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To: gcruse

Christmas has to do with Christianity, and this is more evidence that people are trying to wipe out Christmas from the public places where traditionally it's always been...that's the connection.

We don't have Christmas trees at Easter or Halloween. We have Christmas trees at Christmas, a Christian holiday. You cannot separate the two, even though a Christmas tree may not have a religious connotation.


25 posted on 12/15/2006 8:45:17 PM PST by pillut48 (CJ in TX (Bible Thumper and Proud!))
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To: pillut48

"a Christmas tree may not have a religious connotation."

So moving one needn't be Satanic. Thanks for clearing that up.


27 posted on 12/15/2006 8:50:11 PM PST by gcruse (http://garycruse.blogspot.com/)
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To: pillut48
Christmas has to do with Christianity, and this is more evidence that people are trying to wipe out Christmas from the public places where traditionally it's always been...that's the connection.

We don't have Christmas trees at Easter or Halloween. We have Christmas trees at Christmas, a Christian holiday. You cannot separate the two, even though a Christmas tree may not have a religious connotation.

Can you show me where in the bible it says anything about Christmas trees?

Now, where did Christmas trees come from and what is their connection to Christianity? And as long as we're discussing things that cannot be seperated, surely one could not think of Christmas with out thinking about Saint Nicholas and his reindeer. The guy's a saint and apparently magic. Where does it say anything about him or reindeer in the bible?

Reindeer... Hmmmm... Now where do reindeer live? I wonder if any of the tradition for what we call Christmas might have originated where reindeer live? Hmmm... What an interesting thought. I wonder if the tree might've come from the same culture? Wow, maybe the tree has nothing whatsoever to do with Christmas or Christ and it just got co-opted into Christianity when it was realised people wouldn't let go of winter festival celebrations?

Hmmmm. Has Christ always had a part in winter festival or has he been merely a secondary player in it? I think the latter is more likely. Trees, reindeer, decorated eggs and bunnies... Goblins and ghouls on Halloween. What have any of these to do with Christianity or the birth/death of Christ?

Do you not find it profane to Christianity to tie the birth of Christ to paganism and pagan symbols?

39 posted on 12/16/2006 6:33:20 AM PST by Prodigal Son
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