples to oranges and got himself (and Chabad, a wonderful Jewish organization) involved in an unnecessary brouhaha.

[Vicki]

I am so upset about this. This Rabbi claims it was not his intention for the trees to be removed and blames the airport authorities. Of course the airport was weak and retreated quickly, but we would not even be talking about it if the Rabbi had not brought the threat of a lawsuit.

Enough already, leave Christmas alone!

[stockstrader]

Maintenance workers boxed up the trees during the graveyard shift early Saturday, when airport bosses believed few people would notice.

Kind of like when Mayor Daley of Chicago had the city tear up the runways at Meigs Field at midnight to close the airport. I guess no one noticed that one either.

Unbelievable, absolutely UNBELIEVABLE!!

[TBP]

What a bunch of wimps.

Psssssstttt..."holidays" comes from "holy days." Shall we ban that too?

[Proud_USA_Republican]

“We decided to take the trees down because we didn’t want to be exclusive,” said airport spokeswoman

Welcome to liberal PC Seattle, where even a tree is seen as a major threat to the multicultural socialist utopia.

They did the same thing at an elementary school here last year. One athiest parent complained about the "holiday tree" at the school so they were all removed and never to be displayed again.

[Brilliant]

Well you don't know many Christians, then. My pastor gave a sermon about this incident yesterday, and that's the first thing that came out of his mouth. And it's not the first time I've heard it.

[Mamzelle]

re: Rabbi Elazar Bogomilsky, who made his request weeks ago, said he was appalled by the decision. He had hired a lawyer and threatened to sue if the Port of Seattle didn’t add the menorah next to the trees, which had been festooned with red ribbons and bows.)))

Well, well. We get by with a little help from our friends.

[stockstrader]

Maintenance workers boxed up the trees during the graveyard shift early Saturday, when airport bosses believed few people would notice.

I guess that they didn't even have the courage of their convictions.

THEY DID IT WHEN THEY BELIEVED FEW PEOPLE WOULD NOTICE??? SAY WHAT????

I guess that shows how strongly their believed in what they were doing. At least they have principle and backbone! /s